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This is a list of [[file synchronization]] software.
 
This is a '''list of file synchronization software''' for which there are Wikipedia articles.
== Open source ==
 
==Free and open-source==
A comparison of [[Free and open source software|free and open source]] ''file synchronization'' software.
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{| class="wikitable sortable sort-under"
|-
! Name
! [[Programming language]]
! Platform
! 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]]
| Windows, 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)
| 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}} (planned)<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>
|
|
|
|
| [[Noise Protocol Framework|Noise]]/TCP and [[QUIC]]/UDP
| [[Libp2p]]
| {{Yes}} (network-wide de-duplication)
|-
| [[luckyBackup]] || C++
| Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD || GPLv3 || 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://luckybackup.sourceforge.net/news.html|title = LuckyBackup - backup and sync utility}}</ref> || {{Yes}} || || || || || {{Yes}} || Uses rsync backend || || || || ||
|-
| [[Nextcloud]] || JavaScript, PHP, Shell, Python, 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 || 2023 || {{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, 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 (server edition) / proprietary (enterprise edition) || 2021 || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{Yes}}<ref name="owncloud-propagate-deletes">{{Cite web|url=https://doc.owncloud.com/docs/next/index.html|title=ownCloud Documentation Overview|website=ownCloud Documentation}}</ref> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || External storage support; encryption || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || || ||
|-
| [[Pydio]] open 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]] || 2023 || {{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. || In 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]] || 2025 || {{Yes}} || {{No}}<ref>
{{cite web
|title=How does rsync resolve conflicts?
|url=https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/200061/how-does-rsync-resolve-conflicts
| access-date=2022-08-26
| quote="Rsync doesn't try to resolve conflicts."
}}</ref> || {{No}} || {{Yes}} using <code>--delete</code> || {{Yes}} using <code>--backup</code> and a time-stamped <code>--suffix</code> || {{Yes}} (via OS) || Client 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}} || Plug-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]] || 2023 || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || Distributed peer-to-peer sync with automatic NAT traversal. Custom topology (star, full-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]] || 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 !! [[Version control]] !! Scheduling or service !! Other info !! Bidirectional !! Only client needed !! [[Protocol layer]] !! [[Application layer]] !! [[Delta copying]]
|}
 
==Freeware==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
This is a comparison of the [[freeware]] ([[proprietary software]] release [[free of charge]]) file synchronization software.
! Name !! Protocol !! Programming Language !! Platforms !! License !! Version !! Conflict Detection !! Detect Renaming !! Detect Move !! Undo !! Scheduling
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{| 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}}
| [[DirSync Pro]] || file system|| [[Java (programming language)|Java]]|| Windows, Linux, Mac OS X || [[GPL]] || 1.3 [21-May-2010] || {{Yes}} || || || ||
|-
| [[iFolderActiveSync|Microsoft ActiveSync]] || fileWindows system|| [[C_Sharp_(programming_language)|C#]]/[[Mono_(software)|MonoMicrosoft]] || Windows,{{no}} Linux,|| Mac OS X{{no}} || [[GPL]]{{dunno}} || 3.8Syncs [25-Nov-2009]mobile devices || {{Yes}} || || || ||
|-
| [[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}}
| [[OneSync]] || file system || [[C_Sharp_(programming_language)|C#]] || Windows || [[GPL]] || 2.0 [15-Apr-2010] || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{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}} || || || || || ||
| [[rsync]] || file system|| C in the Unix/Linux shell || Windows, Linux, OS X, other Unix || [[GPL]] || 3.07 [31-Dec-2009] || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || via OS
|-
| [[UnisonCobian (file synchronizer)|UnisonBackup]] || similarWindows to|| rsync;CobianSoft uses|| SSH{{no}} (or|| file system) as transport{{no}} || [[OCaml]]{{yes}}, trash folder || Windows,Backup Linux,software OSwith X,folder othersynchronization Unixfeature; ||remote management; [[GPLShadow Copy]] || 2.32.52 [29-Jun-2009] || {{Yesno}} (centralized database)|| {{Nono}} || {{Nono}} || {{Noyes}} || via OS
|-
| [[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.
 
