Wikipedia

Comparison of file synchronization software: Difference between revisions

Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Add banner {{Cleanup bare URLs}}. After at least 7 passes by @Citation bot since 20220903, this article still has 1 untagged bare URL ref
Bender the Bot (talk | contribs)
Bots
1,064,377 edits
 
(44 intermediate revisions by 32 users not shown)
Line 1:
{{shortShort description|Wikimedia list articlenone}}
{{Cleanup bare URLs|date=September 2022}}
 
This is a '''list of file synchronization software''' for which there are Wikipedia articles.
==Glossary==
 
{{glossary}}
{{term|term=[[Platform (computing)|Platform]]|multi=y}}
{{defn|defn=[[Operating system]] & / or [[software platform]] like [[Java SE]] or [[.NET Framework|.NET]].}}
{{term|term=[[Edit conflict]] detection}}
{{defn|defn=Detect if an operation may result in data loss. See [[File synchronization|File Synchronization]]}}
{{term|term=Renames/moves}}
{{defn|defn=Propagate renaming/moving of a file/directory. This saves bandwidth for remote systems but increases the analysis duration. Commonly done by calculating and storing [[hash function]] digests of files to detect if two files with different names, edit dates, etc., have identical contents. Programs which do not support it, will behave as if the originally-named file/directory has been deleted and the newly named file/directory is new and transmit the "new" file again.}}
{{term|term=[[Version control]]}}
{{defn|defn=Can revert to a precedent version of a file/directory.}}
{{term|term=Scheduling or service}}
{{defn|defn=Run automatically (via a scheduler or as a system service), or manually for each sync.}}
{{term|term=Online storage}}
{{defn|defn=[[Online file storage]] option and type}}
{{term|term=[[Network-attached storage]]}}
{{defn|defn=Can sync. with NAS shares.}}
{{term|term=Only client needed}}
{{defn|defn=It is only needed to install synchronizing software on the client side. Server is only running arbitrary storage protocol like SFTP, SMB, NFS, etc. All synchronization logic is handled by client. This is generally good, because cheap cloud storage usually does not allow users to run custom software on storage server, they only provide access to storage.}}
 
