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==Free and open-source==

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| [[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 || || || || ||

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| [[Nextcloud]] || JavaScript, PHP, Shell, Python, Vue<ref>{{cite web|title=Nextcloud|url=https://github.com/nextcloud|website=GitHub|accessdate=18 January 2017}}</ref>

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| [[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>

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==Freeware==

This is a comparison of the [[freeware]] ([[proprietary software]] release [[free of charge]]) file synchronization software.

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! 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}}

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| [[ActiveSync|Microsoft ActiveSync]] || Windows || [[Microsoft]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || ?{{dunno}} || Syncs mobile devices || || || || ||

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| [[Resilio Sync]] (formerly BitTorrent Sync) || Windows, OS X, Linux, FreeBSD, Android, iOS || [[Resilio, Inc.]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} (via 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}}

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| [[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}} || || || || || ||

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| [[Cobian Backup]] || Windows || CobianSoft || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}, trash folder || Backup software with folder synchronization feature; remote management; [[Shadow Copy]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} ||

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| [[Windows Mobile Device Center]] || Windows || [[Microsoft]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || ?{{dunno}} || Syncs mobile devices; successor to Microsoft [[ActiveSync]] || || || || ||

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| [[Microsoft Sync Framework]] || Windows || [[Microsoft]] || ?{{dunno}} || {{no}} || ?{{dunno}} || Syncs files, data, services; a framework, not a tool || || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || -{{sdash}} ||

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| [[SyncToy|Microsoft SyncToy]] (discontinued January 2021) || Windows || [[Microsoft]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}}, recycle bin only || Sync. local folders || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || via OS || {{No}}

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| [[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}}

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| [[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}}

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| [[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}}

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==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.

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! scope=row | [[@MAX SyncUp]]

| Windows || {{Partial|Limited}} || {{no}} || || {{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} || || {{No}} || {{No}} || || {{yes}} || ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}}

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! scope=row | [[Allway Sync]]

|Windows || {{Partial|Limited}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}}

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|Windows || {{Partial|Limited}} || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} through VSS|| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{yes}} || {{Partial|Case<br />preserving<br />only}} || ||

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! scope=row | [[Argentum Backup]]

|Windows || {{no}} || {{yes}} || || || || {{no}} || {{yes}} || || || || || {{yes}} || ||

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! scope=row | [[BackupAssist]]

|Windows || {{no}} || || || {{no}} || || {{yes}} || || || || || || || ||

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! scope=row | [[Beyond Compare]]

|Windows, OS X, Linux || {{Partial|Limited}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || || {{yes}} || || ||

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! 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}}

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! scope=row | [[Cloudike]]

|Windows, OS X, iPhone, Android, HarmonyOS || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}|| {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}|| {{yes}}|| {{yes}}

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! 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}}

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! scope=row | [[Distributed Storage]]

|Windows, Linux || {{no}} || || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || || || || || ||

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! scope=row | [[Dmailer|Dmailer Sync]] (discontinued)

|Windows || {{yes}} || || || || || || || || || || || || ||

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! 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}}

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! scope=row | [[Easy2Sync for Files]]

|Windows || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}} || {{yes}}, for folders || || || || || ||

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! 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}}

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! 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}}

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! 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}}

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! scope=row | [[GoodSync]]

|Windows, OS X, Android, iPad, iPhone, USB flash drive || {{Partial|Limited}} || {{Yes}} || {{yes}}, beta || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||{{yes}}

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! scope=row | [[IBM Connections]]

|Windows, OS X, Android, iOS || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}

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! scope=row | [[MediaFire]]

|Windows, OS X, Android, iOS || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}

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! 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=Software Developer Documentation - MEGA|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>

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! scope=row | [[RepliWeb]]

|Windows, Linux || {{no}} || || || {{Partial}} || || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || ||

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! scope=row | [[Resilio Sync|Resilio Sync (ex. BitTorrent Sync)]]

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! scope=row | [[Robocopy]]

|Windows || {{yes}} || {{no}} || || {{no}} || || || || || || || || || ||

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! scope=row | [[SecureSafe]]

|Windows, OS X, Android, iOS || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}} || {{no}} || || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}}

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! scope=row | [[SpiderOak]]

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! 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}} || || ||

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! scope=row | [[Synchronize It]]!

|Windows || {{no}} || || || {{no}} || || || || || || || || || ||

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! scope=row | [[Syncovery]]

|Windows, OS X, Linux, FreeBSD || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||{{yes}}

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! 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}}

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! scope=row | [[Tonido]]

|Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows Phone || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || ||

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! scope=row | [[Tresorit]]

|Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Windows Phone || {{Partial|Limited}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || {{yes}}, for Windows || {{yes}} || || || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} ||

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|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}} || || || || || || || || || || || || ||

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|Windows, OS X, Debian, Ubuntu, Android, iOS || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || || || || || || || || || || ||

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! scope=row |[[ZumoDrive]] (discontinued)

|Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, iPhone, Palm webOS || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}} || || || || || || ||

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! scope=row | [[Zetta.net]]

|Windows, OS X, Linux || {{No}} || || || {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}, Preserve file name case & file metadata|| {{yes}} || {{Yes}}

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