Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to MacBackup
Time machine online backup
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Super simple email backups for the Mac 💫
2018 · thehorcrux.com · its alternatives →
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SimpleBackups▲103Website & database backups with smart features and an API
2019 · simplebackups.com · its alternatives →
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Automatically clean & backup your MacOS desktop in 1 click
2022 · phuctm97.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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I wrote some shell scripts to automate "fixing" old Time Machine backups, particularly Time Machine backups from previous computers. I've personally experienced a lot of friction with this, and found out that some of the metadata stored in the Backups.backupdb and individual snapshot directories prevent successful use with Time Machine on other computers in some cases. Time Machine itself does not always handle this gracefully. These utilities should help users wrangle older backups to make them work with Time Machine on their current Mac.
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Parachute Backup▲102Seamless backup for iCloud Drive and Apple Photos
2025 · parachuteapps.com · its alternatives →
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Cheap and dirty solution to backup a specific folder on macOS to S3. I use this to backup my Calibre library.
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Cloud drives mounted locally on your macOS desktop
2023 · cloudmounter.net · its alternatives →
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#1 personal backup software for all your important data
2019 · acronis.com · its alternatives →
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Backblaze▲93Unlimited data backup for your Mac or PC for just $5/month
2015 · backblaze.com · its alternatives →
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Immutable cloud storage with multi-cloud redundancy. Zero-knowledge encryption, unlimited devices. Built on restic — no vendor lock-in. From $5/month.
2018 · relicabackup.com · its alternatives →
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BoostBackup.com▲109Backup and monitor your server, files & DB
2024 · boostbackup.com · its alternatives →
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The superfast cloning and folder-sync App for macOS
2017 · solesignal.com · its alternatives →
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2012 · sneakerbackup.com · its alternatives →
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Chronoid▲51Hi HN, I've been building Chronoid, a native macOS time tracker. It runs in the menu bar and automatically logs apps, windows, and file activity using macOS accessibility APIs. Everything is stored locally, no sync or cloud service. At first I tried using DuckDB as the storage engine. It looked promising for analytics, but after ~2 weeks I realized it was overkill for my needs—extra dependencies, trickier integration, and not much real benefit at the scale of a single-user app. I switched to SQLite, and it turned out to be the simpler, more reliable choice. The codebase got smaller and the…
Nov 2025 · chronoid.app · its alternatives →
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Erstelle Backups auf den Computer deiner Freund*innen mit diesem Programm. Einfach, gratis und verschlüsselt!
2021 · crowbackup.ch · its alternatives →
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