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. There are more than 10 alternatives to SmartShield for Windows, Linux and Mac. The best alternative is Reboot Restore Rx, which is free. Other great apps like SmartShield are Deep Freeze, Shadow Defender, Duplicacy and rdiff-backup.
SmartShield alternatives are mainly System Restore Tools but may also be File Recovery Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of SmartShield.Reboot Restore Rx
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo23 alternatives to Reboot Restore Rx- Freemium • Proprietary
- System Restore Tool
- Windows
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.
Reboot Restore Rx Features
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JangSimilar featureset, lower priced than other solutions (Deep Freeze).
1jholland41Similar feature set and it has a freeware version
1Deep Freeze
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Paid • Proprietary
- System Restore Tool
16 alternatives to Deep Freeze- Mac
- Windows
Deep Freeze Reboot Restore Software prevents any changes made on your system making PCs indestructible. Reboot Restore software is a comprehensive Windows System Restore solution that empower end users with each reboot.
Deep Freeze Features
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Shadow Defender
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo15 alternatives to Shadow Defender- Paid • Proprietary
- Windows
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.
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Duplicacy
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Paid • Open Source
79 alternatives to Duplicacy- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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.
Duplicacy Features
rdiff-backup
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
78 alternatives to rdiff-backup- Windows
- Linux
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.
rdiff-backup Features
ToolWiz Time Machine
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Proprietary
- System Restore Tool
- File Recovery Tool
69 alternatives to ToolWiz Time Machine- Windows
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.
ToolWiz Time Machine Features
DiscontinuedThe program is no longer updated. Last version, 1.0.1.16, released in December 2013, can be still downloaded from the official website.
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Toolwiz Time Freeze
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo14 alternatives to Toolwiz Time Freeze- Free • Proprietary
- System Restore Tool
- Windows
Toolwiz Time Freeze is an effective Instant System Restore software to keep your computer system safe and protect your computer from undesired changes. It can also protect your files and folders from changes with a secure password protection.
Clean Slate
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo16 alternatives to Clean Slate- Paid • Proprietary
- Windows
Restores your computer to its original configuration discarding unwanted computer changes. Just log off or reboot. Clean Slate is easy yet powerful.
Clean Slate Features
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Lethe
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo14 alternatives to Lethe- Free • Open Source
- System Restore Tool
- Linux
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...
Lethe Features
DiscontinuedThe project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.34, released in January 2011, can be still downloaded from SourceForge
Comodo Time Machine
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free Personal • Proprietary
- System Restore Tool
- File Recovery Tool
30 alternatives to Comodo Time Machine- Windows
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).
Comodo Time Machine Features
DiscontinuedAccording 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.
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