There are 3 types of Duplicacy licenses:
The CLI version is free for personal use. In addition, if the operation is to restore or manage existing backups (such as check, copy, and prune), the CLI version can be run by anyone on any computer without a CLI license.
All licenses are subscription-based. Latest releases and upgrades are available at no extra charges during the subscription period.
One GUI license, Commercial or Personal, can be installed on one computer. If you need to run the GUI version on multiple computers, one license is required for each computer.
| Personal License | Commercial License | CLI License | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limitations | Can only be installed on one home computer to back up personal files | None | Allows one computer to run the CLI version | |
| Support | Public forum | Private tickets | Private tickets | |
| Cost | First year | $20 first computer $10 each additional |
$50/computer | $50/computer |
| Each subsequent year |
$5 first computer $2 each additional |
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GUI/CLI licenses are not required under the following situations:
You can use the personal GUI license to back up any files if you are a student, or a staff/faculty member at a school or university.
We don't renew your licenses automatically. Instead you pay a one-time fee based on the number and length of the licenses. You can always renew a license (at the rate for subsequent years) before or after it expires. We'll send you a reminder about 7 days before your licenses expire.
After placing the order, you will receive a number of License Activation Codes. For GUI licenses, you can then enter one license activation code in the activation dialog for each computer. Duplicacy will then download the license from our license server and save it to the registry on Windows or the user defaults on Mac.
CLI licenses, however, do not need to be activated, as the CLI version doesn't not have a license checking mechanism.
Just enter the same license activation code in the activation dialog and Duplicacy will re-download the license from our license server.
Please note that the GUI license is bound to the host name. So if the host name ever changes, you will need to set the new host name on the licenses page and then activate with the same activation code.
Go to the licenses page and change the host name associated with the license activation code. Then enter the same license activation code in the activation dialog when Duplicacy runs.
If you don't change the host name first, Duplicacy won't activate the GUI license even if you enter the right license activation code.
Our license server simply passes your credit card information directly to our payment processor, Stripe.com. We do not save your credit card anywhere in our system.
In addition, the connections between your web browser and duplicacy.com, between your web browser and our license server, between our license server and Stripe.com, are all securely encrypted.
Alternatively, you can use paypal to purchase licenses.
Absolutely. Just email us any time and we will issue a refund proportional to the unused portion of your subscription. When you do so, please let us know why you are not satisfied and what you think we can do to make Duplicacy better.
Enter any license code from your previous licenses as the promotional code and the discount will apply automatically.
A personal GUI license is meant to be used at home not related to employment. So the answer is generally no.
However, we would like to make an exception for schools and universities. If you are a student, or a staff/faculty member at a school or university and have purchased a personal GUI license, you can use it to back up any files, not just those on your home computers.