Category: Storage & Backup
8 European alternatives to Restic — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.
Open-source fast and secure backup program supporting multiple storage backends
Facts
- Headquarters
- DE (EU)
- Category
- Storage & Backup
- Type
- Product
- GDPR-compliant
- Yes
- Open-source
- Yes
- Data hosting
- EU
Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Restic
- Bacula Systems↗
Swiss enterprise backup company (Yverdon-les-Bains) providing commercial support and an enterprise edition built on the open-source Bacula backup engine (AGPLv3 core); self-hosted, cross-platform (mixed OS, containers, cloud) backup used by organizations including NASA and Swisscom; confirmed actively trading in 2026 via current marketing content and recent blog posts.
CH · open-source
- BorgBackup↗
Open-source deduplicating archival backup program with compression and encryption
DE · open-source
Frequently asked questions
What is the best European alternative to Restic?
It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Restic include Acronis, Bacula Systems and Bareos. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.
Are there open-source alternatives to Restic?
Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Restic include Bacula Systems, Bareos and BorgBackup. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.
Is Restic GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?
Restic is headquartered in DE (EU) and hosts data in EU. It is also open-source, so you can self-host it. That makes Restic an EU-sovereign choice in its own right; the EU alternatives on this page are comparable European tools.