SmartShield Alternatives

SmartShield is described as 'Allows administrators to ensure the ongoing integrity of their workstations without limiting usability. With SmartShield Protection enabled, all changes made to a workstation are removed with every restart. This makes unwanted system changes an impossibility' and is an app in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to SmartShield for Windows, Linux and Mac. The best SmartShield alternative is Deep Freeze. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Reboot Restore Rx or rdiff-backup. Other great apps like SmartShield are Shadow Defender, Duplicacy, Comodo Time Machine and ToolWiz Time Machine.

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SmartShield alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022
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  1. Deep Freeze icon
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    Deploys a robust SaaS model to freeze computer settings and protect data by restoring the original system state upon every reboot, streamlining IT asset management and enforcing comprehensive system control without the need for continuous manual administration.

    13 Deep Freeze alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Deep Freeze Features

    1.  Restore on reboot
    2.  Remote Management
    3.  Data Protection
    4.  Igloo for data storage
    5.  Persistent Storage

    Deep Freeze VS SmartShield

     
    • Almost everyone thinks Deep Freeze is a great SmartShield alternative.

    • Deep Freeze is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to SmartShield.

    • Deep Freeze is the most popular commercial alternative to SmartShield.

    • Deep Freeze is Paid and ProprietarySmartShield is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. Shadow Defender icon
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    Shadow Defender is an easy-to-use security solution (for Windows operating systems) that protects your PC/laptop real environment against malicious activity and unwanted changes.

    14 Shadow Defender alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Windows

    Shadow Defender VS SmartShield

     
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    Reboot Restore Rx makes it easy to maintain PC’s in small public access computing environments (classrooms, computer labs, kiosks, internet cafes, libraries, etc.). Every time you restart the PCs they will automatically reset to your predefined baseline setting.

    22 Reboot Restore Rx alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Reboot Restore Rx Features

    1.  Restore on reboot
    2.  Persistent Storage
    3.  Auto Update
    4.  Remote Management
    5.  Data Protection

    Reboot Restore Rx VS SmartShield

     
    Comments about Reboot Restore Rx as an Alternative to SmartShield
    Jang
    Positive Dec 15, 2016
    1

    Similar featureset, lower priced than other solutions (Deep Freeze).

    jholland41
    Positive Dec 21, 2016
    1

    Similar feature set and it has a freeware version

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    • Almost everyone thinks Reboot Restore Rx is a great SmartShield alternative.

    • Reboot Restore Rx is the most popular free alternative to SmartShield.

    • Reboot Restore Rx is Freemium and ProprietarySmartShield is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Duplicacy icon
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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

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Duplicacy Features

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

    Duplicacy VS SmartShield

     
    • Duplicacy is the most popular Linux alternative to SmartShield.

    • Duplicacy is the most popular Open Source alternative to SmartShield.

    • Duplicacy is Paid and Open SourceSmartShield is Paid and Proprietary
  5. rdiff-backup icon
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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

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    rdiff-backup Features

    1.  File-system view

    rdiff-backup VS SmartShield

     
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    Comodo Time Machine (CTM) allows non-commercial users to quickly restore their entire system to an earlier point in time (including the registry, critical operating system files and user created documents).

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    According to the Comodo Team, CTM is still in development, but the old version was removed from the official website. Latest version, 2.8.155286.178, released in July 2010, can be still downloaded from the official forum.

    Comodo Time Machine Features

    1.  Time-machine

    Comodo Time Machine VS SmartShield

     
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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.

    68 ToolWiz Time Machine alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Windows
    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 SmartShield

     
  8. Clean Slate icon
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    Restores your computer to its original configuration discarding unwanted computer changes. Just log off or reboot. Clean Slate is easy yet powerful.

    16 Clean Slate alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Windows

    Clean Slate Features

    1.  Restore on reboot

    Clean Slate VS SmartShield

     
  9. Lethe icon
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    Lethe is a Deep Freeze -like partition freezing software for Debian GNU/Linux and Lihuen GNU/Linux (May work on other Debian-based GNU/Linux distributions). Lethe makes the partitions behave like a Live CD: all changes made on the file system...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.34, released in January 2011, can be still downloaded from SourceForge

    Lethe Features

    1.  Persistent Storage

    Lethe VS SmartShield

     
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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

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Windows File History Features

    1.  Local backup
    2.  Bundled with Windows

    Windows File History VS SmartShield

     
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    RestoreIT® 7 is based on FarStone's patented "Advanced System Restore " technology. RestoreIT® 7 is a new, and powerful, innovation designed to recover your entire PC in 60 seconds for an effortless recovery from any disaster.

    40 FarStone RestoreIT alternatives

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    • Windows

    FarStone RestoreIT VS SmartShield

     
  12. Wioski icon
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    Wioski is a self-healing kiosk-computer running Windows 7 / 8 / 10. It’s made with standard Microsoft technologies and is distributed totally free.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Wioski Features

    1.  Persistent Storage

    Wioski VS SmartShield

     
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