Alternatives to Windows Backup and Restore for all platforms with any license

rsync

rsync is a software application for Unix which synchronizes files and directories from one location to another while minimizing data transfer using delta encoding when...

Free Open Source Linux BSD Cygwin Mac OS X Haiku
Cloud sync Command line interface Delta Backup Encrypted backups ... File-sync Schedule Backup Add a feature

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Duplicati

Duplicati is the only portable backup program, able to send backups in encrypted form to another computer or SkyDrive using one of several methods (WebDAV, FTP...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Encrypted backups Schedule Backup Automatic Backup Incremental backup ... Backup to Google Drive Cloud sync File compression File Versioning Guided configuration Multiple languages Retention Schedule Support for SFTP Support for WebDAV Add a feature

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CrashPlan PRO

CrashPlan lets you automatically back up your hard drive to another computer. The program offers secure cloud storage, in addition to local backups, and continuous...

Commercial Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone iPad
Encrypted backups AES encryption Automatic Backup File Versioning ... Multiple languages Unlimited storage Add a feature

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- Discontinued Current subscribers were informed last year that CrashPlan Home is being discontinued in October 2018. The service has recommended users sign up with another home service like Carbonite, or for CrashPlan's own much more expensive business plan.
Time Machine

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...

Free Mac
Automatic Backup File Versioning Bundled with macOS Add a feature

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GoodSync

GoodSync syncs files between your computer, mobile devices, FTP, SFTP, Amazon S3, Google Drive, SkyDrive, WebDAV, Azure.

Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet ... iPad
2 way sync Support for 64 bit Direct P2P Sync End-to-end encryption ... File-sync Mirror Backup Multiple languages Portable Real-time sync Sync on Schedule Visual Comparison Support for WebDAV Add a feature

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Déjà Dup

Déjà Dup is a simple backup tool. It hides the complexity of doing backups the 'right way' (encrypted, off-site, and regularly) and uses...

Free Open Source Linux
Encrypted backups Incremental backup Schedule Backup Well integrated in Debian 9 Add a feature

50 Like
DirSync Pro

DirSync Pro (Directory Synchronize Pro) is a small utility for file and folder synchronization without bidirectional file-deletion. DirSync Pro can be used to...

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux
File-sync Incremental backup Add a feature

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Qtd Sync

A graphical interface for the Rsync engine that will synchronise files between two computers either locally or over the internet. The beauty of Rsync is that it only...

Free Open Source Windows Linux
No features added Add a feature

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Veeam Agents

Performs full system imaging, incremental backups, local and network backup locations, and bare metal recovery.

Freemium $ $ $ Windows Linux
Recover lost data Disk Imaging Recover deleted files Incremental backup ... Recover deleted files Add a feature

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Areca Backup

Areca Backup is a file backup software that supports incremental, image and delta backup on local drives or FTP servers.

Free Open Source Windows Linux
Delta Backup Differential backup Encrypted backups Support for FTP ... Incremental backup Multiple languages Add a feature

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- Discontinued Last Update: 2015-08-26. See https://sourceforge.net/projects/areca/
Duplicacy

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 Mac Windows Linux
Incremental backup Add a feature

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ToolWiz Time Machine

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. ...

Free Windows
Automatic Backup Schedule Backup Add a feature

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- Discontinued The program is no longer updated. Last version, 1.0.1.16, released in December 2013, can be still downloaded from the official website.
Windows File History

File History protects files from within the libraries, desktop, favorites, and contacts folders and creates copies of the files. in any event of a system refresh, reset...

Commercial Windows
No features added Add a feature

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Retrospect

Retrospect is a multi-platform backup solution supporting hybrid backup to disk, tape, NAS & Cloud, aimed at SMEs. Main Editions include unlimited client/endpoint...

Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux VMware vSphere Hypervisor Microsoft Hyper-V Server
Automatic Backup Encrypted backups Incremental backup Schedule Backup Add a feature

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Carbonite

Unlimited online backup for one flat fee. Free trial, no credit card required. Secure and encrypted for your privacy. Easy, on-demand restore. Securely backup your...

Commercial Mac OS X Windows Web Android iPhone ... Blackberry iPad
Automatic Backup Add a feature

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