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            "tagline": "Paid backup software for Mac and Windows with many cloud providers",
            "summary": "Arq Backup is paid backup software for Mac and Windows. It backs up to local drives, network locations and many cloud providers, and a 30-day free trial is available.",
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                "Backs up to many cloud providers and local drives",
                "Multiple versions with point-in-time recovery"
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                "Paid license after a 30-day trial",
                "Cloud storage add-on is billed per gigabyte"
            ],
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            "overview": "Arq backs up files on Mac and Windows PCs to USB drives, network locations and cloud providers. It keeps multiple versions of files, which lets you restore an earlier state, and the site describes point-in-time recovery as protection against ransomware. Arq works with many cloud providers, so you can keep your storage account where you prefer.\n\nArq is a paid product sold on its own site, with a 30-day free trial. Its pricing page lists additional cloud storage billed per gigabyte per month. The company says it has been self-funded and profitable since 2009. Support and documentation come from the vendor."
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            "tagline": "Open-source encrypted backup tool with a desktop app and command line",
            "summary": "Kopia is a free, open-source backup tool with a desktop app and a command-line interface for Windows, macOS and Linux. It makes encrypted, compressed and deduplicated snapshots in the cloud storage you choose.",
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                "Setup takes more steps than consumer backup apps",
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            "overview": "Kopia makes encrypted, compressed and deduplicated snapshots of your files and can store them in cloud storage you pick. Its site lists snapshots, policies and file restore as its core functions. Kopia provides a desktop app and a command-line interface on Windows, macOS and Linux.\n\nKopia is licensed under Apache 2.0, and its source code is on GitHub. Among the open-source backup tools in this list, it is the one whose site describes a graphical app alongside the command line. Setup takes more steps than consumer backup products, and the cloud storage must be chosen and paid for separately."
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        "Only Kopia runs on Linux.",
        "Kopia is open source; Arq Backup is not.",
        "Kopia has a free plan or free version; Arq Backup does not.",
        "Arq Backup: paid. Kopia: free and open source."
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