TimeShift AlternativesBackup Clients and other similar apps like TimeShift

TimeShift is described as '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' and is a popular Backup Client in the backup & sync category. There are more than 25 alternatives to TimeShift for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and Flathub apps. The best TimeShift alternative is Duplicati, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like TimeShift are Restic, BorgBackup, Time Machine and Déjà Dup.

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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.

    132 Duplicati alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DK flagDenmark
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Duplicati screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Incremental Backup
    2.  Schedule Backup
    3.  Automatic Backup
    4.  Encrypted Backup
    5.  Data deduplication
    6.  File Versioning
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Scheduling
    9.  Local Storage
    10.  Cloud Sync
    11.  Guided configuration
    12.  AES-256 Encryption

    Duplicati VS TimeShift

     
    Comments about Duplicati as an Alternative to TimeShift
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    Negative Mar 15, 2019
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    Duplicati is not designed for, and does not really work with, the root filesystem

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

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

    • Duplicati is Freemium and Open SourceTimeShift is Free and Open Source
    • Duplicati is Privacy focusedTimeShift is not according to our users
  2. 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.

    57 Restic alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Arch Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
    Restic screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Encrypted Backup
    2.  Data deduplication
    3.  Incremental Backup
    4.  Remote backup
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  Data Compression
    7.  Schedule Backup
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Portable
    10.  File Versioning
    11.  Ad-free

    Restic VS TimeShift

     
  4. BorgBackup icon

    BorgBackup

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    BorgBackup (short: Borg) is a deduplicating backup program. Optionally, it supports compression and authenticated encryption.

    36 BorgBackup alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Arch Linux
    • Fedora
    • Cygwin
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    BorgBackup screenshot 1

    BorgBackup Features

    1.  Remote backup
    2.  Data deduplication
    3.  Incremental Backup
    4.  Automatic Backup
    5.  Encrypted Backup
    6.  Schedule Backup
    7.  AES-256 Encryption

    BorgBackup VS TimeShift

     
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    Nero BackItUp

    Nero BackItUp is a software for file and data protection on personal computers or laptops. It enables automatic backup of files to three locations, including USB hard drives. It offers features such as scheduling backups daily, w...

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    Time Machine

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    Time Machine is 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.

    91 Time Machine alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Interface

    Time Machine Features

    1.  Automatic Backup
    2.  Differential Backup
    3.  Incremental Backup
    4.  Schedule Backup
    5.  File Versioning
    6.  Encrypted Backup
    7.  Bundled with macOS

    Time Machine VS TimeShift

     
  7. 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 Duplicity as the backend.

    89 Déjà Dup alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    Déjà Dup screenshot 1

    Déjà Dup Features

    1.  Encrypted Backup
    2.  Schedule Backup
    3.  Incremental Backup
    4.  Remote backup
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Selective Synchronization

    Déjà Dup VS TimeShift

     
  8. Back In Time icon

    Back In Time

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    Back In Time is a simple backup tool for Linux, inspired by "FlyBack project".

    54 Back In Time alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Back In Time screenshot 1

    Back In Time Features

    1.  Incremental Backup
    2.  Schedule Backup
    3.  Time-machine

    Back In Time VS TimeShift

     
  10. Vorta icon

    Vorta

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    Vorta is a backup client for macOS and Linux desktops. It integrates the mighty Borg Backup with your favorite desktop environment to protect your data from disk failure, ransomware and theft.

    20 Vorta alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Python
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Vorta screenshot 1

    Vorta Features

    1.  Schedule Backup
    2.  Incremental Backup
    3.  Encrypted Backup
    4.  Data deduplication
    5.  Automatic Backup
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Selective Synchronization
    9.  AES-256 Encryption
    10.  Flexible

    Vorta VS TimeShift

     
  11. Pika Backup icon

    Pika Backup

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    Pika Backup is designed to save your personal data and does not support complete system recovery. Pika Backup is powered by the well-tested BorgBackup software.

    9 Pika Backup alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
    Pika Backup screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Automatic Backup
    3.  Gtk

    Pika Backup VS TimeShift

     
  12. Time Machine for Linux icon

    Time Machine for Linux

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    Use Time Machine to automatically back up your personal data, including apps, music, photos and documents. Having a backup allows you to recover files that you later delete or can't access.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Time Machine for Linux screenshot 1

    Time Machine for Linux Features

    1.  Automatic Backup
    2.  Schedule Backup
    3.  Incremental Backup

    Time Machine for Linux VS TimeShift

     
  13. Rsnapshot icon

    Rsnapshot

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    rsnapshot is a rsync based backup utillity, providing filesystem snapshot functionality. It can take incremental snapshots of local and remote filesystems for any number of machines.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Rsnapshot screenshot 1

    Rsnapshot Features

    1.  Support for Rsync
    2.  Incremental Backup
    3.  Remote backup

    Rsnapshot VS TimeShift

     
  14. Snapper - Snapshot Manager icon

    Snapper - Snapshot Manager

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    Snapper is a tool for Linux file system snapshot management. Apart from the obvious creation and deletion of snapshots it can compare snapshots and revert differences between them. In simple terms, this allows root and non-root users to view older versions of files and revert...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • openSUSE
    Snapper - Snapshot Manager screenshot 1

    Snapper - Snapshot Manager Features

    1.  Incremental Backup
    2.  Schedule Backup
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Support for BTRFS

    Snapper - Snapshot Manager VS TimeShift

     
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    Cronopete

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    Cronopete is a backup utility for Linux, modeled after Apple's Time Machine. It aims to simplify the creation of periodic backups.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Main window and option window

    Cronopete Features

    1.  Incremental Backup
    2.  Time-machine

    Cronopete VS TimeShift

     
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