{{glossary end}}
 
==[[Free and open-source|Free & Open Source]]==
 
==Free and open-source==
<!-- In tables, link 1st instance of terms, remove later WP:REPEATLINK(s). -->
{{sort-under}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable sort-under"
|-
! Name !
! [[Programming language]]
! Platform
! Platform !! License !! Stable version !! [[Portable application|Portable]] !! Detect conflict !! Renames or moves !! Propagate deletes !! [[Revision control]] !! Scheduling or service !! Other info !! Bidirectional !! Only client needed !! [[Protocol layer]] !! [[Application layer]] !! [[Delta copying]]
! License
! Last version
! [[Portable application|Portable]]
! Detect conflict
! Renames or moves
! Propagate deletes
! [[Version control]]
! Scheduling or service
! Other
! Bidirectional
! Only client needed
! [[Protocol layer]]
! [[Application layer]]
! [[Delta copying]]
|-
| [[Conduit (software)|Conduit]] || [[Python (programming language)|Python]]
| Linux, FreeBSD || [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] || 2010<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/conduit/0.3/|title = Index of /Sources/Conduit/0.3/}}</ref> || {{No}} || || || || || {{Yes}} || Synchronizes files, website, network apps || || || || ||
|-
| [[DirSync Pro]] || [[Java (programming language)|Java]]
| [[JavaWindows, SE]]macOS, Linux || GPLv3 || 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dirsyncpro.org/news.html|title = DirSync Pro}}</ref> || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || || {{Yes}} (creates backup files) || {{Yes}} (native + via OS) || [[DirSync Pro#See also|sym-links, filter, metadata, contents, auto-sync]] || || || || ||
|-
| [[FreeFileSync]] || [[C++]]
| Windows, macOS, Linux || GPL (up to version 12.5)
| Windows, macOS, Linux || GPL ||2022<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freefilesync.org/archive.php|title = FreeFileSync}}</ref> || {{Partial|Yes (Donation Edition)}}<ref name="freefilesync-portable-edition">{{cite web |url=https://www.stugon.com/free-file-sync-software/ |title=Free File Sync Software |work=Portable Edition |url-status=live |accessdate=30 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111224139/https://www.stugon.com/free-file-sync-software/ |archive-date=2018-01-11 }}</ref> || {{Yes}}<ref name="freefilesync-features">{{cite web |url=https://www.freefilesync.org/faq.php#features |title=Frequently Asked Questions - FreeFileSync |work=Features |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928133716/https://www.freefilesync.org/faq.php#features |archivedate=28 September 2017 |accessdate=28 September 2017 }}</ref> || {{Yes}}<ref name="freefilesync-features"/> || {{Yes}}<ref name="freefilesync-features"/> || {{Yes}} (versioning + recycler)<ref name="freefilesync-features"/> || {{Yes}} || Older version had [[OpenCandy]] Adware/malware, but now funded by donations.<ref name=backup_review>{{citation |date=June 2014 |title=FreeFileSync comes bundled with the OpenCandy malware. |last= Akerlund |first= Geoff |publisher=Backup Review |url=http://www.backupreview.com/freefilesync-review/ |accessdate= 2 February 2018}}</ref><ref name=FFS-FAQ>{{citation | title=FFS FAQ | url=https://freefilesync.org/faq.php#advertisement | accessdate= 27 June 2018}}</ref>
| last GPL version 12.5 Jul 21, 2023<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freefilesync.org/archive.php|title = FreeFileSync}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://freefilesync.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11016|title = FreeFileSync Forum: Wording in FAQ conflicts with license}}</ref>
| {{Partial|Yes (donation edition)}}<ref name="freefilesync-portable-edition">{{cite web |url=https://www.stugon.com/free-file-sync-software/ |title=Free File Sync Software |work=Portable Edition |url-status=live |accessdate=30 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111224139/https://www.stugon.com/free-file-sync-software/ |archive-date=2018-01-11 }}</ref>
| {{Yes}}<ref name="freefilesync-features">{{cite web |url=https://www.freefilesync.org/faq.php#features |title=Frequently Asked Questions - FreeFileSync |work=Features |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928133716/https://www.freefilesync.org/faq.php#features |archivedate=28 September 2017 |accessdate=28 September 2017 }}</ref>
| {{Yes}}<ref name="freefilesync-features"/> || {{Yes}}<ref name="freefilesync-features"/> || {{Yes}} (versioning, recycler)<ref name="freefilesync-features"/> || {{Yes}} || Older version had [[OpenCandy]] adware/malware, but now funded by donations.<ref name=backup_review>{{citation |date=June 2014 |title=FreeFileSync comes bundled with the OpenCandy malware. |last= Akerlund |first= Geoff |publisher=Backup Review |url=http://www.backupreview.com/freefilesync-review/ |accessdate= 2 February 2018}}</ref><ref name=FFS-FAQ>{{citation | title=FFS FAQ | url=https://freefilesync.org/faq.php#advertisement | accessdate= 27 June 2018}}</ref> Since Version 13 license for business usage needed || {{Yes}} (two-way, mirror, update, custom) || {{Yes}} || || ||
