Alternatives to Swift Backup

Android backup for apps, messages, call logs and wallpapers. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Swift Backup.

  • IDrive

    Cloud backup service that protects multiple computers, phones and servers under one account.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOS

    IDrive backs up phones alongside computers under one account to its own cloud, instead of your own storage, with storage capped by plan.

  • Neo Backup

    An open-source Android app that backs up and restores apps and their data on rooted devices.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    Neo Backup is free and open source under AGPL-3.0, backing up apps with their data on a schedule, but it requires a rooted device for all use.

  • DataBackup

    A free and open-source Android app that backs up and restores apps, their data and media.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    DataBackup is free and open source, backing up apps with their data and restoring after a ROM flash, but it needs a rooted device running Android 7.0 or later.

  • Seedvault

    An open-source encrypted backup application for Android, built into custom ROMs based on AOSP.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    Seedvault is open source under Apache-2.0 and makes encrypted backups without Google services, but it only comes built into custom ROMs such as GrapheneOS and CalyxOS.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.