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Hands-on comparisons of the hardware and self-hosting tools that actually matter: NAS units, mini-PCs, hypervisors, media servers, backup and remote access.

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Automation

Node-RED vs Huginn
Automation

Backup Software

Duplicati vs Kopia
Backup Software
Duplicati vs Restic
Backup Software
Kopia vs Restic
Backup Software

Cloud Backup

Backblaze vs Backblaze B2
Cloud Backup recurring
Backblaze vs Carbonite
Cloud Backup recurring
Backblaze vs Google Drive
Cloud Backup recurring
Backblaze vs IDrive
Cloud Backup recurring
Backblaze vs MEGA
Cloud Backup recurring
Backblaze vs pCloud
Cloud Backup recurring
Backblaze vs Storj
Cloud Backup recurring
Backblaze vs Sync.com
Cloud Backup recurring
Backblaze vs Wasabi
Cloud Backup recurring
Carbonite vs Google Drive
Cloud Backup recurring
Carbonite vs MEGA
Cloud Backup recurring
IDrive vs Backblaze B2
Cloud Backup recurring
IDrive vs Carbonite
Cloud Backup recurring
IDrive vs Google Drive
Cloud Backup recurring
IDrive vs MEGA
Cloud Backup recurring
IDrive vs pCloud
Cloud Backup recurring
IDrive vs Storj
Cloud Backup recurring
IDrive vs Sync.com
Cloud Backup recurring
IDrive vs Wasabi
Cloud Backup recurring

Cloud Storage

MEGA vs Google Drive
Cloud Storage recurring
pCloud vs Backblaze B2
Cloud Storage recurring
pCloud vs Carbonite
Cloud Storage recurring
pCloud vs Google Drive
Cloud Storage recurring
pCloud vs MEGA
Cloud Storage recurring
pCloud vs Storj
Cloud Storage recurring
pCloud vs Sync.com
Cloud Storage recurring
pCloud vs Wasabi
Cloud Storage recurring
Sync.com vs Carbonite
Cloud Storage recurring
Sync.com vs Google Drive
Cloud Storage recurring
Sync.com vs MEGA
Cloud Storage recurring

Cloud/Files

Nextcloud vs Immich
Cloud/Files

Container UI

Portainer vs Docker
Container UI

Dashboard

Homarr vs Dashy
Dashboard
Homepage vs Dashy
Dashboard
Homepage vs Homarr
Dashboard

Decentralized Storage

Storj vs Carbonite
Decentralized Storage recurring
Storj vs Google Drive
Decentralized Storage recurring
Storj vs MEGA
Decentralized Storage recurring
Storj vs Sync.com
Decentralized Storage recurring

Document Mgmt

Hypervisor

Media Requests

Overseerr vs Jellyseerr
Media Requests

Media Server

Emby vs Kodi
Media Server
Jellyfin vs Emby
Media Server
Jellyfin vs Kodi
Media Server
Jellyfin vs Navidrome
Media Server
Jellyfin vs PhotoPrism
Media Server

Mini PC

Monitoring

Movie Automation

Radarr vs Prowlarr
Movie Automation

NAS

NAS HDD

NAS OS

Network Ad-block

Networking

Notes

Object Storage

Backblaze B2 vs Carbonite
Object Storage recurring
Backblaze B2 vs Google Drive
Object Storage recurring
Backblaze B2 vs MEGA
Object Storage recurring
Backblaze B2 vs Storj
Object Storage recurring
Backblaze B2 vs Sync.com
Object Storage recurring
Backblaze B2 vs Wasabi
Object Storage recurring
Wasabi vs Carbonite
Object Storage recurring
Wasabi vs Google Drive
Object Storage recurring
Wasabi vs MEGA
Object Storage recurring
Wasabi vs Storj
Object Storage recurring
Wasabi vs Sync.com
Object Storage recurring

Password (self-host)

Vaultwarden vs Authelia
Password (self-host)
Vaultwarden vs Authentik
Password (self-host)
Vaultwarden vs KeePassXC
Password (self-host)

Password Manager

1Password vs Bitwarden
Password Manager recurring
1Password vs Dashlane
Password Manager recurring
Bitwarden vs Dashlane
Password Manager recurring

Reverse Proxy

Traefik vs Caddy
Reverse Proxy

Router

SBC

Smart Home

TV Automation

Sonarr vs Prowlarr
TV Automation
Sonarr vs Radarr
TV Automation

VPN

VPN/Privacy

Proton VPN vs ExpressVPN
VPN/Privacy recurring
Proton VPN vs Mullvad
VPN/Privacy recurring
Proton VPN vs Surfshark
VPN/Privacy recurring
Proton VPN vs Windscribe
VPN/Privacy recurring

VPS/Cloud

DigitalOcean vs Contabo
VPS/Cloud recurring
DigitalOcean vs Hetzner
VPS/Cloud recurring
DigitalOcean vs Linode (Akamai)
VPS/Cloud recurring
DigitalOcean vs Vultr
VPS/Cloud recurring
Vultr vs Hetzner
VPS/Cloud recurring
Vultr vs Linode (Akamai)
VPS/Cloud recurring