AppsByB: Backup, Restore, Sync vs Simple Product Backup
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for AppsByB, Oct 14, 2026 for Simple Product Backup.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: AppsByB 5.0 from 10 reviews and Simple Product Backup 5.0 from 2 reviews.
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $15/month for AppsByB and $4.99/month for Simple Product Backup.
- AppsByB lists 4 features Simple Product Backup’s listing doesn’t mention, including Bulk export, Bulk updates, Product sync.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 1 backup schedule
- · 30 days of backup history
- · Download any backup as a ZIP file
- · One-click restore of any data type
- · Products, pages, blogs, files, menus
- · Weekly and monthly backups
Developer / NPO
- · 3 schedules, 90 days of history
- · Daily, weekly and monthly backups
- · Free for Shopify nonprofit plans
- · Free for development stores & sandboxes
- · Full store-to-store sync included
- · Product version history included
Backup
- · 3 backup schedules
- · 90 days of backup history
- · Daily, weekly and monthly backups
- · Everything in Free, plus:
- · Product version history and rollback
- · Restore deleted or edited products
Backup & Sync
- · 365 days of backup history
- · 5 backup schedules
- · Copy products, content and media
- · Everything in Backup, plus:
- · Full store-to-store sync
- · Push a live store to a dev store
Free
- · 7 Day Backup Retention History
- · All Shopify Variants Included
- · CSV Downloads
- · Up to 10 Products Auto-Backed Up Daily
Basic
- · 7 Day Backup Retention History
- · All Shopify Variants Included
- · CSV Downloads
- · Manually Backup Anytime
- · Optional Emailed Copies of Your Backups
- · Up to 100 Products Auto-Backed Up Daily
Advanced
- · 7 Day Backup Retention History
- · All Shopify Variants Included
- · CSV Downloads
- · Manually Backup Anytime
- · Optional Emailed Copies of Your Backups
- · Up to 500 Products Auto-Backed Up Daily
Pro
- · 7 Day Backup Retention History
- · All Shopify Variants Included
- · CSV Downloads
- · Manually Backup Anytime
- · Optional Emailed Copies of Your Backups
- · Up to 1000 Products Auto-Backed Up Daily
Enterprise
- · 7 Day Backup Retention History
- · All Shopify Variants Included
- · CSV Downloads
- · Manually Backup Anytime
- · Optional Emailed Copies of Your Backups
- · Up to 5,000 Products Auto-Backed Up Dail
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAppsByB Backup, Restore, Sync lets you schedule data backups of your data. Products, collections, pages, blogs, files, navigation menus and shipping settings are backed up on a schedule you choose, with product images stored on our own CDN. Restore a whole data type, a single product, or an earlier version of one, without leaving your admin. Download any backup as a ZIP whenever you want your own copy.
Simple Product Backup protects your Shopify catalog with automatic nightly backups. Each backup uses Shopify’s standard product CSV format, giving you a downloadable file ready for Shopify’s native product import workflow. Keep recent product data close at hand during bulk edits, seasonal launches, app-driven changes, or staff updates.
- Back up products, collections, pages and blogs
- View and restore historical versions of your data
- Sync store data to other stores in a few clicks with access control
- Sync inventory, pricing, and more automatically
- Automatic daily backups of your entire Shopify product catalog
- Built for one job: product backups with no bloat or clutter
- 7-day backup history so you can step back to a recent version
- Your backup is a standard file you can re-import through Shopify anytime
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  AppsByB |  Simple Product Backup |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | AppsByB | Simple Product Backup |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 10(ahead) | 2 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | AppsByB | Simple Product Backup |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $15/month | $4.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 5 |
Listing
| Measure | AppsByB | Simple Product Backup |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #10 | #143 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Jul 5, 2023 | Jun 23, 2026 |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Developer | AppsByB | Rum Reef |
FAQ
AppsByB and Simple Product Backup: common questions
- Is AppsByB or Simple Product Backup cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $15/month for AppsByB and $4.99/month for Simple Product Backup. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, AppsByB or Simple Product Backup?
- On the Shopify App Store: AppsByB 5.0 from 10 reviews and Simple Product Backup 5.0 from 2 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- AppsByB lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Bulk export, Bulk updates, Product sync, Products. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Oct 13, 2026 for AppsByB, Oct 14, 2026 for Simple Product Backup; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Oct 13, 2026 for AppsByB, Oct 14, 2026 for Simple Product Backup. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.