# Parachute Backup

8 Hacker News commenters recommended Parachute Backup and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend Parachute Backup for copying iCloud Photos and files to several backup destinations, at a reasonable price.

## Why people recommend it

- Reasonably priced for what it does (2 comments): "Looks like there's some decent, reasonably priced apps to handle this" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46252586)) "decent, reasonably priced apps to handle this" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46252458))
- Downloads photos and files from iCloud (2 comments): "You can use Parachute backup or the PhotoSync App to get a copy of your data" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46255913)) "very nice in downloading both photos from your library as well as files" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46580099))
- Personally used and endorsed (2 comments): "I'm a big fan of Parachute Backup for this purpose." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46579666)) "Parachute Backup is a tool I use" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46580083))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Borg Backup](https://hackerapproved.com/p/borg.md): 30 recommend
- [Snapper](https://hackerapproved.com/p/snapper.md): 13 recommend
- [Timeshift](https://hackerapproved.com/p/timeshift.md): 6 recommend
- [Photos Backup Anywhere](https://hackerapproved.com/p/photos-backup-anywhere.md): 6 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Parachute Backup", https://hackerapproved.com/p/parachute-backup/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).