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''A comparison of [[proprietary software]] released as [[commercial software|commercial]].''
{| class="wikitable sortable sort-under plainrowheaders" style="font-size:80%; width:100%;"
 
{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="font-size: 70%; width: 100%;"
|-
! scope=col | Name
! scope=col | Operating system
! Windows !! Mac !! Linux !! Other OS
! scope=col | Freeware version
! Open source !! [[Online backup service]]
! scope=col | Portable
! Freeware version !! Paid version
! scope=col | Encrypts files
! Conflict detection !! File Locking !! Open File Support
! scope=col | Detect conflict
! previous file versions / [[revision control]] !! Detect Renaming !! Detect Move
! scope=col | File lock
! Full-Duplex Transfer / [[collaborative software | collaborative]] !! Propagate Deletions !! Case Sensitivity
! scope=col | Open file support
! scope=col | [[Revision control]]
! scope=col | Detect rename
! scope=col | Detect move
! scope=col | Full duplex transfer
! scope=col | Propagate deletes
! scope=col | Case sensitive
! scope=col | [[Delta copying|Delta transfer]]
! scope=col | LAN sync.
! scope=col | [[Peer-to-peer|P2P]] sync.
|-
! scope=row | [[@MAX SyncUp]]
| [[Distributed Storage]] || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || via other providers || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || || ||
| Windows || {{Partial|Limited}} || {{no}} || || {{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} || || {{No}} || {{No}} || || {{yes}} || ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}}
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Allway Sync]]
| [[Allway Sync]] || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || via other providers || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || || {{No}} || {{No}} || || {{yes}} ||
|Windows || {{Partial|Limited}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}}
|
|-
! scope=row | [[AIMstor]] (discontinued)
| [[BatchSync]] || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || via other providers || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || || || || || {{yes}} ||
|Windows || {{Partial|Limited}} || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} through VSS|| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{yes}} || {{Partial|Case<br />preserving<br />only}} || ||
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Argentum Backup]]
| [[BestSync]] <ref>(BestSync is from [http://www.risefly.com/ RiseFly])</ref> || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || ||{{yes}}|| {{yes}}|| {{No}} || {{yes}} ||{{yes}} || {{yes}} ||{{yes}}
|Windows || {{no}} || {{yes}} || || || || {{no}} || {{yes}} || || || || || {{yes}} || ||
|
|-
! scope=row | [[BackupAssist]]
| [[BackupAssist]] || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} ||via [[Rsync]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || || {{yes}} || || || || || ||
|Windows || {{no}} || || || {{no}} || || {{yes}} || || || || || || || ||
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Beyond Compare]]
| [[Box.net]]'s [http://www.box.net/features/boxsync/ Box Sync] || {{yes}} || ? || ? || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || ? || ? || {{yes}} || ? || ? || ? || {{yes}} || ?
|Windows, OS X, Linux || {{Partial|Limited}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || || {{yes}} || || ||
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Box.net|Box Sync]]
| [[Dmailer|Dmailer Sync]] || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || || || || || || ||
|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 | [[Cloudike]]
| [[Dropbox (storage provider)|Dropbox]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}: iPhone, Android || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || ? || ? || {{yes}} || ? || ? || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || ?
|Windows, OS X, iPhone, Android, HarmonyOS || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}|| {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}|| {{yes}}|| {{yes}}
|
|-
! scope=row | [[CloudMe]]
| [[Easy Computer Sync]] || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || || || || || ||
|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]]
| [[Easy2Sync for Files]] || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}} || {{yes}}: For folders || || || ||
|Windows, Linux || {{no}} || || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || || || || || ||
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Dmailer|Dmailer Sync]] (discontinued)
| [[GoodSync]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|Windows || {{yes}} || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Dropbox (service)|Dropbox]]
| [[Handy Backup]] || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || || || || || || || ||
|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]]
| [[RepliWeb]] Deployment || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} (partial) || || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|Windows || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}} || {{yes}}, for folders || || || || || ||
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Egnyte]]
| [[Robocopy]] || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || || || || || || || ||
|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]]
