Best SaveState Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from game save managers ranked against SaveState on the same published basis.
- 1SaveState vs Checkpoint64
- 2SaveState vs EmuSync
- 3SaveState vs Game Backup Monitor
- 4SaveState vs Game Save Genie
- 5SaveState vs Hoard
- 6SaveState vs Ludusavi
- 7SaveState vs OpenSave
- 8SaveState vs Game Save Manager
- 9SaveState vs Gamekeeper
- 10SaveState vs Playnite Save Manager
- 11SaveState vs GSBS
- 12SaveState vs Checkpoint
- 13SaveState vs GSB
- 14SaveState vs GSM
- 15SaveState vs OmniSave
- 16SaveState vs QSave
- 18SaveState vs GameSave Manager
- 19SaveState vs Hg.SaveHistory
- 20SaveState vs SaveKnight
- 21SaveState vs Savra
SaveState alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Checkpoint64 | 6.6 | Free plan | €5/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | EmuSync | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Windows |
| 3 | Game Backup Monitor | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 4 | Game Save Genie | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | Hoard | 6.5 | Free plan | €1.99/mo | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 6 | Ludusavi | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | OpenSave | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 8 | Game Save Manager | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 9 | Gamekeeper | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 10 | Playnite Save Manager | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Browser, Windows |
| 11 | GSBS | 5.7 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 12 | Checkpoint | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 13 | GSB | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 14 | GSM | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Linux |
| 15 | OmniSave | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Android |
| 16 | QSave | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac |
| 18 | GameSave Manager | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 19 | Hg.SaveHistory | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 20 | SaveKnight | 5.2 | Free plan | $5/mo | Windows |
| 21 | Savra | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
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Questions about SaveState alternatives
What is the best alternative to SaveState?
Checkpoint64, number 1 in game save managers with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: EmuSync, Game Backup Monitor, Game Save Genie and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to SaveState?
Checkpoint64 is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 of the 20 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.