Best GSB Alternatives in 2026

20 platforms from game save managers ranked against GSB on the same published basis.

  1. 1GSB vs Ludusavi
  2. 2GSB vs Game Backup Monitor
  3. 3GSB vs Gamekeeper
  4. 4GSB vs Checkpoint64
  5. 5GSB vs Game Save Genie
  6. 6GSB vs Game Save Manager
  7. 7GSB vs Hoard
  8. 8GSB vs EmuSync
  9. 9GSB vs OpenSave
  10. 10GSB vs GSBS
  11. 11GSB vs Checkpoint
  12. 13GSB vs GSM
  13. 14GSB vs OmniSave
  14. 15GSB vs Playnite Save Manager
  15. 16GSB vs QSave
  16. 17GSB vs SaveKnight
  17. 18GSB vs SaveState
  18. 19GSB vs Savra
  19. 20GSB vs SideSave
  20. 21GSB vs GameSave Manager

GSB alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Ludusavi7.2Free planFreeAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, Windows
2Game Backup Monitor7.1Free planFreeLinux, Windows
3Gamekeeper7.1Free planFreeWindows
4Checkpoint647.0Free plan€5/moLinux, Mac, Windows
5Game Save Genie7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6Game Save Manager7.0Free planFreeWindows
7Hoard7.0Free plan€1.99/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
8EmuSync6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Windows
9OpenSave6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
10GSBS6.8No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11Checkpoint6.0No—Windows, Mac, Linux
13GSM5.9No—Windows, Linux
14OmniSave5.9No—Windows, Mac, Android
15Playnite Save Manager5.9Free planFreeBrowser, Windows
16QSave5.9No—Windows, Mac
17SaveKnight5.9No—Windows
18SaveState5.9No—Windows, Linux
19Savra5.9No—Windows
20SideSave5.9No—Linux
21GameSave Manager5.8No—Windows
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Questions about GSB alternatives

What is the best alternative to GSB?

Ludusavi, number 1 in game save managers with a score of 7.2 out of 10. The others here: Game Backup Monitor, Gamekeeper, Checkpoint64 and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to GSB?

Ludusavi is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.