About

SnapShooter is a backup service for servers, databases, files, and applications. It supports scheduled snapshots for DigitalOcean Droplets and Volumes, database backups for MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and AWS RDS, file backups from Linux systems, and application backups for platforms such as WordPress, Laravel, Craft CMS, Ghost, Cloudways, and Kubernetes.

The free offering includes 1 backup job with daily backups, daily retention, bring-your-own storage, and 500 MB of included SnapShooter storage. The pricing page also lists 5 GB of included serverless data transfer on the free plan, with overage not allowed, so the free tier is limited and perpetual rather than a trial.

  • 1 backup job free plan
  • Daily backup schedule
  • Daily retention policy
  • 500 MB included storage
  • 5 GB serverless transfer
  • DigitalOcean snapshot support
  • Database and application backups

Free Tier Value

58
FTV score
Est. value $14 / month
Credit card Not required
Feature parity 35%

This free tier is a capped but genuinely usable starter offer: it includes one backup job with daily backups, daily retention, 500 MB of SnapShooter storage, unlimited bring-your-own storage, and one user account. The cheapest paid plan is Lite at $14/month, and the free tier is essentially a single-resource version of that plan, so its practical value is about $14/month. No credit card is required, and the offer is free forever, but the tight resource limits keep it well below the paid plans in overall parity.

What's included in the free tier

  • 1 backup job with daily backups and daily retention.
  • 500 MB included SnapShooter storage.
  • Unlimited bring your own storage.
  • 5 GB included serverless data transfer.
  • 1 user account.

Paid plans

Lite

$14 / mo
backup resources
3
storage
10 GB
retention
daily
  • Up to 3 backup resources
  • Daily DigitalOcean snapshots
  • Backup daily
  • Daily retention
  • Unlimited bring your own storage
  • 10 GB included storage

Startup

$39 / mo
backup resources
20
storage
60 GB
retention
daily, weekly, monthly
  • Up to 20 backup resources
  • Daily DigitalOcean snapshots
  • Backup twice a day
  • Daily, weekly, monthly retention
  • Unlimited bring your own storage
  • 60 GB included storage

Business

$79 / mo
backup resources
50
storage
120 GB
retention
daily, weekly, monthly
  • Up to 50 backup resources
  • Daily DigitalOcean snapshots
  • Backup every 5 minutes
  • Daily, weekly, monthly retention
  • Unlimited bring your own storage
  • 120 GB included storage
  • Unlimited team members
  • Backup encryption

Agency

$199 / mo
backup resources
250
storage
240 GB
retention
daily, weekly, monthly
  • Up to 250 backup resources
  • Daily DigitalOcean snapshots
  • Backup every 5 minutes
  • Daily, weekly, monthly retention
  • Unlimited bring your own storage
  • 240 GB included storage
  • Unlimited team members
  • Backup encryption

Agency Pro

$1400 / mo
backup resources
10000
storage
10 TB
retention
daily, weekly, monthly
  • Up to 10000 backup resources
  • Daily DigitalOcean snapshots
  • Backup every 5 minutes
  • Daily, weekly, monthly retention
  • Unlimited bring your own storage
  • 10 TB included storage
  • Unlimited team members
  • Backup encryption

Pricing extracted from SnapShooter's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.