Simple Product 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 14, 2026 for Simple Product Backup, Oct 19, 2026 for Talon Backups.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Simple Product Backup 5.0 from 2 reviews and Talon Backups 4.1 from 43 reviews.
- Only Simple Product Backup lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Simple Product 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
- · 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
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 featureSimple 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.
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 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
- 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 |  Simple Product 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 | Simple Product Backup | Talon Backups |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★(ahead) | 4.1 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 2 | 43(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 1 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Simple Product Backup | Talon Backups |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $4.99/month(ahead) | $9/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 5 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Simple Product Backup | Talon Backups |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #143 | #22 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | Jun 23, 2026 | Jun 21, 2017 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Rum Reef | Talon Commerce |
FAQ
Simple Product Backup and Talon Backups: common questions
- Is Simple Product Backup or Talon Backups cheaper?
- Only Simple Product Backup lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Simple Product 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, Simple Product Backup or Talon Backups?
- On the Shopify App Store: Simple Product Backup 5.0 from 2 reviews and Talon Backups 4.1 from 43 reviews.
- 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 14, 2026 for Simple Product 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 14, 2026 for Simple Product 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.