Best SideSave Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from game save managers ranked against SideSave on the same published basis.
- 1SideSave vs Checkpoint64
- 2SideSave vs EmuSync
- 3SideSave vs Game Backup Monitor
- 4SideSave vs Game Save Genie
- 5SideSave vs Hoard
- 6SideSave vs Ludusavi
- 7SideSave vs OpenSave
- 8SideSave vs Game Save Manager
- 9SideSave vs Gamekeeper
- 10SideSave vs GSBS
- 11SideSave vs Checkpoint
- 12SideSave vs GSB
- 13SideSave vs GSM
- 14SideSave vs OmniSave
- 15SideSave vs QSave
- 16SideSave vs SaveState
- 17SideSave vs GameSave Manager
- 18SideSave vs Hg.SaveHistory
- 19SideSave vs Playnite Save Manager
- 20SideSave vs SaveKnight
SideSave 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 | GSBS | 5.7 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 11 | Checkpoint | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 12 | GSB | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 13 | GSM | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Linux |
| 14 | OmniSave | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Android |
| 15 | QSave | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac |
| 16 | SaveState | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Linux |
| 17 | GameSave Manager | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 18 | Hg.SaveHistory | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 19 | Playnite Save Manager | 5.2 | Free plan | Free | Browser, Windows |
| 20 | SaveKnight | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
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Questions about SideSave alternatives
What is the best alternative to SideSave?
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 SideSave?
Checkpoint64 is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 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.