Save Keeper vs SaveState
Save Keeper
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| Figure | Save Keeper | SaveState |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Game Save Managers | 7.6 (#17) | 8.2 (#5) |
| Backup format | It creates timestamped ZIP backups of Vita, PSP/Adrenaline, and homebrew saves. | Backups are compressed ZIP archives with configurable retention and restore operations. |
| Maker identity | The GitHub release page identifies the maker as Maciej Holyszko. | The GitHub account identifies the maker as Matteo Cioffi, using Matteo842, with location Italy. |
| Purpose | Save Keeper backs up PS Vita and PSP save games and syncs backups to the user's Google Drive. | SaveState is a graphical app for backing up and restoring video game save files, including games without cloud saves. |
| Restore safety | Before a restore overwrites a save, Save Keeper automatically backs up the current save unless an identical backup already exists. | Version 3.1 stages extraction, validates archives before replacement, installs atomically, and attempts rollback after failure. |
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In their own words
Save Keeper
Save Keeper has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
SaveState
SaveState is a graphical app for backing up and restoring video game saves, including games without cloud saves. It creates compressed ZIP backups, offers one-click backup and restore, and can rotate older backups automatically. Users can drop a game launcher shortcut onto the app to detect a game and search for its save folder. The desktop app supports Steam, Epic, GOG, Battle.net, Ubisoft, EA App, Playnite, and Heroic, as well as save discovery for emulators including RetroArch, Dolphin, ares, DuckStation, PPSSPP, and PCSX2. SaveState is free and GPLv3-licensed. Local backups need no account or configured provider; optional synchronization supports Google Drive, WebDAV, FTP/FTPS, SMB or network folders, and Git. Desktop releases are offered for Windows and Linux. Release notes describe Dolphin directory discovery for macOS locations. A separate Android app is in pre-release alpha and supports emulator detection, save scanning, ZIP backup and restore, and profile management. Some emulator saves in protected Android/data paths require a rooted device and superuser access through Root mode. The project describes preflight validation, staged extraction, atomic installation, and attempted rollback if replacement fails.