Switchback vs Gotoes
Gotoes is a large Strava/Garmin toolbox on a server. Switchback is the same formats, local.
Gotoes (Strava Tools) is a long-running GPS toolbox: merge, convert, repair, overlay heart rate, export KML, and connect Garmin or Strava. The merge tool is an uploader that posts files to /api/uploads/files.
Their privacy statement says uploaded files are kept on the server for 24 hours, then removed. They also warn that GPS files can contain location and health data.
Switchback does not offer Strava or Garmin OAuth. If you need those links, Gotoes is built for that. If you need the file to stay on this device, use Switchback.
| Switchback | Gotoes | |
|---|---|---|
| Where the file is processed | This browser. | Their server. Merge uploader posts to /api/uploads/files. |
| How long they keep the file | Never stored here. | 24 hours, per their privacy statement (checked 2026-09-09). |
| Account | None. | Optional for basic use. Required for some downloads and for Strava import. |
| Price | Free. | Free tools; donations asked. |
| Formats | FIT, GPX, TCX, CSV, JSON, KML, Strava zip. | FIT, GPX, TCX, CSV, KML, plus Huawei JSON and others. |
| Heart rate / power merge | Field merger copies channels by timestamp. | Merge tool is built to combine HR, power, GPS, cadence, elevation. |
| File size | No server cap. | They publish FAQs for large uploads (zip, shrink FIT). No single MB figure stated on the merge page we checked. |
| Strava / Garmin login | None. | Account linking, email-to-Strava, Garmin activity pull. |
Checked 2026-09-09. Gotoes merge tool (uploader) · Gotoes privacy statement (24-hour retention)
Questions
Does Gotoes upload my file?
Yes. Their merge tool posts to /api/uploads/files. Their privacy statement says uploaded files are kept on the server for 24 hours.
Is Gotoes free?
The conversion tools are free; they ask for donations. Some downloads and Strava import need a Gotoes account.
File size?
Gotoes documents workarounds for large uploads. Switchback has no server cap; the limit is this browser’s memory.
When would I still use Gotoes?
Direct Strava/Garmin account linking, email-to-Strava, and some bulk merge workflows they have spent years on. Switchback does not connect to those APIs.