SafeGrd vs Databasus
Databasus is a free, open-source backup tool you run on your own server. It backs up PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB and MongoDB, restores the newest backup into a throwaway container to test it, and streams WAL for point-in-time recovery. SafeGrd runs the backup on your host too, and adds locked storage, a console with alerts, a signed record of every drill, and files and mailboxes beside the databases.
| Feature | SafeGrd | Databasus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $15/mo | Free, Apache 2.0 |
| Where it runs | Your host, with the console run for you | Your own server, in Docker |
| What it backs up | PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, SQLite, directories, mailboxes | PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB |
| Scheduled restore tests | Yes | Yes |
| Tables and row counts checked on every test | Yes | Not stated |
| Encrypted before upload | Yes | Yes |
| Every backup written under Object Lock | Yes | Not stated |
| Signed record you can verify offline | Yes | No |
| Alerts by email, Slack, Discord and webhook | Yes | Yes |
| A locked snapshot before an AI agent’s destructive command | Yes | No |
| Every version of every file kept, one file restored on its own | Yes | No |
| Point-in-time recovery | No | Yes |
Databasus is the better fit when you want no vendor at all, or need point-in-time recovery for PostgreSQL. It runs on a box you keep up, and its backups and its restore tests are as safe as that box. Running both works: Databasus for PITR on the server, SafeGrd for a locked copy elsewhere with a drill record you can hand to someone.
Why teams pick SafeGrd
- Each backup is written under S3 Object Lock in compliance mode, so the credentials that reach the database cannot delete it (Storage and retention).
- Every drill is signed and chained, and an auditor can check the record offline (The attestation record).
- Nothing to keep up: the console, the alerts and the record are run for you, and the daemon on your host keeps its own schedule if SafeGrd is unreachable (Daemon).
- Files and mailboxes under the same key as the databases (Surfaces).
Databasus details come from its home page and repository. If they have changed, their pages are right.
Sources
- Databasus
- Databasus on GitHub (Apache 2.0 licence)