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Simple and Secure Offsite Backups — managed Borg/Restic repository hosting - borgbase.com
Worth it. Buy if you run Linux servers or a homelab and want cheap, encrypted offsite Borg/Restic storage with a clean dashboard. Skip it if you want plug-and-play backup apps, support SLAs, or can't handle SSH keys.
Medium. Based on 20+ public sources: Reddit, Hacker News, forums, competitor pages, and official docs
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2023 outage lasted three days; some customers felt vendor communication was poor.
medium
Annual billing default per comparison sites — confirm monthly options before committing.
medium
EU VAT can push the total above the advertised per-TB price.
medium
Borg encryption key is stored client-side; one user found it in plaintext in the backup directory.
Value for money: 5/5
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~$6.67/mo
No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Linux and homelab communities mostly praise BorgBase's price and reliability, with a notable 2023 outage complaint.
“Borgbase is superb.”
“1TB on BorgBase = $6.67.”
“Borgbase backups have been unavailable for 3 days”
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Based on 20+ public sources: Reddit, Hacker News, forums, competitor pages, and official docs
Cheap, well-liked Borg/Restic hosting for technical users; skip if you need plug-and-play or enterprise SLAs.
Based on 20+ public sources: Reddit, Hacker News, forums, competitor pages, and official docs
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