pgBackRest
- Android app
- Not listed
- Free plan
- Yes
- Runs on
- Linux, self-hosted
Summary
pgBackRest is a free, open-source backup and restore solution for PostgreSQL, designed for large databases and workloads. It supports full, differential and incremental backups at file or block level, with parallel processing and compression options such as lz4 and zstd. A custom protocol handles local or remote backup, restore and archiving through TLS or SSH. Repositories can use S3-, Azure- and GCS-compatible object storage, and the repository can be encrypted wherever stored. pgBackRest calculates checksums for backup files and checks them again during restore or verification. With versioned object storage, users can view a repository as it existed at a point in time; S3 object locking and Azure or GCS soft delete are also described as tampering protections. The project supports ten PostgreSQL versions, including the five currently supported versions and the last five end-of-life versions. It runs on Linux as self-hosted software, with installation guides for Debian, Ubuntu and RHEL. Bug reports can be submitted, and sponsors offer products and services that include pgBackRest support. The plan is free under the MIT license for personal or commercial use.
Who it is for
pgBackRest suits PostgreSQL users who need self-hosted backup and restore for large databases or workloads. It may fit teams using Linux and local or compatible object-store repositories.
What is good
- Supports full, differential and incremental backups.
- Can use parallel processing and lz4 or zstd compression.
- Remote operations can use TLS or SSH.
- Repositories can be encrypted and checked with checksums.
- Free under the MIT license for personal or commercial use.
What to know first
- Runs on Linux and is self-hosted.
- It supports PostgreSQL, not other listed databases.
- No free trial is listed.
Verdict
pgBackRest offers a broad set of PostgreSQL backup and restore options, including encryption and verification. It is a fit to consider when Linux self-hosting is suitable.
pgBackRest plans and pricing
All plansCompared on database backup software
- Free plan
- Yespgbackrest.org
- Point-in-time recovery
- Yespgbackrest.org
- Restore verification
- Yespgbackrest.org
- Deployment model
- self_hostedpgbackrest.org
- Supported databases
- PostgreSQLpgbackrest.org
Facts
- Purpose
- pgBackRest is a backup and restore solution for PostgreSQL designed to scale to large databases and workloads.pgbackrest.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Backup types
- It supports full, differential, and incremental backups at file or block level.pgbackrest.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Parallel processing
- Parallel processing and compression algorithms including lz4 and zstd are used for backup and restore operations.pgbackrest.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Remote operation
- A custom protocol supports local or remote backup, restore, and archiving via TLS or SSH.pgbackrest.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Storage integrations
- Repositories can use S3, Azure, and GCS compatible object stores.pgbackrest.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Encryption
- pgBackRest can encrypt its repository to secure backups wherever they are stored.pgbackrest.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Integrity
- It calculates checksums for every backup file and rechecks them during restore or verify.pgbackrest.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Tampering recovery
- With versioned object storage, it can read a repository as of a point in time; the page also mentions S3 object locking and Azure or GCS soft delete as additional tampering protection.pgbackrest.org · 30 Sept 2026
- PostgreSQL compatibility
- The site says pgBackRest supports ten PostgreSQL versions: the five supported versions and the last five end-of-life versions.pgbackrest.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Linux guides
- The user guide index lists installation guides for Debian and Ubuntu, and for RHEL.pgbackrest.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Support
- Bug reports can be submitted, and the site says sponsors offer products and services that include pgBackRest support.pgbackrest.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Current release
- The site identifies v2.59.2 as the current stable release, released September 27, 2026.pgbackrest.org · 30 Sept 2026
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Sources
- pgbackrest.org· checked 30 Sept 2026
- pgbackrest.org/user-guide-index.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
- pgbackrest.org/release.html· checked 30 Sept 2026