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| Field | Lychee | restic | act |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Universal | Universal | GitHub |
| Local support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Paid API | No | No | No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Stars | 4057 | 36853 | 72471 |
| Last activity | October 26, 2026 | September 25, 2026 | — |
| Install complexity | — | متوسط: CLI ومستودع وجدولة منفصلة / Moderate: CLI, repository, and separate scheduling | — |
| Category | Testing, Workflow | Security, DevOps | Testing, Git, DevOps |
| Best use | For documentation authors and small teams checking references locally or in CI. Start with a specific file and interpret findings; it does not establish complete site or login functionality. | Best for an individual developer or small team that needs encrypted, testable backups of project files and exported database dumps. It works with local or remote storage and can be scheduled by the operating system. It does not replace application-consistent database exports or recovery testing. | Best for a developer or small team that repeatedly edits GitHub Actions workflows and wants to test a job before pushing. It provides a local run log, while a final GitHub check remains necessary. It is not suitable when exact hosted-runner parity is required. |