Memento 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 Oct 29, 2026 for Memento Backup, Oct 19, 2026 for Talon Backups.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Memento Backup 5.0 from 1 reviews and Talon Backups 4.1 from 43 reviews.
- Only Memento Backup lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.90/month for Memento Backup and $9/month for Talon Backups.
- Memento Backup lists 1 features Talon Backups’s listing doesn’t mention, including Time-based.
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 Memento
- · 1 Manual backups (CSV/JSON)
Memento Essential
- · Retention: last 7 backups
- · Single-item restore (product/page/blog)
- · Unlimited GB for data backup
Memento Pro
- · Everything in Essential
- · Priority restore queue
- · Retention: last 14 backups
- · Scheduled backups (H/D/W/M)
- · Send backup to Dropbox or Google Drive
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 featureMemento Backup helps merchants protect important store data and recover it when needed. The app automatically saves backups of products, pages, blogs, collections, themes, metafields, images and navigation menus. Data is stored as structured CSV and JSON files that can be downloaded or restored if content is changed, removed, or affected by imports or app updates.
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.
- Automatic scheduled backups for the whole store data
- Simple one-click backup and restore functions
- Backups available as structured CSV and JSON snapshots
- Restore specific items or fields without affecting the rest of the store
- 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 |  Memento Backup |  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 | Memento Backup | Talon Backups |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★(ahead) | 4.1 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 1 | 43(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 1 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Memento Backup | Talon Backups |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.90/month | $9/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Memento Backup | Talon Backups |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #419 | #21 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | Apr 22, 2026 | Jun 21, 2017 |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Developer | Websiteticino | Talon Commerce |
FAQ
Memento Backup and Talon Backups: common questions
- Is Memento Backup or Talon Backups cheaper?
- Only Memento Backup lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.90/month for Memento 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.
- Which has better reviews, Memento Backup or Talon Backups?
- On the Shopify App Store: Memento Backup 5.0 from 1 reviews and Talon Backups 4.1 from 43 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Memento Backup lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Time-based. 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 29, 2026 for Memento 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 Oct 29, 2026 for Memento 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.