|-
| [[iFolder]] || C#, [[Mono (software)|Mono]]
| Windows, macOS, Linux, Solaris || GPL ||2010 || {{No}} || {{Yes}} (centralized database)|| {{Yes}} (files, not folders) || || || || || || || || ||
|-
| [[InterPlanetary File System|Kubo (IPFS)]]
| Go
| Windows, macOS, Linux
| GPL
| 2022<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/releases|title = Releases · ipfs/kubo|website = [[GitHub]]}}</ref>
| || {{Yes}}
|
|
| {{No}} (Plannedplanned)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/ipfs/notes/issues/23|title=Versioning: Commit + Repo Datastructures · Issue #23 · ipfs/notes|website=GitHub|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214170648/https://github.com/ipfs/notes/issues/23|archive-date=2019-02-14|url-status=|access-date=2019-02-14}}</ref>
|
|
Line 59 ⟶ 56:
| [[Noise Protocol Framework|Noise]]/TCP and [[QUIC]]/UDP
| [[Libp2p]]
| {{Yes}}<br />(Networknetwork-wide deduplicationde-duplication)
|-
| [[luckyBackup]] || C++
| Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD || GPLv3 || 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=httphttps://luckybackup.sourceforge.net/news.html|title = LuckyBackup - backup and sync utility}}</ref> || {{Yes}} || || || || || {{Yes}} || Uses rsync backend || || || || ||
|-
| [[Nextcloud]] || JavaScript, PHP, C++Shell, JavaScriptPython, Vue<ref>{{cite web|title=Nextcloud|url=https://github.com/nextcloud|website=GitHub|accessdate=18 January 2017}}</ref>
| '''Server:''' Linux, FreeBSD <br />'''Clients:''' Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, Android, iOS, Windows Phone || AGPLv3 || 20212023 || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{Yes}}<ref name="nextcloud-propagate-deletes/android">{{cite web|title=Yes on desktop, but NO on mobile - Issue 19|website=[[GitHub]] |url=https://github.com/nextcloud/android/issues/19 }}</ref> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || Fork of ownCloud || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || || ||
|-
| [[ownCloud]] community edition || PHP, C++Go, JavaScript, Starlark, Shell<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = ownCloud|url = https://github.com/owncloud|website = GitHub|accessdate = 2015-07-13}}</ref>
| '''Server:''' Linux, FreeBSD<br />'''Clients:''' Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, Android, iOS, Blackberry || AGPLv3 (Serverserver Editionedition) / proprietary (Enterpriseenterprise Editionedition) || 2021 || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{Yes}}<ref name="owncloud-propagate-deletes">{{citeCite web|title=The synchronization process|url=https://doc.owncloud.orgcom/desktopdocs/latestnext/architectureindex.html#the-synchronization-process|title=ownCloud Documentation Overview|website=ownCloud Documentation}}</ref> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || externalExternal storage support; encryption || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || || ||
|-
| [[Pydio]] Openopen source home
| '''Server:''' PHP, Python, C++ <br /> '''Clients:''' JS, C#, Swift, Java
| Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
| AGPLv3
| 2017 || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} ([[Git (software)|Git]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pydio.com/en/docs/v8/files-versionning|title=Files versionning|date=2017-05-14|website=Pydio|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214161620/https://pydio.com/en/docs/v8/files-versionning|archive-date=2019-02-14|url-status=live|access-date=2019-02-14}}</ref>) || {{yes}} || || || || || ||
|-
| [[rclone]] || [[Go (programming language)|Go]] || [[Linux]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[macOS]], [[FreeBSD]], [[NetBSD]], [[OpenBSD]], [[Plan 9 from Bell Labs|Plan9]], [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]] - Intel/AMD-64, Intel/AMD-32, ARM-32, ARM-64, MIPS-Big-Endian, MIPS-Little-Endian || [[MIT License|MIT]] || 20222023 || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} (via OS) || Supports over 50 cloud, protocol and virtual backends including S3 buckets, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, and other high -latency file storage. Capabilities include sync, cache, encrypt, compress and mount. || inIn alpha version since 2021{{citation needed|date=June 2022}} || {{yes}} || ||
|-
| [[rsync]] || [[C (programming language)|C]] in a Unix-Linux shell
| Windows, macOS,<ref>{{cite web|title=rsync Backups on a Mac|url=http://www.rsync.net/resources/howto/mac_rsync.html|accessdate=2016-01-24}}</ref> Linux,<ref>{{cite web|title=Arch Linux packages|url=https://www.archlinux.org/packages/|website=archlinux|accessdate=2015-09-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Software packages in "vivid"|url=http://packages.ubuntu.com/vivid/allpackages|website=ubuntu|accessdate=2015-09-16}}</ref> BSD || [[GPL v3]] || 20222025 || {{Yes}} || {{No}}<ref>
{{cite web
