One bad migration shouldn't cost you everything.
SnapBack backs up your database on a schedule and streams every copy to a storage bucket you own. When something breaks, restoring is a 2-minute job — not a 2-week nightmare.
How it works
From connection string to your first backup in under 5 minutes
No agents to install, no scripts to maintain. Three steps, and your data has a safety net.
Connect
Paste your database connection string. It's encrypted at rest and tested before it's saved — nothing else to install.
Schedule
Pick daily, every 12 hours, or weekly. Backups stream straight to your own S3, R2, or B2 bucket — never through our servers.
Restore
When something breaks, SnapBack generates the exact restore command for your backup. Copy, run, back in business.
The problem
Free-tier databases don't come with a safety net
Thousands of people are shipping production apps on Supabase and Neon free tiers — most with zero backup strategy. It works fine, right up until the day it doesn't.
One bad migration, gone forever
Supabase and Neon's free and starter tiers offer little to no automated backup retention. A dropped table or bad ALTER statement can mean permanent data loss.
Real recovery is locked behind a tier jump
Point-in-time recovery is usually gated behind an expensive plan upgrade — overkill if you just want peace of mind on a side project or early-stage startup.
DIY pg_dump scripts are a chore
Writing and maintaining your own cron + pg_dump + cloud-upload script works — until the day you quietly stop checking whether it's still running.
What we'd build
One job, done properly: your data out safely, on a schedule
SnapBack isn't a platform. It's a focused tool that gets your data into storage you control — and tells you the moment anything goes wrong.
Connection-string setup
Encrypted at rest, tested before it's saved. No agents, no SDKs, no infrastructure changes.
Streams to your bucket
S3, Backblaze B2, or Cloudflare R2 — backups go directly to storage you own. We never hold your data.
Schedules that fit
Daily, every 12 hours, or weekly. Set it once and stop thinking about it.
Alerts when it matters
An email the moment a backup fails, plus a weekly 'all healthy' digest so silence never means uncertainty.
Automatic retention
Keep the last N backups; older ones are pruned automatically. No manual cleanup, no surprise storage bills.
Restore instructions
One click generates the exact restore command for your specific backup file. Copy, run, done.
How it compares
SnapBack vs. the way you'd do it yourself
The honest alternative is a DIY pg_dump script or paying your platform for point-in-time recovery. Here's the difference.
Snaplet, a similar independent tool, shut down in 2024 — this space still needs a simple, actively maintained option.
Planned pricing
Simple, honest pricing
Every plan would include a 14-day free trial — no credit card. Not final: tell us below if this works for you.
Solo
$9/mo
For one side project that matters
- 1 database
- Daily backups
- Failure alerts
Pro
Most Popular$19/mo
For your startup's production data
- 5 databases
- Every-12h schedule
- Priority support
Agency
$39/mo
For client work across projects
- 15 databases
- Every-12h schedule
- Priority support
The first 20 people who join the waitlist lock in these prices for life, even after launch pricing changes.
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