Alternatives
Spotify playlist backup tools, compared.
What each tool actually does for your playlists — automatic backups, past versions, getting them back into Spotify, and price. Including where others are the better pick.
| Tool | Automatic backups | Version history | Restore to Spotify | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PlaylistSafe | Daily on Premium; manual on Free (3 playlists) | 7 days (Free) or 30 days (Premium) of past versions, each showing songs added, removed and reordered | Any past version, one click, as a new playlist in its original order | Free for 3 playlists; Premium €3/month or €24/year |
| Spotify’s Recover playlists | Nothing to set up: deleted playlists are kept for 90 days | None — playlists that still exist can’t be rolled back | Deleted playlists only, within 90 days, from your account page | Free, included with Spotify |
| Playlist-Backup | On the Pro plan, backups are emailed to you automatically | The CSV files you keep; no in-app version history or change view | Importer: upload a CSV to create a new playlist | Free: one playlist at a time (up to 500 songs); €9 one-time; Pro from €3.99/month |
| TuneMyMusic | Auto-sync between playlists on paid plans (daily, weekly or monthly) | No per-version history or change view advertised | By transferring a backup or playlist back | Free up to 500 tracks; paid plans monthly or yearly (see their site) |
| Soundiiz | Auto-sync between platforms on Premium (20 sync slots) | No per-version history or change view advertised | Transferred playlists stay on the destination platform | Free (transfers up to 200 tracks); Premium €5/month or €39/year |
| Tuneferry | No — backups are made when you run them | The backup files you keep | Restores a backup file into any Spotify account | Free for one playlist; $4.99 for 30 days or $9.99 for 120 days |
| Exportify and MySpotBackup | No — each export is manual | The files you keep | Exportify: no import. MySpotBackup: imports its own backup file into an account | Free, open source |
| Sortlee | Saved versions (free: 1 save a day; paid: 5 a day or unlimited) | Saved versions, tracks and order | Reverts a playlist to a saved version | Free tier; paid tiers (prices not listed on its pricing page) |
Facts checked on each tool’s own site on the date shown on its page; prices change, so follow the links before deciding.
Where we’re not the best fit
- — Spotify only — no transfers to Apple Music, YouTube Music or other services.
- — History goes back 30 days on Premium, not forever (your latest backup is always kept).
- — Snapshots live on our servers, not only on your device.
- — Playlists you only follow and Spotify’s own playlists (Discover Weekly, daylist) are not backed up.
- — Restoring creates a new playlist; tracks Spotify has removed from its catalog can’t be re-added by any tool.
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