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Another vote for Arq if what the OP wants is backup. This lets you pick and switch storage providers. I don't think you should plan on staying with any provider for more than 2-3 years, the landscape changes too fast. Arq lets you be independent.

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Aren't the backups now dependent on (1) the storage provider and (2) the Arq software developer?

You lose Arq, you lose your backups.

The format Arq uses is open and documented, so that you can restore without having Arq if necessary:

https://www.arqbackup.com/s3_data_format.txt

And there are tools to help:

http://sreitshamer.github.io/arq_restore/

The format of the backups is specified, so making a replacement should be possible if needed: https://www.arqbackup.com/s3_data_format.txt

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