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data backup software

Recent window: last 5.4 months (2026-05-01 → 2026-10-11), compared with the prior 5.4 months.

horizontal · 30 members · Data as of 2026-10-14

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Pulled from real Hacker News comment threads on this niche's launches.

Most asked for

  • configurable time windows and disk space caps (1)
    Raised on Yolt
  • Incremental backups (1)
    Raised on Databasus
  • Linux support (1)
    Raised on Yolt
  • Physical/PITR backup support as an option (1)
    Raised on Databasus
  • Web UI for easier setup and accessibility (1)
    Raised on Databasus

Concerns raised

  • can't handle external side effects (1)
    Raised on Yolt
  • Database must be empty before restore (conflicts otherwise) (1)
    Raised on Databasus
  • doesn't recover data if not already watching directory (1)
    Raised on Yolt
  • Logical backups are slower for large databases (1)
    Raised on Databasus
  • macOS-only right now (1)
    Raised on Yolt
  • PITR tools claim support but restores are messy in practice (1)
    Raised on Databasus
  • Point-in-time recovery (PITR) is complicated to set up and recover (1)
    Raised on Databasus

Compared to

  • allowlists with manual command approval (1)
    Raised on Yolt
  • Back in Time (1)
    Raised on Back In Time 2.0.0
  • mysqldump (1)
    Raised on Databasus
  • pgBackRest (1)
    Raised on Databasus
  • version control systems (implicit alternative for file recovery) (1)
    Raised on Yolt
  • WAL-G (1)
    Raised on Databasus

Members

Name Source Upvotes ▼ Launched
Crash-Plan GITHUB 378 2026-10-12
Cloudback for Linear PH 177 2026-06-14
Crash-Plan GITHUB 103 2026-10-02
AOMEI-Backupper GITHUB 100 2026-10-02
Crash-Plan GITHUB 98 2026-10-09
AOMEI-Backupper GITHUB 73 2026-10-01
BackAuto GITHUB 38 2026-09-21
AOMEI-Backupper GITHUB 21 2026-10-09
replicaro GITHUB 17 2026-09-20
bkup GITHUB 10 2026-09-14
Databasus HN 10 2025-12-28
android-Auto-Backup-Telegram GITHUB 8 2026-09-13
Yolt HN 8 2026-04-08
Back In Time 2.0.0 HN 7 2026-08-15
ae2lt GITHUB 7 2026-09-15
JMac-git-drive-backup GITHUB 7 2026-09-22
Portabase HN 6 2026-01-08
BackiGo PH 5 2026-09-10
Cloudstic HN 5 2026-03-03
AppleFileViewer PH 4 2026-09-27
CBackup PH 2 2026-09-21
Lomorage PH 2 2026-09-29
Reaver Backup PH 2 2026-10-07
Zmanda Pro PH 2 2026-09-10
SafeVolt PH 2 2026-09-10
TidyRoll PH 2 2026-10-03
FilesToNAS PH 1 2026-10-12
DBDump PH 1 2026-09-11
NotionManager PH 1 2026-09-08
PixBack PH 1 2026-10-01