|title=How does rsync resolve conflicts?
Line 85 ⟶ 82:
| access-date=2022-08-26
| quote="Rsync doesn't try to resolve conflicts."
}}</ref> || {{No}} || {{Yes}} using—deleteusing <code>--delete</code> || {{Yes}} using—backupusing <code>--backup</code> and a time-stamped—suffixstamped <code>--suffix</code> || {{Yes}} (via OS) || clientClient &and server operation. Multiple comparison criteria (date, check-sum). || {{No}}, but can run in either direction || {{yes}} || [[Transmission Control Protocol|TCP]] || [[SSH]], [[remote shell|Rsh]] || {{yes}}
|-
| [[Seafile]] community edition || [[C99]], Python<ref>{{Cite web|title = haiwen/seafile|url = https://github.com/haiwen/seafile|website = GitHub|accessdate = 2015-07-13}}</ref>
| '''Server:''' Linux, Raspbian, Windows<br />'''Clients:''' Linux, macOS, Windows, Android, iOS.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Seafile clients|url=https://www.seafile.com/en/download/|website = Seafile|accessdate = 2019-11-14}}</ref>||[[GNU Affero General Public License|AGPLv3]] (Server) + [[Apache License#Version 2.0|Apache License 2.0]] (Client) || 2020 || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} (via Seafile Client) || Android and iOS mobile clients || || || || ||
|-
| [[SparkleShare]] || C#
| Windows, macOS, Linux, [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]] || [[GPL v3]] and [[LGPL]] || 2017 || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || || {{Yes}} ([[Git (software)|Git]]<ref>{{Citation|last=Bons|first=Hylke|title=Share and collaborate by syncing with any Git repository instantly. Linux, macOS, and Windows.: hbons/SparkleShare|date=2019-02-12|url=https://github.com/hbons/SparkleShare|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214163818/https://github.com/hbons/SparkleShare/wiki/Using-SparkleShare-with-Github%2C-Gitlab%2C-and-Bitbucket-Repos|archive-date=2019-02-14|url-status=live|access-date=2019-02-14}}</ref>) || || || || || || ||
|-
| [[SymmetricDS]] || Java
| [[Java SE]] || [[GPL]] || 2018 || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || plugPlug-in APIs for customization || || || || ||
|-
| Synchronizer ([[krusader]]) ||
| Windows, macOS, Linux || [[GPL v2]] || 2017 || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || || {{No}} || {{No}} || || || || || ||
|-
| [[Syncthing]] || [[Go (programming language)|Go]]
| Windows, macOS, Linux, [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[BSD]], [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]], 3rd party app for IPhone<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mobiussync.com/ |title=Möbius Sync}}</ref> || [[Mozilla Public License|MPL v2]] || 20222023 || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || Distributed peer-to-peer sync with automatic NAT traversal. Custom topology (star, fullmeshfull-mesh, mixed). Encryption. || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || TCP, QUIC over UDP || || {{Yes}}, block-based copying
|-
| [[Synkron]] || C++
| Windows, macOS, Linux || [[GPL v2]] || 2011<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/synkrondocumentation/news/synkron162|title=Synkron 1.6.2 released - Synkron Documentation|website=sites.google.com}}</ref> || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||{{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || || || || || ||
|-
| [[Unison (software)|Unison]] || Mainly [[OCaml]]<ref>{{Citation|last=Pierce|first=Benjamin|title=Unison File Synchronizer|date=2021-12-18|url=https://github.com/bcpierce00/unison|access-date=2021-12-19}}</ref>
| Windows, macOS, Linux || [[GPL]] || 2021 || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||{{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || Uses rsync backend || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || [[Transmission Control Protocol|TCP]] || [[SSH]], [[Network socket|socket]] (insecure)<ref>https://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/download/releases/stable/unison-manual.html#socketmeth</ref> || {{Yes}}
|-
| [[Unison (software)|Unison]] || Mainly [[OCaml]]<ref>{{Citation|last=Pierce|first=Benjamin|title=Unison File Synchronizer|date=2021-12-18|url=https://github.com/bcpierce00/unison|access-date=2021-12-19}}</ref>
| Windows, macOS, Linux || [[GPL]] || 2024<ref>{{cite web|url=https://github.com/bcpierce00/unison/releases/tag/v2.53.4 |title=Release 2.53.4 |website=[[GitHub]] |access-date=2024-02-24}}</ref>|| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||{{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || Uses rsync backend || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || [[Transmission Control Protocol|TCP]] || [[SSH]], [[Network socket|socket]] || {{Yes}}
|-
! Name !! Programming language
! Platform !! License !! Last version !! Portable !! Detect conflict !! Renames or moves !! Propagate deletes !! [[RevisionVersion control]] !! Scheduling or service !! Other info !! Bidirectional !! Only client needed !! [[Protocol layer]] !! [[Application layer]] !! [[Delta copying]]
|}
 
