Time Machine AlternativesTop System Restore & System Backup Tools like Time Machine

Time Machine is described as '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' and is a very popular System Restore tool in the backup & sync category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Time Machine for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and FreeBSD apps. The best Time Machine alternative is Duplicati, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Time Machine are Rollback Rx, TimeShift, Macrium Reflect and Restic.

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  1. Duplicati icon

    Duplicati

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    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.

    135 Duplicati alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Comments about Duplicati as an Alternative to Time Machine
    Guest
    Positive
    2

    Only backs up the changes instead of the whole file, just like Time Machine.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
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    because it saves the whole backup every time, not just the changes like time machine does

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Duplicati is a great Time Machine alternative.

    • Duplicati is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Time Machine.

    • Duplicati is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Time Machine.

    • Duplicati is Freemium and Open SourceTime Machine is Free and Proprietary
    • Duplicati is Privacy focusedTime Machine is not according to our users
  2. Rollback Rx icon

    Rollback Rx

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    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.

    47 Rollback Rx alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about Rollback Rx as an Alternative to Time Machine
    m8r-5b599u
    Positive
    1

    Same functionality. both have quick restore one for Mac and PCs

    cyrusdavidson
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    Offers multiple snapshots, and you are able to restore to them at any point. Not just some files but all files in the hard drive are included in the restore. It can also revert you back even if you are hit by ransomware which is at large during the time of this post.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Rollback Rx is a great Time Machine alternative.

    • Rollback Rx is the most popular commercial alternative to Time Machine.

    • Rollback Rx is Paid and ProprietaryTime Machine is Free and Proprietary
  4. TimeShift icon

    TimeShift

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    TimeShift for Linux is an application that provides functionality similar to the System Restore feature in Windows and Time Machine tool in Mac OS. TimeShift protects your system by taking incremental snapshots of file system at regular intervals.

    31 TimeShift alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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    Comments about TimeShift as an Alternative to Time Machine
    Paul
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    Great piece of software to take snapshots of your system and easily restore it.

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    • Most users think TimeShift is a great Time Machine alternative.

    • TimeShift is Free and Open SourceTime Machine is Free and Proprietary
    • TimeShift is Lightweight and Privacy focusedTime Machine is not according to our users
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  6. Macrium Reflect icon

    Macrium Reflect

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    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.

    87 Macrium Reflect alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

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    • Windows
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  7. Restic icon

    Restic

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

    59 Restic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Arch Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
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  8. Déjà Dup icon

    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 Restic behind the scenes.

    91 Déjà Dup alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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    UrBackup

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    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.

    47 UrBackup alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
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  11. Carbon Copy Cloner icon

    Carbon Copy Cloner

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    Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC) features an interface designed to make the cloning and backup procedure very intuitive. In addition to general backup, CCC can also clone one hard drive to another, copying every single block or file to create an exact replica of your source hard drive.

    39 Carbon Copy Cloner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  12. Paragon Backup & Recovery icon

    Paragon Backup & Recovery

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    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.

    55 Paragon Backup & Recovery alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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  13. EaseUS ToDo BackUp icon

    EaseUS ToDo BackUp

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    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.

    61 EaseUS ToDo BackUp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  15. Reboot Restore Rx icon

    Reboot Restore Rx

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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.

    21 Reboot Restore Rx alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    Comments about Reboot Restore Rx as an Alternative to Time Machine
    andyroddick0797
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    Time machine functionality. Restore to previous baseline automatically

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

    • Reboot Restore Rx is Freemium and ProprietaryTime Machine is Free and Proprietary
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