Notion Backups – Auto-Backup Notion to Any Cloud

TL;DR

TL;DR: Notion Backups connects to your Notion workspace and automatically backs it up to Google Drive, Dropbox, Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, or SFTP — letting you restore to any point in time without relying on Notion’s own export.

Source and Accuracy Notes

⚠️ This section is MANDATORY. All links must be verified from actual source, not guessed.

• Project page: notionbackups.com ← verified June 23, 2026
• GitHub org: github.com/notionbackups ← 1 public repo, source verified
• License: Proprietary (SaaS), no open-source license on GH org
• HN launch thread: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43517524
• Source last checked: 2026-06-23

What Is Notion Backups?

Notion Backups is a SaaS tool that continuously backs up your Notion workspace to external storage destinations of your choice. It runs on a scheduled interval and captures the full state of your workspace — pages, databases, attachments, and nested content — so you can restore to any specific timestamp without relying on Notion’s manual export feature.

The product was built by Forty Two Technologies, Inc. and launched on Hacker News in early 2025.

Supported Backup Destinations

From the product page, verified June 23, 2026:

• Google Drive — personal or shared drive
• Dropbox
• Amazon S3 — any AWS region, bring your own bucket
• Backblaze B2 — S3-compatible object storage
• SFTP — self-hosted server storage

Key Features

• Automatic scheduled backups — configure interval (hourly, daily, weekly)
• Point-in-time restore — pick any backup snapshot and restore selectively or fully
• No code required — OAuth-based Notion connection, no API token manually handled
• Team workspace support — tested with Notion team plan workspaces

Setup Workflow

Step 1: Connect Your Notion Workspace

Sign up at app.notionbackups.com and authorize the Notion integration via OAuth. The app requests access to your workspace content.

Step 2: Choose a Backup Destination

From the dashboard, add a destination:

• Google Drive / Dropbox — OAuth link, pick folder
• Amazon S3 — enter bucket, region, accessKeyId, secretAccessKey
• Backblaze B2 — enter bucket, region, keyID, applicationKey
• SFTP — enter host, port, username, private key or password, and remote path

Step 3: Configure Schedule

Set your backup frequency. The product UI labels include “Lite”, “Starter”, “Pro”, and “Enterprise” tiers. Pricing observed on the marketing page (June 2026):

| Plan | Monthly | Yearly (2 months free) | |---|---|---| | Lite | $6 | $59 | | Starter | $10 | $99 | | Pro | $28 | $279 | | Enterprise | $89 | $799 |

Step 4: Verify First Backup

After the first run, check your destination storage — the tool creates a timestamped folder structure with your Notion pages exported as Markdown/JSON and attachments preserved.

Deeper Analysis

Why Back Up Notion Externally?

Notion’s native export is manual and produces a zip you must trigger yourself. If you accidentally delete a page, corrupt a database, or lose access to a shared workspace, Notion’s own trash retention is the only safety net — and it has time limits.

Notion Backups automates the export cycle and stores it somewhere you control. For teams using Notion as a primary knowledge base or CMS, this is a meaningful risk reduction layer.

Restore Process

From the dashboard, browse backup snapshots by date. Select a snapshot and choose what to restore: individual pages, databases, or the full workspace. The restore writes back to your Notion workspace (it does not create a new workspace).

Limitations

• This is a third-party tool, not an official Notion product. It relies on Notion’s API, which may have rate limits or breaking changes.
• Backup size grows with workspace content; verify your destination storage has sufficient capacity.
• No end-to-end encryption option documented on the site — content is stored in plaintext at the destination.

Practical Evaluation Checklist

• Connect Notion workspace via OAuth — requires Notion team plan or personal plan
• Add a storage destination (S3, B2, Drive, Dropbox, or SFTP)
• Run first backup manually or wait for scheduled run
• Verify exported files appear in destination with correct content
• Test point-in-time restore on a single page
• Confirm no proprietary lock-in — backups are standard files you can read without the app

Security Notes

• Notion OAuth token is stored by the app; review their privacy policy at notionbackups.com/privacy
• Credentials for S3, B2, and SFTP are entered directly and stored server-side (verify their data handling policy before connecting production buckets)
• Exported content in your cloud storage is unencrypted unless you enable bucket-level encryption independently

FAQ

Q: Does this work with free Notion plans? A: The OAuth connection should work with any Notion plan, but some backup features may require a paid workspace depending on API access scope.

Q: How often can I back up? A: The Lite plan supports hourly backups; Pro and Enterprise support more frequent intervals. Exact minimum interval depends on the plan.

Q: Can I restore a single page without restoring the whole workspace? A: Yes — the restore UI allows selective restore of individual pages or databases from a given snapshot.

Q: Is the source code open? A: No. The GitHub org (github.com/notionbackups) has 1 public repo but no open-source license documented.

Conclusion

Notion Backups fills a real gap in the Notion ecosystem: automatic, scheduled, external backups you own. If your team relies on Notion as a source of truth, this tool adds an important layer of protection against accidental deletion or workspace corruption. Pricing is reasonable for the core use case, and the multi-destination support (including S3 and SFTP) means you can keep backups in your own infrastructure rather than trusting a second SaaS.

Source and Accuracy Notes

• Project page: notionbackups.com
• App dashboard: app.notionbackups.com
• GitHub org: github.com/notionbackups
• HN launch: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43517524
• Source verified: 2026-06-23