Brightshelf Catalog Backup vs Talon Backups
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 6, 2026 for Brightshelf Catalog Backup, Oct 19, 2026 for Talon Backups.
The short answer
- Only Brightshelf Catalog Backup lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $8.99/month for Brightshelf Catalog Backup and $9/month for Talon Backups.
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.
Free
- · 1 on-demand backup a day
- · 7 days of history
- · Change log, compare and restore
- · Saved image copies
- · Up to 100 products
Starter
- · 1 year of history
- · Everything in Free
- · Restore a group of changes
- · Stock counts kept 14 days
- · Unlimited on-demand backups
- · Up to 2,500 products
Pro
- · 1 year of history
- · Everything in Starter
- · Up to 15,000 products
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 featureCatalog Backup saves your products, variants, metafields, collections and product images every night, and saves each product change as it happens. Home shows what changed since yesterday. Open a product to compare versions side by side, tick the fields to bring back, and preview the restore before anything is written. After a bad import or bulk edit, restore a group of changes at once.
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.
- See what changed since yesterday, product by product, side by side
- Restore one product, just the fields you pick, or a whole group of changes
- Preview every restore; the current version is kept so you can undo it
- Backs up products, variants, metafields, collections, sort order and images
- 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 |  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 | 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 | Talon Backups | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $8.99/month(ahead) | $9/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Talon Backups | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #21 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | Nov 4, 2026 | Jun 21, 2017 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Brightshelf | Talon Commerce |
FAQ
Brightshelf Catalog Backup and Talon Backups: common questions
- Is Brightshelf Catalog Backup or Talon Backups cheaper?
- Only Brightshelf Catalog Backup lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $8.99/month for Brightshelf Catalog Backup and $9/month for Talon Backups. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- 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 Nov 6, 2026 for Brightshelf Catalog Backup, 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 Nov 6, 2026 for Brightshelf Catalog Backup, 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.