Databasus
Ranked 9 of 19 backup tools by recommenders
Open-source tool with a simple web interface for scheduling PostgreSQL, MySQL and MongoDB backups. Common caveat: it is young and heavy on resources.
Open-source tool with a simple web interface for scheduling PostgreSQL, MySQL and MongoDB backups. Common caveat: it is young and heavy on resources.
12 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 75%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Easy setup and configuration
“Easy to configure and operate.”
Comment from 27 Apr 2026 in “Pgbackrest is no longer being maintained” “was really easy to set up”
Comment from 27 Apr 2026 in “Pgbackrest is no longer being maintained” Simple web interface for scheduling
“It's a remarkably simply utility and web interface to schedule PostgreSQL backups. I use it in my homelab and works great.”
Comment from 2 May 2026 in “Barman – Backup and Recovery Manager for PostgreSQL” “it's much easier to use (especially when you have a lot of DBs)”
Comment from 28 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Databasus – open-source backup tool for PostgreSQL, MySQL and MongoDB” Works well in practice
“It's a remarkably simply utility and web interface to schedule PostgreSQL backups. I use it in my homelab and works great.”
Comment from 2 May 2026 in “Barman – Backup and Recovery Manager for PostgreSQL” “this is working well for us”
Comment from 2 May 2026 in “Barman – Backup and Recovery Manager for PostgreSQL”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Heavy on resources
“Quite heavy and vibe-coded.”
Comment from 2 May 2026 in “Barman – Backup and Recovery Manager for PostgreSQL” “heavier than my entire backend + DB + Caddy!”
Comment from 30 Jun 2026 in “Looking Ahead to Postgres 19”
Other backup tools people recommend
The four most recommended other backup tools, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| restic | 83 | 5 | 94% | 12 | — | Approved |
| pgBackRest | 32 | 6 | 84% | 6 | 1 yr4 owners | Approved |
| Borg Backup | 30 | 8 | 79% | 12 | — | Approved |
| iCloud Photos Downloader | 18 | 4 | 82% | 2 | — | — |
| DatabasusThis page | 9 | 3 | 75% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
13 of the 14 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“a solid self-hosted backup platform”
“heavier than my entire backend + DB + Caddy!”
“Quite heavy and vibe-coded.”
“this is working well for us”
“It's a remarkably simply utility and web interface to schedule PostgreSQL backups. I use it in my homelab and works great.”
“does not appear to use pg_receivewal, which makes it less efficient than Barman”
“I am proud of course, because a huge amount of time and effort invested in this”
“Easy to configure and operate.”
“This project looks nice, albeit a bit young for a backup tool.”
“was really easy to set up”
“databasus does not do PITR.”
“this seems to place a hard requirement that database to import to should be empty before a restore”
“it's much easier to use (especially when you have a lot of DBs)”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.