Best X Backup Alternatives in 2026
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20 apps from Minecraft backup software ranked against X Backup on the same published basis.
- 1X Backup vs InstantBackup
- 2X Backup vs Just Enough Backups
- 3X Backup vs CaCl2Backup
- 4X Backup vs FolderRewind
- 5X Backup vs Minecraft Backup
- 6X Backup vs DriveBackupV2
- 7X Backup vs Chronos Backups
- 8X Backup vs FastBack
- 9X Backup vs mcwrapper
- 10X Backup vs BackupMod
- 11X Backup vs Better Backups
- 12X Backup vs Bkups
- 13X Backup vs FastBack
- 14X Backup vs InvRewind
- 15X Backup vs MineBackup
- 16X Backup vs PlayerDataSync Reloaded
- 17X Backup vs ReducedX-Anti Cheat
- 18X Backup vs BtrBack
- 19X Backup vs ChronoVault Backup
- 20X Backup vs MCDR2Restic
X Backup alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | InstantBackup | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 2 | Just Enough Backups | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | CaCl2Backup | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 4 | FolderRewind | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 5 | Minecraft Backup | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 6 | DriveBackupV2 | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 7 | Chronos Backups | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | FastBack | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | mcwrapper | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 10 | BackupMod | 5.4 | No | — | self-hosted |
| 11 | Better Backups | 5.3 | No | — | self-hosted |
| 12 | Bkups | 5.3 | No | — | — |
| 13 | FastBack | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 14 | InvRewind | 5.3 | No | — | self-hosted |
| 15 | MineBackup | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Linux, Mac |
| 16 | PlayerDataSync Reloaded | 5.3 | No | — | API, self-hosted |
| 17 | ReducedX-Anti Cheat | 5.3 | No | — | self-hosted |
| 18 | BtrBack | 5.2 | No | — | Linux |
| 19 | ChronoVault Backup | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 20 | MCDR2Restic | 5.2 | No | — | Windows, Linux |
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Questions about X Backup alternatives
What is the best alternative to X Backup?
InstantBackup, number 1 in Minecraft backup software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: Just Enough Backups, CaCl2Backup, FolderRewind and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to X Backup?
InstantBackup is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 6 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.