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24 alternatives to Snaps

CLI tool for creating scheduled snapshots for DigitalOcean

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Snaps launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Lightweight time-management CLI tool▲72

   Lightweight time management CLI tool . Contribute to liviu-/ding development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Mac CLi▲226

   OS X command line tools for developers

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   I made a tool that lets you schedule frequent Digital Ocean Snapshots▲6

   Take up to hourly backup and snapshots for DigitalOcean and all providers. Scheduled and simple, allowing fast recovery

   2017 · snapshooter.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   SnapShooter▲109

   Frequent and reliable Digital Ocean snapshots

   2017 · snapshooter.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   GitHub CLI▲408

   GitHub’s official free and open source command line tool

   2020 · cli.github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   DigitalOcean Command Set▲93

   Manage and monitor your DigitalOcean resources from Slack.

   2020 · its alternatives →

7. 7SA
   Snapshotly – Automated DigitalOcean Backups▲24

   Simple, powerfull and worry-free backups for your databases & servers.

   2019 · snapshotly.com · its alternatives →

8. 8TC
   Tiny CLI to save AWS costs in dev environments when you're sleeping▲119

   2020 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Wren – simple yet extensible task management with CLI, Telegram, HTTP▲121

   The simplest task management system with the most advanced features - bjesus/wren

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    DigitalOcean Functions▲250

    Run functions on demand, scale automatically

    2022 · digitalocean.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Monday▲82

    A tool for running local apps and/or forward others

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    “Install on DigitalOcean” button for open source apps▲279

    NO LONGER MAINTAINED. Contribute to seven1m/do-install-button development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Snap▲173

    The floating dock for developers

    Feb 2026 · snap-dock.co · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Manual Pages by Fig▲208

    Beautiful, community-driven documentation for 300+ CLI tools

    2022 · fig.io · its alternatives →

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    Simple command line note taking tool▲84

    Daily notes command line tool. Contribute to tomlockwood/dn development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Medium CLI▲244

    A command line Interface for reading Medium stories

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    SnapGrid▲175

    Collect, organise, and analyize UI screenshots

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Deposure▲185

    Launch your APIs live effortlessly

    2025 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Shell GPT▲62

    CLI tool for developers, helps you accomplish tasks faster

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Habitus▲126

    An open source build flow tool for Docker

    2016 · habitus.io · its alternatives →

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    Pingy CLI▲140

    The simple frontend build tool. No config. No plugins

    2017 · pin.gy · its alternatives →

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    Snapchive▲139

    Automatically snapshot websites every day/week/month.

    2019 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Slack Gitsin▲115

    A beautiful Slack command line interface

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Snapcode▲134

    Manage and share your code snippets

    2021 · snapcode.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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