==Freeware==
This is a comparison of the [[freeware]] ([[proprietary software]] release [[free of charge]]) file synchronization software.
{{sort-under}}
 
{| class="wikitable sortable sort-under"
|-
! Name !! Operating system ||!! Vendor ||!! [[Online file storage|Online storage]] ||!! {{verth|[[Remote desktop]]}} ||!! Prior file versions, [[revision control]] !! Comments ||!! {{verth|Portable}} ||!! {{verth|Detect rename}} !! {{verth|| Detect move}} ||!! Scheduling ||!! {{verth|Full duplex <br/>transfer}}
|-
| [[ActiveSync|Microsoft ActiveSync]] || Windows || [[Microsoft]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || ?{{dunno}} || Syncs mobile devices || || || || ||
|-
| [[Resilio Sync]] (formerly BitTorrent Sync) || Windows, OS X, Linux, FreeBSD, Android, iOS || [[Resilio, Inc.]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} (previous versions moved tovia archive folder) || Distributed peer-to-peer sync., working also offline in a LAN || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Partial|Pro only}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://help.getsync.com/hc/en-us/articles/206216855-Sync-2-x-change-log|title=Sync 2.x change log|publisher=}}</ref> || {{Yes}}
|-
| [[Briefcase (Microsoft Windows)|Briefcase]] (part of Windows) (removed in Windows 10 build 14942<ref>{{Cite web|title = Briefcase - Add to New Context Menu in Windows 10 |url = http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/24426-briefcase-add-new-context-menu-windows-10-a.html| website = tenforums.com|publisher = |accessdate = 2018-10-13}}</ref>) || Windows || [[Microsoft]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || ?{{dunno}} || || || || || ||
|-
| [[Cobian Backup]] || Windows || CobianSoft || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}, trash folder || Backup software with folder synchronization feature; remote management; [[Shadow Copy]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} ||
|-
| [[Windows Mobile Device Center]] || Windows || [[Microsoft]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || ?{{dunno}} || Syncs mobile devices; successor to Microsoft [[ActiveSync]] || || || || ||
|-
| [[Microsoft Sync Framework]] || Windows || [[Microsoft]] || ?{{dunno}} || {{no}} || ?{{dunno}} || Syncs files, data, services; a framework, not a tool || || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || -{{sdash}} ||
|-
| [[SyncToy|Microsoft SyncToy]] (discontinued January 2021) || Windows || [[Microsoft]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}}, recycle bin only || Sync. local folders || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || via OS || {{No}}
|-
| [[Live Mesh|Windows Live Mesh]] (discontinued 13 February 2013) || Windows (Vista and greater), Windows Mobile, OSX || [[Microsoft]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}, recycle bin only || Sync. folders, [[online file storage|online storage]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} || ?{{dunno}} || {{no}}, syncs whenever it is online || {{yes}}
|-
| [[OmniGroup]] OmniPresence || OSX, OmniGroup software for iOS, open source framework available || [[OmniGroup]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}}, via local Time Machine backup only || Sync. local folders via OmniSync or WebDAV server but not to the server itself || {{no}} || ?{{dunno}} || ?{{dunno}} || {{no}}, syncs whenever it's online and not paused || {{yes}}
|-
| [[Windows Live Sync]] (discontinued 31 March 2011) || Windows, OSX || [[Microsoft]] || {{no}}, browsing only || {{no}} || {{no}}, recycle bin only || Sync. folders, browse devices from website, remote access; was Microsoft FolderShare, 20,000 file limit || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}, syncs whenever it's online || ?{{dunno}}
|}
 
