Backup & Restore ‑Backup Buddy vs Talon Backups
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Jul 13, 2026 for Backup & Restore ‑Backup Buddy, Oct 19, 2026 for Talon Backups.
The short answer
Head to head
Diff Historic Changes, Undo Mistakes, Recover, and Restore.
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Basic
- · 1 Year of History
- · 1,000 Product Backups
- · Advanced Record Difference View
- · Blog, Page, Collection, & Theme Backups
- · Daily Automatic Backup
- · On-Demand Backups
Business
- · 1 Year of History
- · 5,000 Product Backups
- · Advanced Record Difference View
- · Blog, Page, Collection, & Theme Backups
- · Daily Automatic Backup
- · On-Demand Backups
Business Plus
- · 1 Year of History
- · 20,000 Product Backups
- · Advanced Record Difference View
- · Blog, Page, Collection, & Theme Backups
- · Daily Automatic Backup
- · Metafield Backups
Enterprise
- · 1 Year of History
- · 40,000 Product Backups
- · Advanced Record Difference View
- · Blog, Page, Collection, & Theme Backups
- · Daily Automatic Backup
- · Metafield Backups
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureProtect your store with automatic, reliable backups and fast recovery whenever you need it. Secure your products, collections, pages, blogs, themes, files, customers, orders, metafields, metaobjects, and more with daily scheduled and on-demand backups.Restore individual items or previous versions in just a few clicks after accidental deletions, bulk edits, app conflicts, When a mistake, app error, or import issue…
You need to update themes, add apps, modify product descriptions, or edit other store content. Each change to your store carries the risk of irreversible data loss. Talon Backups automatically saves daily snapshots and keeps a timeline of changes to your store's data: themes, products, collections, orders, customers, and more. Review how your store's content and data change over time.
- Create manual or scheduled backups to keep your store data protected.
- Restore previous backups instantly with reliable recovery process.
- View complete backup history and recover the version you need anytime.
- A complete backup is made automatically every 24 hours and on-demand.
- A detailed comparison view helps you keep track of what changed and when.
- Provides full restore by date as well as specific single-record recovery.
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 |  Backup & Restore ‑Backup Buddy |  Talon Backups |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Backup & Restore ‑Backup Buddy | Talon Backups |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.1 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 43 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 1 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Backup & Restore ‑Backup Buddy | Talon Backups |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $9/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | Not published | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Backup & Restore ‑Backup Buddy | Talon Backups |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #108 | #21(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | Jul 3, 2026 | Jun 21, 2017 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | MigrateGO | Talon Commerce |
FAQ
Backup & Restore ‑Backup Buddy and Talon Backups: common questions
- 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 Jul 13, 2026 for Backup & Restore ‑Backup Buddy, Oct 19, 2026 for Talon Backups; 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 Jul 13, 2026 for Backup & Restore ‑Backup Buddy, Oct 19, 2026 for Talon Backups. 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.