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Best GWS Backup Alternatives in 2026

Updated

19 apps from Google workspace backup software ranked against GWS Backup on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    IDrive Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 6.8
    GWS Backup vs IDrive
  2. 2
    Synology Photos Free plan AndroidextensioniOSMacWeb Free6.6
    GWS Backup vs Synology Photos
  3. 4
    MSP360 Backup Free plan LinuxMacWin $1.67/mo6.5
    GWS Backup vs MSP360 Backup
  4. 5
    Synology Active Backup for SaaS Free plan self-hosted Free6.2
    GWS Backup vs Synology Active Backup for SaaS
  5. 6
    AvePoint Cloud Backup AndroidiOSWeb 5.5
    GWS Backup vs AvePoint Cloud Backup
  6. 7
    Spanning Backup Free trial AndroidiOSWeb 5.4
    GWS Backup vs Spanning Backup
  7. 8
    Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 5.3
    GWS Backup vs Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud
  8. 9
    Cloud Apps Backup Web $1/mo5.3
    GWS Backup vs Cloud Apps Backup
  9. 10
    CubeBackup Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $0.17/mo5.0
    GWS Backup vs CubeBackup
  10. 11
    OpenText Core Email Message Privacy Web 5.0
    GWS Backup vs OpenText Core Email Message Privacy
  11. 12
    SysCloud Backup Free trial Web $1.50/mo5.0
    GWS Backup vs SysCloud Backup
  12. 13
    Afi.ai Google Workspace Backup Free trial Web $3/mo4.9
    GWS Backup vs Afi.ai Google Workspace Backup
  13. 14
    CloudAlly Google Workspace Backup Web 4.9
    GWS Backup vs CloudAlly Google Workspace Backup
  14. 15
    HYCU for Google Workspace Free trial Web 4.9
    GWS Backup vs HYCU for Google Workspace
  15. 16
    Keepit apiWeb 4.9
    GWS Backup vs Keepit
  16. 17
    Redstor Google Workspace Backup Free trial Web 4.9
    GWS Backup vs Redstor Google Workspace Backup
  17. 18
    SpinOne Free trial apiWeb $3/mo4.9
    GWS Backup vs SpinOne
  18. 19
    Kernel Google Workspace Backup and Restore Win 4.8
    GWS Backup vs Kernel Google Workspace Backup and Restore
  19. 20
    Shoviv Google Workspace Backup and Restore Win 4.8
    GWS Backup vs Shoviv Google Workspace Backup and Restore

GWS Backup alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1IDrive6.8Free plan—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Synology Photos6.6Free planFreeAndroid, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
4MSP360 Backup6.5Free plan$1.67/moLinux, Mac, Windows
5Synology Active Backup for SaaS6.2Free planFreeself-hosted
6AvePoint Cloud Backup5.5No—Android, iOS, Web
7Spanning Backup5.4No—Android, iOS, Web
8Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud5.3No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9Cloud Apps Backup5.3No$1/moWeb
10CubeBackup5.0No$0.17/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11OpenText Core Email Message Privacy5.0No—Web
12SysCloud Backup5.0No$1.50/moWeb
13Afi.ai Google Workspace Backup4.9No$3/moWeb
14CloudAlly Google Workspace Backup4.9No—Web
15HYCU for Google Workspace4.9No—Web
16Keepit4.9No—API, Web
17Redstor Google Workspace Backup4.9No—Web
18SpinOne4.9No$3/moAPI, Web
19Kernel Google Workspace Backup and Restore4.8No—Windows
20Shoviv Google Workspace Backup and Restore4.8No—Windows
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Questions about GWS Backup alternatives

What is the best alternative to GWS Backup?

IDrive, number 1 in Google workspace backup software with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: Synology Photos, MSP360 Backup, Synology Active Backup for SaaS and 15 more.

What is the best free alternative to GWS Backup?

IDrive is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 4 of the 19 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.