Pluton vs Others
See how Pluton compares to other popular open-source backup solutions.
Legend: ✅ = Yes | ⚠️ = Partial | ❌ = No
Pluton vs Backrest
| Feature | Pluton | Backrest |
|---|---|---|
| Open source | ✅ | ✅ |
| Self-hosted | ✅ | ✅ |
| Web-based UI | ✅ | ✅ |
| Incremental backups | ✅ | ✅ |
| Deduplication | ✅ | ✅ |
| AES-256 encryption | ✅ | ✅ |
| Compression | ✅ | ✅ |
| Scheduled backups | ✅ | ✅ |
| Cloud storage providers (Rclone integration) | 70+ | 70+ |
| Snapshot retention policies | ✅ | ✅ |
| Email notifications | ✅ | ❌ |
| Webhook notifications | ✅ | ⚠️ (Discord, Slack, Shoutrrr, Gotify) |
| Push notifications | ✅ Ntfy | ✅ Gotify |
| Pre/post backup scripts | ✅ | ✅ |
| Restore to original/custom location | ✅ | ✅ |
| Selective file restore | ✅ | ✅ |
| Download files from snapshots | ✅ (PRO) | ✅ |
| Browse snapshot contents | ✅ (PRO) | ✅ |
| Preview Snapshot Files (image, text, videos) | ✅ (PRO) | ❌ |
| Centralized multi-device management | ✅ (PRO) | ❌ |
| Lightweight agent for remote devices | ✅ (PRO) | ❌ |
| Real-time sync backups | ✅ (PRO) | ❌ |
| Full server / bare-metal backup | ✅ (PRO) | ❌ |
| Compare snapshots | ✅ (PRO) | ❌ |
| Automated recovery testing | ✅ (PRO) | ⚠️ Manual Checks |
| Two-factor authentication (2FA) | ✅ (PRO) | ❌ |
| Backup email report digest | ✅ (PRO) | ❌ |
| Docker deployment | ✅ | ✅ |
| Cross-platform (Windows/Linux) | ✅ | ✅ |
| ARM64 support | ✅ | ✅ |
| Low resource usage (~50 MB idle) | ✅ | ✅ |
| No vendor lock-in | ✅ | ✅ |
| Backup history & logging | ✅ | ✅ |
| Tags / organization | ✅ | ⚠️ (repo/plan grouping) |
Pluton vs Duplicati
| Feature | Pluton | Duplicati |
|---|---|---|
| Open source | ✅ | ✅ |
| Self-hosted | ✅ | ✅ |
| Web-based UI | ✅ | ✅ |
| Incremental backups | ✅ | ✅ |
| Deduplication | ✅ | ✅ |
| AES-256 encryption | ✅ | ✅ |
| Compression | ✅ | ✅ |
| Scheduled backups | ✅ | ✅ |
| Cloud storage providers | 70+ | ~27 |
| Snapshot retention policies | ✅ | ✅ |
| Email notifications | ✅ | ⚠️ (CLI only) |
| Pre/post backup scripts | ✅ | ✅ |
| Restore to original/custom location | ✅ | ✅ |
| Selective file restore | ✅ | ✅ |
| Preview Snapshot Files (image, text, videos) | ✅ (PRO) | ❌ |
| Webhook notifications | ✅ (PRO) | ⚠️ (paid plan) |
| Push notifications (Ntfy) | ✅ (PRO) | ❌ |
| Centralized multi-device management | ✅ (PRO) | ⚠️ (paid Console) |
| Lightweight agent for remote devices | ✅ (PRO) | ✅ (paid Console) |
| Real-time sync backups | ✅ (PRO) | ❌ |
| Full server / bare-metal backup | ✅ (PRO) | ❌ |
| Browse snapshot contents | ✅ (PRO) | ✅ |
| Compare snapshots | ✅ (PRO) | ⚠️ (CLI only) |
| Download files from snapshots | ✅ (PRO) | ✅ |
| Automated recovery testing | ✅ (PRO) | ⚠️ (basic verify) |
| Two-factor authentication (2FA) | ✅ (PRO) | ⚠️ (Enterprise only) |
| Backup email report digest | ✅ (PRO) | ❌ |
| Docker deployment | ✅ | ✅ |
| Cross-platform (Windows/Linux) | ✅ | ✅ |
| ARM64 support | ✅ | ✅ |
| Low resource usage (~50 MB idle) | ✅ | ⚠️ |
| No vendor lock-in | ✅ | ✅ |
| Backup history & logging | ✅ | ✅ |
| Tags / organization | ✅ | ❌ |
Pluton vs Duplicacy
