Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Photos Backup Anywhere
Mac photo backups: simple, continuous, anywhere
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Photos Backup Anywhere launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Google Photos▲664Automatic backup and unlimited storage for all your photos
2015 · workspaceupdates.googleblog.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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MemoryBackup▲12Fast Backup iPhone Library in minutes — direct to ext drive
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, I built a tiny offline tool to help back up iPhone/iPad photos and videos to PC or Mac via USB. No iCloud, no accounts, no cloud storage — just straight device-to-device transfer. Originally made it for someone close to me who had tens of thousands of photos but didn't want to deal with subscriptions or cloud storage. Thought it might be useful for others too, so putting it out there. It keeps Live Photos, 4K videos, RAW files, and transfers quickly without compression. Works on both Windows and macOS. Site (simple landing page):…
2025 · albumsbackup.framer.website · its alternatives →
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Commit Photos▲128A smarter and visual way to clean your iCloud Photo Library
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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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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Filesync▲61-click backups to any drive or NAS. Pay once, done forever.
Dec 2025 · filesync.lemonsqueezy.com · its alternatives →
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Encrypted vault, keep your photos & videos in a safe place
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Organize photos in a beautiful folder
2016 · beautifulbackup.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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Remotely▲178Access all of the files on your Mac from anywhere
2016 · remotely.app · its alternatives →
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Capsule▲105Automatic photo backup, sorting & sharing from your home
2017 · heycapsule.com · its alternatives →
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Dropshare 5▲95The flexible file sharing solution for macOS & iOS
2022 · dropshare.app · its alternatives →
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Tusk▲17The backup app that never forgets where your files went
Jul 2026 · tuskbackup.com · its alternatives →
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Cloud drives mounted locally on your macOS desktop
2023 · cloudmounter.net · its alternatives →
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Stash▲135Manage temporary files, text, and media with drag-and-drop
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Fotoback▲1Encrypted photo backup that frees up your iPhone storage
Aug 2026 · fotoback.app · its alternatives →
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Sort photos by file size and quality
2025 · photosort-app.com · its alternatives →
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Back up photos and files to Google Drive and Google Photos.
2017 · workspace.google.com · its alternatives →
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