Parachute Alternatives

Parachute is described as 'With Parachute you can backup your data to both local and remote locations, including your hard disk, external disks, FTP/SFTP servers, USB memory sticks, network volumes, your iDisk and pretty much anything your Mac can connect to' and is an app in the file sharing category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Parachute for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and BSD apps. The best Parachute alternative is rsync, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Parachute are Time Machine, Déjà Dup, Duplicacy and rdiff-backup.

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Parachute alternatives page was last updated Jan 30, 2020
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  1. rsync icon

    rsync

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    rsync is a software application for Unix which synchronizes files and directories from one location to another while minimizing data transfer using delta encoding when appropriate. An important feature of rsync not found in most similar programs/protocols is that the mirroring...

    130 rsync alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • Haiku
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  File Sync
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Schedule Backup
    4.  Folder Sync
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Cloud Sync
    7.  Encrypted Backup
    8.  Delta Backup
    9.  File by file encryption

    rsync VS Parachute

     

    • rsync is the most popular Linux alternative to Parachute.

    • rsync is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Parachute.

    • rsync is Free and Open SourceParachute is Paid and Proprietary
    • rsync is Privacy focusedParachute is not according to our users
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    Time Machine

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    Time Machine is the breakthrough automatic backup that’s built right into Mac OS X. It keeps an up-to-date copy of everything on your Mac — digital photos, music, movies, TV shows, and documents. Now, if you ever have the need, you can easily go back in time to recover anything.

    91 Time Machine alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Interface

    Time Machine Features

    1.  Automatic Backup
    2.  Differential Backup
    3.  Incremental Backup
    4.  Schedule Backup
    5.  File Versioning
    6.  Encrypted Backup
    7.  Bundled with macOS

    Time Machine VS Parachute

     

    • Time Machine is the most popular Mac alternative to Parachute.

    • Time Machine is Free and ProprietaryParachute is Paid and Proprietary
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    Déjà Dup

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    Déjà Dup is a simple backup tool. It hides the complexity of doing backups the Right Way (encrypted, off-site, and regularly) and uses Duplicity as the backend.

    89 Déjà Dup alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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    Déjà Dup Features

    1.  Encrypted Backup
    2.  Schedule Backup
    3.  Incremental Backup
    4.  Remote backup
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Selective Synchronization

    Déjà Dup VS Parachute

     
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    Nero BackItUp

    Nero BackItUp is a software for file and data protection on personal computers or laptops. It enables automatic backup of files to three locations, including USB hard drives. It offers features such as scheduling backups daily, w...

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    Duplicacy

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    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.

    77 Duplicacy alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Duplicacy screenshot 1

    Duplicacy Features

    1. Microsoft OneDrive icon  Onedrive integration
    2.  Cloud based
    3.  Incremental Backup
    4.  Data deduplication

    Duplicacy VS Parachute

     

    • Duplicacy is the most popular Windows alternative to Parachute.

    • Duplicacy is the most popular commercial alternative to Parachute.

    • Duplicacy is Paid and Open SourceParachute is Paid and Proprietary
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    rdiff-backup

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    rdiff-backup backs up one directory to another, possibly over a network. The target directory ends up a copy of the source directory, but extra reverse diffs are stored in a special subdirectory of that target directory, so you can still recover files lost some time ago.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    rdiff-backup Features

    1.  File-system view

    rdiff-backup VS Parachute

     
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    Nero BackItUp

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    Nero BackItUp is a software for file and data protection on personal computers or laptops. It enables automatic backup of files to three locations, including USB hard drives. It offers features such as scheduling backups daily, weekly, or monthly, continuous file backup, and...

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    Nero BackItUp screenshot 1

    Nero BackItUp Features

    1.  Schedule Backup
    2.  Encrypted Backup
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Time-machine

    Nero BackItUp VS Parachute

     

    • Nero BackItUp is the most popular Android alternative to Parachute.

    • Nero BackItUp is Paid and ProprietaryParachute is also Paid and Proprietary
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    RsyncOSX

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    A macOS GUI for rsync.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NO flagNorway

    Platforms

    • Mac
    RsyncOSX screenshot 1

    RsyncOSX Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  End-to-End Encryption
    3.  Support for Rsync
    4.  Folder Sync
    5.  Synchronization

    RsyncOSX VS Parachute

     
  11. KLS Backup icon

    KLS Backup

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

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main Screen

    KLS Backup Features

    1.  Schedule Backup

    KLS Backup VS Parachute

     
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    Backer

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    Backer is a visual front end to the rsync command. It allows the user to select multiple folders and back them up to multiple locations. It stores your backup settings for you so that all your backups can be run easily using a single button click.

    144 Backer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Backer screenshot 1

    Backer Features

    1.  Support for Rsync
    2.  Schedule Backup

    Backer VS Parachute

     
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    Back4Sure

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    Back4Sure is a feature-rich backup solution for typical backup use. No VSS Volume Shadow Copy function for open files. The program can make a backup to hard-disk, USB drive or network and can also be compressed using high or low compression settings to a ZIP or 7-zip file of...

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main window with source and target select

    Back4Sure Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Portable
    3.  Support for Unicode
    4.  Backup profiles

    Back4Sure VS Parachute

     
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    Windows File History

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    File History protects files from within the libraries, desktop, favorites, and contacts folders and creates copies of the files. in any event of a system refresh, reset or crash the files that were backed up via File History can easily be restored.

    73 Windows File History alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Windows File History screenshot 1

    Windows File History Features

    1.  Local backup
    2.  Bundled with Windows

    Windows File History VS Parachute

     
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    ToolWiz Time Machine

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    Toolwiz Time Machine (Toolwiz multi-point restoration) is a powerful and easy-to-use undelete freeware, protecting your PC from data loss and improving its security.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Windows
    ToolWiz Time Machine screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, 1.0.1.16, released in December 2013, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    ToolWiz Time Machine Features

    1.  Automatic Backup
    2.  Schedule Backup

    ToolWiz Time Machine VS Parachute

     
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