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Head-to-head · Database Backup Software

Databasement vs pgBackRest

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 3 checks side by side
Higher score Databasement #3 in Database Backup Software 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 2 features Visit Databasement
pgBackRest #6 in Database Backup Software 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 2 features Visit pgBackRest

Databasement leads on 0 checks, pgBackRest on 1, and 2 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 3 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreDatabasement · 9.0/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featurespgBackRest · 2 of 2

Databasement scores higher on our rubric for database backup software: 9.0 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #6.

pgBackRest offers restore verification; Databasement doesn't.

Databasement is the better fit for flexible self-hosted backup automation. pgBackRest is the better fit for production PostgreSQL backups.

  • Databasement fits best

    Flexible self-hosted backup automation

  • pgBackRest fits best

    Production PostgreSQL backups

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Side by side

Feature Databasement 9.0/10 Visit ↗ pgBackRest 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 8.5
Ranking #3 in Database Backup Software #6 in Database Backup Software
Best for Flexible self-hosted backup automation Production PostgreSQL backups
Pricing model Free Free
Starting price Free plan Free plan
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Self-hosted Self-hosted
Platforms Web Linux
Support Community, Docs Community, Docs
Integrations 17 integrations 5 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Databasement 1/2 · pgBackRest 2/2
Point-in-time recovery ✓ ✓
Restore verification — ✓ (best)
Specs
Backup frequency Custom Not checked yet
Retention period Not checked yet Not checked yet
Deployment model Self_hosted Self_hosted
Supported databases MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MongoDB, SQLite, Firebird, Redis, Valkey PostgreSQL
Our review
Pros
  • Supports scheduled backups with point-in-time and cross-server restoration.
  • Covers local, S3-compatible, Azure Blob, SFTP, FTP and SMB storage.
  • Includes SSH tunnels, remote agents, retention policies and failure notifications.
  • Parallel backup and restore with full, differential, and incremental modes
  • Point-in-time recovery with WAL archives and asynchronous WAL handling
  • Encrypted repositories, checksums, restore verification, and delta restore
Cons
  • Restore verification is not supported.
  • Redis and Valkey backups cannot currently be restored.
  • Self-hosted deployment requires infrastructure and operational ownership.
  • Supports PostgreSQL rather than multiple database engines
  • Requires self-hosted Linux deployment and operational ownership
  • Scheduling and retention require configuration instead of fixed plan defaults
Our verdict

Databasement is a self-hosted web application for managing recurring database backups and restorations. It connects to MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MongoDB, SQLite, Firebird, Redis and Valkey, with deployment options…

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pgBackRest is open-source backup and restore software for PostgreSQL administrators managing production databases, replicas, disaster recovery workflows, and large database workloads. It supports full, differential, and incremental…

Read the review →
  1. DatabasementDatabase Backup Software 9.0Free plan
  2. pgBackRestDatabase Backup Software 8.5Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Databasement — where it wins

    • Supports scheduled backups with point-in-time and cross-server restoration.
    • Covers local, S3-compatible, Azure Blob, SFTP, FTP and SMB storage.
    • Includes SSH tunnels, remote agents, retention policies and failure notifications.

    Where it doesn't

    • Restore verification is not supported.
    • Redis and Valkey backups cannot currently be restored.
    • Self-hosted deployment requires infrastructure and operational ownership.

  • pgBackRest — where it wins

    • Parallel backup and restore with full, differential, and incremental modes
    • Point-in-time recovery with WAL archives and asynchronous WAL handling
    • Encrypted repositories, checksums, restore verification, and delta restore

    Where it doesn't

    • Supports PostgreSQL rather than multiple database engines
    • Requires self-hosted Linux deployment and operational ownership
    • Scheduling and retention require configuration instead of fixed plan defaults

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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