Comments on: 25 Outstanding Backup Utilities for Linux Systems in 2024

By: Christian Buhtz

Christian Buhtz — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:45:36 +0000

In reply to Peter.

Back In Time is actively maintained, fixed and improved… by me. ;) I took over the project round about 2022 with some other fellows.

By: Ravi Saive

Ravi Saive — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 04:55:06 +0000

In reply to Peter.

@Peter,

Thank you for the feedback!

That’s a fair point, adding clarity on which options are worth considering, plus noting the more current or actively maintained ones, would definitely make the list more useful. I’ll keep that in mind for future updates.

Appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts!

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 04:35:06 +0000

In reply to Roger.

It would have been helpful if you had mentioned the 15 not worth considering, the 10 worth considering, and your recommendation. It also would have been helpful if the author of the article had noted which ones are more current or still being maintained, if that information is known. But many thanks to the author for providing this list.

By: visitor

visitor — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:24:24 +0000

Great article, still mostly valid in 2025, although some projects have not been updated or developed in years now. For the ease of use or in a stressfull situation and since it is not the year 2005, I would recommend tools that have a graphical user interface above those which are commandline only.

By: Ravi Saive

Ravi Saive — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 04:37:35 +0000

In reply to Jeff Stern.

@Jeff,

Thank you for sharing your experience with `rsnapshot`. It’s great to see how simple and efficient it is for you. Your idea of event-based backups instead of time-based ones is excellent and could make it even better.

Hopefully, the community adds this feature in the future!