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Comparison · Infra & APIs
authentik vs Duplicati
A side-by-side editorial comparison of authentik and Duplicati — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
authentik vs Duplicati: at a glance
What is authentik?
authentik patches 2026.8 and 2026.5 together, with cert updates after the eMudhra CA compromise.
authentik is in maintenance mode on its release branches. 2026.8.5 fixes an endpoints MultipleObjectsReturned error, skips members already in Microsoft Entra groups during sync, stops the Agents tab flashing for unlicensed users, and bumps certificate dependencies after the eMudhra CA compromise. 2026.5.8 backports a longer list, including a consent re-grant error, websocket header handling and pool credential refresh.
What is Duplicati?
Duplicati can now restore from versioned storage as it looked at a past point in time.
The 2.4.0.105 canary adds --remote-point-in-time, which reads a versioned bucket as it was at a chosen time, read-only, so a damaged or tampered destination can be restored without manually copying old versions. Object-lock handling now detects unsupported destinations, and Duplicati Storage gains object locks and can act as a secondary destination.
authentik vs Duplicati: editorial side-by-side
authentik
5.0INFRA · APIS
authentik patches 2026.8 and 2026.5 together, with cert updates after the eMudhra CA compromise.
◆ Current state
authentik is in maintenance mode on its release branches. 2026.8.5 fixes an endpoints MultipleObjectsReturned error, skips members already in Microsoft Entra groups during sync, stops the Agents tab flashing for unlicensed users, and bumps certificate dependencies after the eMudhra CA compromise. 2026.5.8 backports a longer list, including a consent re-grant error, websocket header handling and pool credential refresh.
◆ Where it's heading
Since the 2026.8.0 Agent and Actors release, every entry has been a patch on 2026.8 or an older branch, and the team keeps three branches supported. The fixes are concentrated in sync providers, the proxy outpost and the new Agents UI.
◆ Prediction
Expect further 2026.8.x patches and a 2026.11 release candidate; the entries don't yet show what the next feature release contains.
Duplicati
5.0INFRA · APIS
Duplicati can now restore from versioned storage as it looked at a past point in time.
◆ Current state
The 2.4.0.105 canary adds --remote-point-in-time, which reads a versioned bucket as it was at a chosen time, read-only, so a damaged or tampered destination can be restored without manually copying old versions. Object-lock handling now detects unsupported destinations, and Duplicati Storage gains object locks and can act as a secondary destination.
◆ Where it's heading
The 2.4 canaries keep pushing recoverability: restore tests, filelist recovery, Hyper-V and MSSQL as restorable sources, and now point-in-time reads against versioned storage. Together they target ransomware and corruption scenarios, while the stable 2.4.0.x line receives the fixes.
◆ Prediction
Expect these canary features to land in the next 2.4 stable release, with more work on Duplicati's own storage service.
Alternatives to authentik and Duplicati
Other Infra & APIs products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either authentik or Duplicati.
NetBird
NetBird's daemon-socket access canary gets a second build while v0.81 waits on GA.
Payload CMS
Payload 4.0 beta 4 works through the admin accessibility audit and raises the Node minimum.
Cloudflare Tunnel
Cloudflare Tunnel reaches its fifth October release, still with checksums only.
Skipper
Skipper's route server stops recompressing zones whose routes didn't change.
Chromatic
Chromatic now routes visual reviews to component owners automatically.
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Recent activity from authentik and Duplicati
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 2d agoDuplicatiDuplicati canary adds point-in-time restores from versioned storage
- 2d agoDuplicatiDuplicati 2.4.0.105 canary binaries published
- 5d agoauthentik2026.8.5: Entra sync fix and eMudhra certificate update
- 5d agoauthentik2026.5.8: backported consent, websocket and cert fixes
- 11d agoauthentikRelease 2026.8.4
- 15d agoDuplicatiDuplicati canary makes Hyper-V and MSSQL restorable sources
- 15d agoDuplicatiDuplicati 2.4.0.104 canary binaries published
- 19d agoDuplicatiDuplicati 2.4.0.1 stable hardens restore and adds reduced reporting
- 19d agoDuplicatiDuplicati 2.4.0.1 stable binaries published
- 1mo agoauthentik2026.8.3: Case-insensitive file search, search autocomplete, and blueprint fix
- 1mo agoauthentikRelease 2026.8.2
- 1mo agoauthentik2026.5.7: Backport CI and endpoint auth schema fixes
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between authentik and Duplicati?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. authentik and Duplicati are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is authentik better than Duplicati?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. authentik and Duplicati are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Infra & APIs products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to authentik?
Top authentik alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "authentik alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/authentik for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Duplicati?
Top Duplicati alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Duplicati alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/duplicati for the full list with editorial commentary on each.