I’ve been using SpiderOak OneBackup as an off-site backup tool for ten(?) years. Now that they are about to discontinue the service for private users, I am looking into alternatives. Some have crossed my mind (ok, admit: some have caught my attention on alternativeto.net):
I wonder whether the common wisdom of the Geekos has some experience with it. Are there any caveats with these (in general/on Linux/for oS Leap specifically) that I should be aware of? Which tool might be recommendable? (Did I maybe miss one good alternative?)
To be clear: I do not look for a cloud-collaboration tool with office functionality and such (like ownCloud/Google Drive/…). I want an end-to-end encrypted backup tool (for about 1TB of data) with versioning, automated incremental backups and good reliability.
Hi pbiel
I’ve been using both Tresorit and pCloud for some years, although on Tumbleweed, not Leap.
If you can afford it, I would definitely go with Tresorit instead of pCloud.
Tresorit has the end-to-end encryption out of the box and implements it in such a way that, once you have selected the directories and folder you want to sync, they get automatically synced each time you start the app.and/or change a file and close the file.
pCloud has a separate encryption package you have to add on, and you have to manually add directories and files. It does not do the encrypted directories changed files syncing automatically.
I’ve never heard of Filen previously, so could not comment on it.
But … no cloud is provided. It “just” manages the backups. It supports options for different types of clouds or connexion (s3, azure, ftp, …) but you freely choose the destination : any disk / server online you want.
I started using it some months ago, only CLI + personal scripts to automate backups and sending online. Rather simple and easy, seems reliable, no crash yet
Sure, I use Deja-Dup/duplicity for local backups on a hard drive, and it’s a tool I’d generally recommend. However, it does not provide geographic redundancy (if your house burns down, or someone steals from it or …, you might still lose your data). That’s why I’m looking for a second tier remote backup.
Hello,
duplicity supports local or remote storage but, indeed, only one destination per command. For this limitation, you can combine : make your local backup and send/sync it online, with the tool (rsync for ex) and in the cloud you want. That’s what I do to sent mine to several locations.
Regards