==Commercial==
This is a comparison of [[commercial software]] in the field of file synchronization. These programs only provide full functionality with a payment. As indicated, some are [[trialware]] and provide functionality during a trial period; some are [[freemium]], meaning that they have freeware editions.
{{sort-under}}
 
{| class="wikitable sortable sort-under plainrowheaders" style="font-size:80%; width:100%;"
|-
! scope=col | Name
Line 160 ⟶ 156:
! scope=col | Propagate deletes
! scope=col | Case sensitive
! scope=col | [[Delta copying|Delta copying (block level transfer)]]
! scope=col | LAN Syncsync.
! scope=col | [[Peer-to-peer|P2P]] sync.
|-
! scope=row | [[@MAX SyncUp]]
| Windows || {{Partial|Limited}} || {{no}} || || {{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} || || {{No}} || {{No}} || || {{yes}} || ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}}
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Allway Sync]]
|Windows || {{Partial|Limited}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}}
|
|-
! scope=row | [[AIMstor]] (discontinued)
(discontinued)
|Windows || {{Partial|Limited}} || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} through VSS|| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{yes}} || {{Partial|Case<br />preserving<br />only}} || ||
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Argentum Backup]]
|Windows || {{no}} || {{yes}} || || || || {{no}} || {{yes}} || || || || || {{yes}} || ||
|
|-
! scope=row | [[BackupAssist]]
|Windows || {{no}} || || || {{no}} || || {{yes}} || || || || || || || ||
|-
! scope=row | Backup4all
|Windows || {{Partial|Limited}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} ||
|-
! scope=row | [[Beyond Compare]]
|Windows, OS X, Linux || {{Partial|Limited}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || || {{yes}} || || ||
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Box.net|Box Sync]]
|Windows,<ref name="Box Sync browser and OS support">{{cite web|url=https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/articles/200519838|title=What Is the Box Policy for Browser and OS Support? – Box Help|publisher=Box|accessdate=2014-08-28}}</ref> OS X,<ref name="Box Sync browser and OS support" /> Android, BlackBerry, iOS<ref name="Box Sync browser and OS support" /> || {{Partial|Limited}} || || || {{yes}} || ?{{dunno}} || ?{{dunno}} || {{yes}} || ?{{dunno}} || ?{{dunno}} || ?{{dunno}} || {{yes}} || ?{{dunno}} || || {{No}}
|-
! scope=row | [[ChronoSync]]
|OS X || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} (only with [[APFS]]) || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}
|-
! scope=row | [[Cloudike]]
|Windows, OS X, iPhone, Android, HarmonyOS || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}|| {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}|| {{yes}}|| {{yes}}
|
|-
! scope=row | [[CloudMe]]
|Windows, OS X, Linux, iPhone, Android, Google TV, Samsung TV || {{yes}} || {{no}} || || {{yes}} || ?{{dunno}} || ?{{dunno}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || ?{{dunno}} || ?{{dunno}} || {{yes}} || ?{{dunno}} || {{no}}
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Distributed Storage]]
|Windows, Linux || {{no}} || || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || || || || || ||
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Dmailer|Dmailer Sync]] (discontinued)
|Windows || {{yes}} || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Dropbox (service)|Dropbox]]
|Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, iPhone, BlackBerry || {{yes}} || {{no}} || || {{yes}} || ?{{dunno}} || ?{{dunno}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Easy2Sync for Files]]
|Windows || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}} || {{yes}}, for folders || || || || || ||
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Egnyte]]
|Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, iPad, iPhone || {{no}} || {{no}} || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{Partial|Case<br />preserving<br />only}} || {{yes}}||{{yes}}
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Gladinet]]
|Windows, OS X, Android, iPad, iPhone, Windows RT, Blackberry || {{yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||{{yes}}
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Linoma Software#GoDrive by GoAnywhere|GoDrive]]
|Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android, iOS || {{Partial|Limited}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || ?{{dunno}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || ?{{dunno}} ||{{yes}}
|
|-
! scope=row | [[GoodSync]]
|Windows, OS X, Android, iPad, iPhone, USB flash drive || {{yesPartial|Limited}} || {{Yes}} || {{yes}}, beta || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||{{yes}}
|
|-
! scope=row | [[IBM Connections]]
|Windows, OS X, Android, iOS || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}
|
|-
! scope=row | [[MediaFire]]
|Windows, OS X, Android, iOS || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}
|
|-
! scope=col | Name
Line 241 ⟶ 250:
! scope=col | Propagate deletes
! scope=col | Case sensitive
! scope=col | [[Delta copying|Delta copying (block level transfer)]]
! scope=col | LAN Syncsync.
! scope=col | [[Peer-to-peer|P2P]] sync.
|-
! scope=row | [[Mega (service)|Mega]]
|Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, iPhone, BlackBerry || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{No}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mega.nz/doc|title=MEGASoftware -Developer DevelopersDocumentation - DocumentationMEGA|website=mega.nz}}</ref> || {{No}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://help.mega.nz/megasync/general.html#will-megasync-use-peer-to-peer-transfers-to-achieve-faster-syncing-between-computers-in-the-same-local-area-network|title=Will MEGAsync use peer-to-peer transfers to achieve faster syncing between computers in the same local area network?|accessdate = 2020-07-11}}</ref>
|
|-
! scope=row | [[RepliWeb]]
|Windows, Linux || {{no}} || || || {{Partial}} || || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || ||
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Resilio Sync|Resilio Sync (ex. BitTorrent Sync)]]
|Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Amazon Kindle Fire, FreeBSD || {{Partial|Limited}}|| {{no}} || {{yes}}, optional || {{noyes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
! scope=row | [[Robocopy]]
|Windows || {{yes}} || {{no}} || || {{no}} || || || || || || || || || ||
|
|-
! scope=row | [[SecureSafe]]
|Windows, OS X, Android, iOS || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}} || {{no}} || || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}}
|
|-
! scope=row | [[SpiderOak]]
|Windows, OS X, Debian, Fedora, [[Slackware]], Android, iOS || {{no}} || || || {{no}} || || || {{yes}}<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.maclife.com/article/reviews/online_storage_battle_which_cloud_backup_service_reigns_supreme?page=0%2C1
| title = Online Storage Battle: Which Cloud Back-Up Service Reigns Supreme?
| publisher = MacLife
| author = Susie Ochs
| date = 2009-06-11
| accessdate = 2009-11-04
| archive-date = 2009-12-10
}}</ref> || {{no}} || || {{no}} || || || {{yes}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Does SpiderOak backup the whole file every time it changes?|url=https://spideroak.com/faq/questions/7/does_spideroak_backup_the_whole_file_every_time_it_changes/|publisher=SpiderOak|accessdate=24 February 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411205527/https://spideroak.com/faq/questions/7/does_spideroak_backup_the_whole_file_every_time_it_changes/|archive-date=11 April 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> || {{Yes}}
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091210194443/http://www.maclife.com/article/reviews/online_storage_battle_which_cloud_backup_service_reigns_supreme?page=0,1
| url-status = dead
}}</ref> || {{no}} || || {{no}} || || || {{yes}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Does SpiderOak backup the whole file every time it changes?|url=https://spideroak.com/faq/questions/7/does_spideroak_backup_the_whole_file_every_time_it_changes/|publisher=SpiderOak|accessdate=24 February 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411205527/https://spideroak.com/faq/questions/7/does_spideroak_backup_the_whole_file_every_time_it_changes/|archive-date=11 April 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> || {{Yes}}
|
|-
! scope=row | [[ShareFile]]
Line 280 ⟶ 298:
| url-status = dead
}}</ref> || {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}}
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Sharpcast|SugarSync]]
Line 288 ⟶ 307:
| accessdate = 2010-01-13
}}</ref> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || || ||
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Syncdocs]]
|Windows, [[web app]] || {{Partial|Beta<br />versions<br />only}} || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{Partial|[[Microsoft Word]] only}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Syncdocs feature list|url=http://www.syncdocs.com/google-sync-features-and-details|publisher=Syncdocs Web|accessdate=14 April 2011}}</ref> || {{yes}} || || ||
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Synchronize It]]!
|Windows || {{no}} || || || {{no}} || || || || || || || || || ||
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Syncovery]]
|Windows, OS X, Linux, FreeBSD || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||{{yes}}
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Syncplicity]]
|Windows, OS X, Android, iPhone, Windows Mobile || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || {{No}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.syncplicity.com/blog/why-delta-sync-doesn-t-matter |title=Why Delta Sync Doesn't Matter|accessdate=2014-05-21 |date=2009-07-20}}</ref> || {{No}}
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Tonido]]
|Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows Phone || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || ||
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Tresorit]]
|Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Windows Phone || {{Partial|Limited}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || {{yes}}, for Windows || {{yes}} || || || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} ||
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Ubuntu One]] (discontinued 2 April 2014)
|Windows, OS X, Ubuntu, iOS, Android<ref>{{cite web|title=Ubuntu One:Downloads|url=https://one.ubuntu.com/downloads/|publisher=Ubuntu One|accessdate=14 April 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809233713/https://one.ubuntu.com/downloads/|archivedate=9 August 2011}}</ref> || {{yes}} || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
 
