Genie Timeline
What Genie Timeline is
Genie Timeline is a paid Windows backup product covering computers and servers. It provides mixed backup scope and mixed restore modes, with computer and server backup available but no mobile backup. The Home plan offers continuous data protection, automatic file backup, version history, local and external drive backup, and basic disaster recovery. Professional keeps continuous protection and adds advanced scheduling, network-drive backup, FTP/FTPS backup, email-server backup, and SQL database backup. The Server plan supports Windows Server with a central management console, advanced disaster recovery, bare-metal restore, and priority support. Genie Timeline has no free plan, while a 30-day trial is listed. Home and Professional each cost $89.95 a month; Server costs $250 a month. The maker, Genie Timeline, was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
Who it suits
It suits Windows users needing computer backups, organizations backing up servers, and teams that need plan-specific scheduling, database, or disaster-recovery features.
What it does well
- Supports computer and server backup
- Home includes version history
- Professional backs up SQL databases
- Server includes bare-metal restore
- Offers a 30-day trial
What to know first
- No mobile backup
- No free plan
- Windows-only platform
- Server plan costs $250 a month
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Home | Continuous data protection · Automatic file backup · Version history · Local and external drive backup · Basic disaster recovery | $89.95 a month |
| Professional | Continuous data protection · Advanced scheduling · Network drive backup · FTP/FTPS backup · Email server backup · SQL database backup | $89.95 a month |
| Server | Windows Server support · Central management console · Advanced disaster recovery · Bare-metal restore · Priority support | $250 a month |
As genie9.com lists them, read 19 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Genie Timeline offers separate Home, Professional, and Server capabilities for Windows backup needs. The listed plans differ substantially in scheduling, network, database, and recovery functions, with paid monthly pricing and no free tier.
Facts from Genie Timeline's own pages
- Backup scope
- mixed · genie9.com, 19 Sept 2026
- Computer backup
- Yes · genie9.com, 19 Sept 2026
- Founded
- 2009 · genie9.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- No · genie9.com, 19 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom · genie9.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Mobile backup
- No · genie9.com, 19 Sept 2026
- Supported platforms
- windows · genie9.com, 19 Sept 2026
- Restore modes
- mixed · genie9.com, 19 Sept 2026
- Server backup
- Yes · genie9.com, 19 Sept 2026
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