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Barman vs WAL-G

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BarmanWAL-G
LanguagePythonGo
LicenceGPL-3.0Other
Stars3.3k4.3k
Latestrelease/3.20.1v3.0.9
Last push2026-10-012026-10-18
Release cadenceabout 51 days between releasesabout 211 days between releases
Active contributors7 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days31 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flagsnonenone

How they relate

  • Both replace Amazon RDS. Alternatives to Amazon RDS →

    PartialBarmanPoint-in-time recovery for self-hosted PostgreSQL, like RDS automated backups.

    PartialWAL-GPoint-in-time recovery to S3-compatible storage for self-hosted databases.

  • Both replace pgBackRest. Alternatives to pgBackRest →

    Full replacementBarmanPhysical backups, WAL archiving and point-in-time recovery for PostgreSQL.

    PartialWAL-GPushes base backups and WAL to object storage, and also handles MySQL and other databases.