Time Machine AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Backup Clients

The best Backup Client alternative to Time Machine 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 14 are Backup Clients so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Backup Client alternatives to Time Machine are TimeShift, Restic, Déjà Dup and UrBackup.

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  1. Duplicati icon
     355 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.

    136 Duplicati alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    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
    Negative
    -15

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

    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.

    33 TimeShift alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Comments about TimeShift as an Alternative to Time Machine
    Paul
    Positive
    0

    Great piece of software to take snapshots of your system and easily restore it.

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    TimeShift icon
    • TimeShift is Free and Open SourceTime Machine is Free and Proprietary
    • TimeShift is Lightweight and Privacy focusedTime Machine is not according to our users
  3. Restic icon
     66 likes

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

    61 Restic alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Arch Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
     
  4. Déjà Dup icon
     80 likes

    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
     
  5. UrBackup icon
     39 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.

    47 UrBackup alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
     
  6. This free software allows you to backup your data to external drives, network locations, FTP servers and cloud storages.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Duplicity icon
     19 likes

    Duplicity is a software suite that provides encrypted, digitally signed, versioned, remote backup of files requiring little of the remote server.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  8. Proxmox Backup Server is an enterprise backup solution, for backing up and restoring VMs, containers, and physical hosts. By supporting incremental, fully deduplicated backups, Proxmox Backup Server significantly reduces network load and saves valuable storage space.

    42 Proxmox Backup Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Debian
     
  9. Rustic icon
     5 likes

    Rustic is a backup tool that provides fast, encrypted, deduplicated backups written in Rust. It reads and writes the restic repo format described in the design document and can be used as a restic replacement in most cases.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  10. Nero BackItUp icon
     2 likes

    Creates your backup quickly and easily to an external hard drive, optical media or the cloud.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
     
  11. Backup Maker icon
     5 likes

    BackUp Maker is a professional, user-friendly tool for creating automated data backups. Configure once and let it save files based on time, intervals, or system events. Use partial backups, advanced filters, and multiple generations to protect your data efficiently and securely.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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