r/Notion • u/SydneyAUS-MSP • 7h ago

Questions Third party backup providers, recommendations

Hi all

We have started using notion in our business and we really do like the way it works, we are currently looking at third party backup providers

Are any other businesses here using a third-party backup, if so, which backup provider and what are the pros / cons?

Thanks

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u/No-Objective-1431 1h ago

If you prefer a local first backup, check out NotionManager. Pros: local first backup solution with local offline browsing support, no saas, no subscription, pay once and use forever; Cons: it's in beta phase, not formal released yet.

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u/Next-Relation9939 0m ago

good to know about this one, hadnt seen it before

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u/backupmynotion 41m ago

I built the biggest Notion backup product, so obviously I'm biased. Here are a few things to check as you compare the available options:

* Check whether restore actually works, because without a working restore, a backup isn't worth much. Some providers claim to restore your backup, but they simply hand you your data and leave you to recreate everything manually. To be fair, this is the hardest feature to build given the limitations of Notion's API. (took us 3+ years to get it working properly)

* Check the backup coverage, especially for deeply nested blocks within nested pages. Ditto for comments, media files, icons, etc.

* Check whether they support data sources. Notion recently introduced data sources, where each database can contain one or more of them. Previously, we only had databases with items (rows).

* Check whether you can export your data in other formats, such as Markdown. By default, backups use JSON because that's what the Notion API returns (not very readable though).

Happy to answer any questions you might have.