| Feature | Pluton | Duplicacy |
|---|---|---|
| Open source | ✅ | ⚠️ (CLI only) |
| Self-hosted | ✅ | ✅ |
| Web-based UI | ✅ | ✅ (paid Web Edition) |
| Incremental backups | ✅ | ✅ |
| Deduplication | ✅ | ✅ (cross-machine) |
| AES-256 encryption | ✅ | ✅ (AES-256-GCM + RSA) |
| Compression | ✅ | ✅ (zstd, lz4) |
| Scheduled backups | ✅ | ✅ |
| Cloud storage providers | 70+ | ~18 |
| Snapshot retention policies | ✅ | ✅ |
| Email notifications (free) | ✅ | ⚠️ (Web Edition only) |
| Pre/post backup scripts | ✅ | ✅ |
| Restore to original/custom location | ✅ | ✅ |
| Selective file restore | ✅ | ✅ |
| Preview Snapshot Files (image, text, videos) | ✅ (PRO) | ❌ |
| Webhook notifications | ✅ (PRO) | ❌ |
| Push notifications (Ntfy) | ✅ (PRO) | ❌ |
| Centralized multi-device management | ✅ (PRO) | ❌ |
| Lightweight agent for remote devices | ✅ (PRO) | ❌ |
| Real-time sync backups | ✅ (PRO) | ❌ |
| Full server / bare-metal backup | ✅ (PRO) | ❌ |
| Browse snapshot contents | ✅ (PRO) | ✅ |
| Compare snapshots | ✅ (PRO) | ✅ (CLI diff) |
| Download files from snapshots | ✅ (PRO) | ✅ |
| Automated recovery testing | ✅ (PRO) | ⚠️ (check command only) |
| Two-factor authentication (2FA) | ✅ (PRO) | ❌ |
| Backup email report digest | ✅ (PRO) | ❌ |
| Docker deployment | ✅ | ⚠️ (community images) |
| Cross-platform (Windows/Linux) | ✅ | ✅ |
| ARM64 support | ✅ | ✅ |
| Low resource usage (~50 MB idle) | ✅ | ✅ |
| No vendor lock-in | ✅ | ✅ |
| Backup history & logging | ✅ | ✅ |
| Tags / organization | ✅ | ⚠️ (snapshot tags only) |
Pluton vs Vorta
| Feature | Pluton | Vorta |
|---|---|---|
| Open source | ✅ | ✅ |
| Self-hosted | ✅ | ✅ (desktop app) |
| Web-based UI | ✅ | ❌ (native Qt desktop) |
| Progressive Web App (PWA) | ✅ | ❌ |
| Incremental backups | ✅ | ✅ |
| Deduplication | ✅ | ✅ |
| AES-256 encryption | ✅ | ✅ |
| Compression | ✅ | ✅ |
| Scheduled backups | ✅ | ✅ |
| Cloud storage providers | 70+ | ⚠️ (local, SSH/SFTP, BorgBase) |
| Snapshot retention policies | ✅ | ✅ |
| Email notifications | ✅ | ❌ (desktop notifications only) |
| Webhook notifications | ✅ | ❌ |
| Push notifications (Ntfy) | ✅ | ❌ |
| Pre/post backup scripts | ✅ | ✅ |
| Restore to original/custom location | ✅ | ✅ |
| Selective file restore | ✅ | ✅ |
| Preview Snapshot Files (image, text, videos) | ✅ (PRO) | ❌ |
| Centralized multi-device management | ✅ (PRO) | ❌ |
| Lightweight agent for remote devices | ✅ (PRO) | ❌ |
| Real-time sync backups | ✅ (PRO) | ❌ |
| Full server / bare-metal backup | ✅ (PRO) | ❌ |
| Browse snapshot contents | ✅ (PRO) | ✅ (via FUSE mount) |
| Compare snapshots | ✅ (PRO) | ⚠️ (basic text diff) |
| Download files from snapshots | ✅ (PRO) | ✅ (via extract) |
| Automated recovery testing | ✅ (PRO) | ⚠️ (manual borg check) |
| Two-factor authentication (2FA) | ✅ (PRO) | ❌ |
| Backup email report digest | ✅ (PRO) | ❌ |
| Docker deployment | ✅ | ❌ |
| Windows support | ✅ | ❌ |
| Linux support | ✅ | ✅ |
| ARM64 support | ✅ | ✅ |
| Low resource usage (~50 MB idle) | ✅ | ✅ |
| No vendor lock-in | ✅ | ✅ |
| Backup history & logging | ✅ | ✅ |
| Tags / organization | ✅ | ⚠️ (profiles) |