Time Machine AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Online Backup Tools

The best Online Backup 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 Online Backup Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Online Backup Tool alternatives to Time Machine are Restic, Plakar, Retrospect and Duplicity.

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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)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    Comments about Duplicati as an Alternative to Time Machine
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    Only backs up the changes instead of the whole file, just like Time Machine.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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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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    • Duplicati is Freemium and Open SourceTime Machine is Free and Proprietary
    • Duplicati is Privacy focusedTime Machine is not according to our users
  2. 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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Arch Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
     
  3. Plakar icon
     5 likes

    An open-source backup and restore platform built for modern workloads. It offers encrypted, deduplicated, and instantly recoverable snapshots across file systems, object stores and cloud environments.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (ISC)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
     
  4. Retrospect icon
     6 likes

    Retrospect is a multi-platform backup solution supporting hybrid backup to disk, tape, NAS & Cloud, aimed at SMEs and MSPs. Main Editions include unlimited client/endpoint licenses. Site License Edition includes unlimited server licenses.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor
    • Microsoft Hyper-V Server
     
  5. 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
     
  6. 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
     
  7. 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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  8. BackupChain icon
     3 likes

    BackupChain Backup Software backs up your system, virtual machines, and databases while running. Run backups locally, remotely, and off-site via FTP with this professional backup utility. Includes FTP server.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. 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
     
  10. BackupVault icon
     6 likes

    BackupVault is a UK based provider of secure, automated and offsite backup solutions aimed at the small/medium sized business.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. Data Deposit Box is an established cloud backup solutions company that provides small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) with the premium security and protection services utilized by large enterprises. The Company's patented backup technology, known for its Exabyte scalability...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  12. Blobbackup icon
     2 likes

    Securely backup your computer to the cloud without compromising your privacy.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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