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24 alternatives to Backup and Sync for Google Photos and Google Drive

Back up photos and files to Google Drive and Google Photos.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Backup and Sync for Google Photos and Google Drive launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Google Backup and Sync▲6
Google Drive for consumer users is now Backup and Sync
2017 · workspaceupdates.googleblog.com · its alternatives →
2
Google Photos▲664
Automatic backup and unlimited storage for all your photos
2015 · workspaceupdates.googleblog.com · its alternatives →
3
Lightbox▲96
Your Google Drive photos made into a beautiful album
2015 · lghtbx.com · its alternatives →
4
Shared Albums by Google Photos▲107
Share photos & videos between friends and family
2015 · blog.google · its alternatives →
5
Pics.io▲74
Your life photo collection online. Stored in Google Drive.
2014 · its alternatives →
6
Post to Google Photos▲82
Upload any image online to Google Photos with a right click
2019 · its alternatives →
7
Insync 1.4▲139
Transform Google Drive into a desktop app (Win/Linux/macOS)
2018 · insynchq.com · its alternatives →
8
Gallery Go by Google▲158
A fast, helpful way to organize your photos offline
2019 · google.com · its alternatives →
9
Lyve Home▲91
Backup all your photos on this storage device with a display
2015 · its alternatives →
10
Windows Backup Helper▲1
Backup your files to Google Drive or Microsoft One Drive
2020 · its alternatives →
11
Proper Takeout for Google Photos▲1
Export or Backup Google Photos directly to folder, organized
Feb 2026 · propertakeout.com · its alternatives →
12
MemoryBackup▲12
Fast Backup iPhone Library in minutes — direct to ext drive
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
13
Pics.io▲109
Turning Google Drive into a tool for creatives
2014 · its alternatives →
14
Photostash▲65
Automatically save your pictures from Slack to Gdrive
2019 · its alternatives →
15
Integrate Google Drive▲57
Use & manage your Google Drive files into WordPress site
2023 · softlabbd.com · its alternatives →
16
Parachute Backup▲102
Seamless backup for iCloud Drive and Apple Photos
2025 · parachuteapps.com · its alternatives →
17
Photos Backup Anywhere▲1
Mac photo backups: simple, continuous, anywhere
2023 · ibeni.net · its alternatives →
18
Google Workspace Backup Software ▲2
Best solution to backup entire Google Workspace Data
2022 · migrateclouddata.com · its alternatives →
19
New Backup and File Sync▲7
Backup, Sync, Mac
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
20
BackiGo▲14
The best Live Photos backup app for iOS!
2025 · backigo.app · its alternatives →
21PN
Plug-n-sync – sync your external or network drives to Google Drive▲7
2015 · medium.com · its alternatives →
22
Photobak – Back up your content from Google Photos▲7
Back up your content from Google Photos - DEPRECATED: use Timeliner - mholt/photobak
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
23
Better Drive▲5
Recover control over your Google Drive files
2021 · its alternatives →
24
A photo backup idea – to your own storage, not iCloud/Google▲9
I’m working on a privacy-focused photo backup concept. Instead of syncing to cloud services like iCloud or Google, the idea is to let you back up photos directly to your own: PC or laptop HDD or NAS Private cloud or VPS It will use a secure peer-to-peer approach (similar to Tailscale) so your data stays in your control. I’m still validating the idea — would love feedback! If you're interested, join the waitlist: https://myphoto-vault.netlify.app
2025 · myphoto-vault.netlify.app · its alternatives →

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