AList vs Backrest
A side-by-side comparison of AList and Backrest — stars, license, self-host difficulty, deploy options, and what each replaces.
| Tagline | File list program supporting multiple storages, with WebDAV and web UI | Web UI and orchestrator for restic backups across local and cloud storage |
| Category | File Storage & Sync | File Storage & Sync |
| Replaces | Google Drive, Dropbox | Dropbox, Google Drive |
| GitHub stars | 49k | 6.7k |
| Language | Go | Go |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Self-host difficulty | 2/5 Easy | 2/5 Easy |
| Deploy options | Docker Manual | Docker Docker Compose Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | 1 month ago | 10 days ago |
| View repo | View repo |
