vs Datto

Datto alternative — scoped self-hosted backup

Self-hosted rubixd — not a BCDR appliance clone. Honest wedge: you host rubixd, agents dial out, safes are AES-256-GCM with optional E2E. Not a claim of full suite replacement.

Who hosts the backup server

Rubix Backup is software you run. Linux rubixd on your host. There is no Rubix-hosted SaaS backup path presented as the product.

Keys and ciphertext

Encrypted-at-rest safes. E2E mode so the server does not hold plaintext or decryption keys. That is the confidentiality wedge — not a checklist race against Datto.

What we do not claim

Feature parity with Datto. Microsoft 365 backup. Linux LVM block-volume backup. Complete peer replication. Certification badges we have not earned on this page.

What ships

Outbound Windows (VSS) and Linux (file tree) agents, chunk backup, GFS retention, GC, verify, schedules, Hub online updates.

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