Time Machine Alternatives for Windows

Time Machine is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is Duplicati, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Time Machine and loads of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Time Machine are Macrium Reflect, Restic, UrBackup and Paragon Backup & Recovery.

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  1. Duplicati icon
     356 likes

    Duplicati stores encrypted, incremental backups with AES-256 encryption and GPG, compatible with Windows, Linux, MacOS. Supports cloud services like OneDrive, Google Drive, and includes a built-in scheduler, auto-updater. Run backups through a web interface or command line.

    161 Duplicati alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  2. Macrium Reflect icon
     202 likes

    Offering robust backup, disk imaging, and cloning, the tool supports secure, easily recovered back-ups on local, network, and USB drives, catering to both personal and commercial needs. The subscription model provides varied rate plans for home, workstation, and server uses, ensuring comprehensive data protection.

    96 Macrium Reflect alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. Restic icon
     71 likes

    restic is a program that does backups right. The design goals are: Easy, Fast, Verifiable, Secure, Efficient, Free.

    78 Restic alternatives

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    • Since 2017

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • Arch Linux
    • OpenBSD
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  4. UrBackup icon
     40 likes

    UrBackup is a open source client/server backup system, that through a combination of image and file backups accomplishes both data safety and a fast restoration time.

    61 UrBackup alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
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  5. Paragon Backup & Recovery is an advanced backup and recovery software. You may backup files, volumes and disks entirely or pick one at a time. Select the OS partition, and you get all the necessary boot partitions. If your operating system crashes, you can recover it easily.

    61 Paragon Backup & Recovery alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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  6. Rollback Rx icon
     102 likes

    RollBack Rx client is a system restore utility that enables home users and IT professionals to easily restore a PC to a time before certain events occurred.

    49 Rollback Rx alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Provides full, incremental, and differential backups for files, partitions, and system. Offers disaster recovery, automatic scheduling, fast disk or partition cloning, encrypted storage, backup verification, selective file restore, and management tools.

    69 EaseUS ToDo BackUp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. Veeam Agent icon
     21 likes

    Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows and Veeam Agent for Linux work with Veeam Availability Suite to deliver Availability for ALL workloads — virtual, physical and cloud — from a single management console, extending Veeam’s leadership position from being the best for VMware vSphere...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. Duplicacy icon
     16 likes

    Duplicacy is a new generation local and cloud backup tool that supports cross-computer deduplication. It is free for personal use and source code is available to commercial users.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  10. Genie Timeline icon
     36 likes

    Offers continuous, automatic backup for music, videos, photos, and documents with settable frequency, backup resumption, system recovery, space-saving, restore points, lightweight operation, easy setup, turbo mode, and support for local, external, or network drives.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. KLS Backup icon
     5 likes

    KLS Backup - Powerful backup and synchronization program with FTP, WebDAV and cloud support (Windows Azure, Amazon S3, Eucalyptus Walrus)

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Windows
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