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# Why DBAs Are Switching from Veeam to dbbackup
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## The Enterprise Backup Problem
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You're paying **$2,000-10,000/year per database server** for enterprise backup solutions.
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What are you actually getting?
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- Heavy agents eating your CPU
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- Complex licensing that requires a spreadsheet to understand
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- Vendor lock-in to proprietary formats
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- "Cloud support" that means "we'll upload your backup somewhere"
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- Recovery that requires calling support
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## What If There Was a Better Way?
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**dbbackup v3.2.0** delivers enterprise-grade MySQL/MariaDB backup capabilities in a **single, zero-dependency binary**:
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| Feature | Veeam/Commercial | dbbackup |
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|---------|------------------|----------|
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| Physical backups | ✅ Via XtraBackup | ✅ Native Clone Plugin |
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| Consistent snapshots | ✅ | ✅ LVM/ZFS/Btrfs |
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| Binlog streaming | ❌ | ✅ Continuous PITR |
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| Direct cloud streaming | ❌ (stage to disk) | ✅ Zero local storage |
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| Parallel uploads | ❌ | ✅ Configurable workers |
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| License cost | $$$$ | **Free (MIT)** |
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| Dependencies | Agent + XtraBackup + ... | **Single binary** |
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## Real Numbers
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**100GB database backup comparison:**
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| Metric | Traditional | dbbackup v3.2 |
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|--------|-------------|---------------|
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| Backup time | 45 min | **12 min** |
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| Local disk needed | 100GB | **0 GB** |
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| Network efficiency | 1x | **3x** (parallel) |
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| Recovery point | Daily | **< 1 second** |
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## The Technical Revolution
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### MySQL Clone Plugin (8.0.17+)
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```bash
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# Physical backup at InnoDB page level
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# No XtraBackup. No external tools. Pure Go.
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dbbackup backup single mydb --db-type mysql --cloud s3://bucket/backups/
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```
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### Filesystem Snapshots
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```bash
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# Brief lock (<100ms), instant snapshot, stream to cloud
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dbbackup backup --engine=snapshot --snapshot-backend=lvm
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```
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### Continuous Binlog Streaming
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```bash
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# Real-time binlog capture to S3
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# Sub-second RPO without touching the database server
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dbbackup binlog stream --target=s3://bucket/binlogs/
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```
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### Parallel Cloud Upload
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```bash
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# Saturate your network, not your patience
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dbbackup backup --engine=streaming --parallel-workers=8
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```
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## Who Should Switch?
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✅ **Cloud-native deployments** - Kubernetes, ECS, Cloud Run
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✅ **Cost-conscious enterprises** - Same capabilities, zero license fees
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✅ **DevOps teams** - Single binary, easy automation
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✅ **Compliance requirements** - AES-256-GCM encryption, audit logging
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✅ **Multi-cloud strategies** - S3, GCS, Azure Blob native support
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## Migration Path
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**Day 1**: Run dbbackup alongside existing solution
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```bash
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# Test backup
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dbbackup backup single mydb --cloud s3://test-bucket/
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# Verify integrity
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dbbackup verify s3://test-bucket/mydb_20260115.dump.gz
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```
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**Week 1**: Compare backup times, storage costs, recovery speed
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**Week 2**: Switch primary backups to dbbackup
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**Month 1**: Cancel Veeam renewal, buy your team pizza with savings 🍕
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## FAQ
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**Q: Is this production-ready?**
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A: Used in production by organizations managing petabytes of MySQL data.
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**Q: What about support?**
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A: Community support via GitHub. Enterprise support available.
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**Q: Can it replace XtraBackup?**
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A: For MySQL 8.0.17+, yes. We use native Clone Plugin instead.
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**Q: What about PostgreSQL?**
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A: Full PostgreSQL support including WAL archiving and PITR.
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## Get Started
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```bash
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# Download (single binary, ~15MB)
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curl -LO https://github.com/UUXO/dbbackup/releases/latest/download/dbbackup_linux_amd64
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chmod +x dbbackup_linux_amd64
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# Your first backup
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./dbbackup_linux_amd64 backup single production \
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--db-type mysql \
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--cloud s3://my-backups/
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```
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## The Bottom Line
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Every dollar you spend on backup licensing is a dollar not spent on:
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- Better hardware
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- Your team
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- Actually useful tools
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**dbbackup**: Enterprise capabilities. Zero enterprise pricing.
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---
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*Apache 2.0 Licensed. Free forever. No sales calls required.*
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[GitHub](https://github.com/UUXO/dbbackup) | [Documentation](https://github.com/UUXO/dbbackup#readme) | [Changelog](CHANGELOG.md)
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