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Neo Backup vs Proton Drive

Both stand on mobile data backup software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Neo Backup

Free plan AndroidSelf-hosted

Neo Backup offers detailed, schedulable Android backups for rooted devices, with optional encryption and several storage paths. Users should account for its local-storage focus, root requirement and incomplete support for some special data.

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Proton Drive

Free plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+2

Choose Proton Drive if its listed storage capacities, supported platforms, and encryption and versioning features fit your needs. The free plan provides 5 GB; people needing more capacity can consider plans with larger allowances, including options for groups or per-user storage.

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The facts

	Neo Backup	Proton Drive
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Android, Self-hosted	Android, iPhone, Linux, Mac, Windows
Lowest paid plan	Not published	Free or on request
Plans published	None	6
Maker	Not published	Proton Drive
Website	github.com	proton.me
On mobile data backup software	#11 of 20	#7 of 20

Neo Backup: what it does well

Free and open-source
Batch and scheduled backups
Granular data selection
AES256 encryption option
External SD and cloud storage access

What to know first

Rooted Android phone required
Remote storage is not optimized
Some special-data support is incomplete
External data and media are excluded by default

Proton Drive: what it does well

Apps are available for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS.
Zero-knowledge encryption is listed.
File versioning is included.
The free plan provides 5 GB of storage.
Plans include options for up to two or six users.

What to know first

The free plan is limited to 5 GB of storage.
The listed Duo and Family plans cap users at two and six, respectively.

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