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Wuala]] (discontinued)
|Windows, OS X, Debian, Ubuntu, Android, iOS || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || || || || || || || || || || ||
|
|-
! scope=row |[[ZumoDrive]] (discontinued)
|Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, iPhone, Palm webOS || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}} || || || || || || ||
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Zetta.net]]
|Windows, OS X, Linux || {{No}} || || || {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}, Preserve file name case & file metadata|| {{yes}} || {{Yes}}
|
|- class="sortbottom"
! scope=col | Name
Line 331 ⟶ 364:
! scope=col | Propagate deletes
! scope=col | Case sensitive
! scope=col | [[Delta copying|Delta copying (block level transfer)]]
! scope=col | LAN Syncsync.
! scope=col | [[Peer-to-peer|P2P]] sync.
|}
 
==Glossary==
 
{{glossary}}
{{term|term=[[Computing platform|Platform]]|multi=y}}
{{defn|defn=[[Operating system]] & / or [[software platform]] like [[Java SE]] or [[.NET Framework|.NET]].}}
{{term|term=[[Edit conflict]] detection}}
{{defn|defn=Detect if an operation may result in data loss. See [[File synchronization|File Synchronization]]}}
{{term|term=Renames/moves}}
{{defn|defn=Propagate renaming/moving of a file/directory. This saves bandwidth for remote systems but increases the analysis duration. Commonly done by calculating and storing [[hash function]] digests of files to detect if two files with different names, edit dates, etc., have identical contents. Programs which do not support it, will behave as if the originally-named file/directory has been deleted and the newly named file/directory is new and transmit the "new" file again.}}
{{term|term=[[Version control]]}}
{{defn|defn=Can revert to a precedent version of a file/directory.}}
{{term|term=Scheduling or service}}
{{defn|defn=Run automatically (via a scheduler or as a system service), or manually for each sync.}}
{{term|term=Online storage}}
{{defn|defn=[[Online file storage]] option and type}}
{{term|term=[[Network-attached storage]]}}
{{defn|defn=Can sync. with NAS shares.}}
{{term|term=Only client needed}}
{{defn|defn=It is only needed to install synchronizing software on the client side. Server is only running arbitrary storage protocol like SFTP, SMB, NFS, etc. All synchronization logic is handled by client. This is generally good, because cheap cloud storage usually does not allow users to run custom software on storage server, they only provide access to storage.}}
 
{{glossary end}}
 
==See also==
Line 341 ⟶ 397:
**[[List of backup software]]
**[[Comparison of online backup services]]
*[[Comparison of browser synchronizers]]
*[[Disk cloning]]
**[[Comparison of disk cloning software]]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_file_synchronization_software"