| [[SpiderOak]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || Partial || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || || {{yes}}<ref>{{cite web
|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 || {{Partial|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
! scope=col | Operating system
! scope=col | Freeware version
! scope=col | Portable
! scope=col | Encrypts files
! scope=col | Detect conflict
! scope=col | File lock
! scope=col | Open file support
! scope=col | [[Revision control]]
! scope=col | Detect rename
! scope=col | Detect move
! scope=col | Full duplex transfer
! scope=col | Propagate deletes
! scope=col | Case sensitive
! scope=col | [[Delta copying|Delta transfer]]
! scope=col | LAN sync.
! 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=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>
|
|-
! 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 || {{yes}} || {{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}} (one-way sharing only) || ||
| 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]]
| [[Sharpcast|SugarSync]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}: Android, iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || || {{yes}}<ref>{{cite web
|Windows, OS X, Android, iPhone || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || || || || {{yes}}<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://support.citrixonline.com/en_US/ShareFile/help_files/SF030020?Title=File+Versioning
| title = File Versioning
| publisher = Citrix ShareFile
| author = Citrix ShareFile
| access-date = 2015-01-10
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150513205010/http://support.citrixonline.com/en_US/ShareFile/help_files/SF030020?Title=File+Versioning
| archive-date = 2015-05-13
| url-status = dead
}}</ref> || {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}}
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Sharpcast|SugarSync]]
|Windows, OS X, Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows Mobile || {{no}} || {{no}} || || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}}<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.sugarsync.com/sync_comparison.html
| title = "See How SugarSync Stacks up to the Competition"
| publisher = SugarSync (formerly called SharpCast)
| accessdate = 2010-01-13
}}</ref> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || || ||
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Syncdocs]]
| [[SuperFlexible]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || || ||
|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]]!
| [[SyncBack]] || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}} || || || || ||
|Windows || {{no}} || || || {{no}} || || || || || || || || || ||
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Syncovery]]
| [[Synchronize It|Synchronize It!]] || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || || || || || || || ||
|Windows, OS X, Linux, FreeBSD || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||{{yes}}
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Syncplicity]]
| [[Syncplicity]] || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || || || || || ||
|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]]
| [[Ubuntu One]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || Partial || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || || || || || || ||
|Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows Phone || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || ||
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Tresorit]]
| [[Wuala]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || Partial || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || || || || || || ||
|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)
| [[ZumoDrive]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}: iPhone, Android, Palm webOS || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}} || || || || ||
|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}} || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|-class="sortbottom"
! Name
! Windows !! Mac !! Linux !! Other OS
! Open source !! [[Online backup service]]
! Freeware version !! Paid version
! Conflict detection !! File Locking !! Open File Support
! previous file versions / [[revision control]] !! Detect Renaming !! Detect Move
! Full-Duplex Transfer / [[collaborative software | collaborative]] !! Propagate Deletions !! Case Sensitivity
|}
 
== Freeware ==
''This is a list of [[proprietary software]] released as [[freeware]] or [[gratis]].''
 
|
{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|-
! scope=row | [[Wuala]] (discontinued)
! Name !! OS || Vendor || online [[cloud storage]] || [[remote desktop]] || previous file versions / [[revision control]] !! Comments || Detect Renaming || Detect Move || Scheduling || Full Duplex Transfer
|Windows, OS X, Debian, Ubuntu, Android, iOS || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || || || || || || || || || || ||
|
|-
! scope=row |[[ZumoDrive]] (discontinued)
| [[ActiveSync|Microsoft ActiveSync]] || Windows || Microsoft || {{no}} || {{no}} || ? || syncs mobile devices || || || ||
|Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, iPhone, Palm webOS || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}} || || || || || || ||
|-
|
| [[Windows Mobile Device Center]] || Windows || Microsoft || {{no}} || {{no}} || ? || syncs mobile devices. Successor to [[ActiveSync|Microsoft ActiveSync]]|| || || ||
|-
| [[Gbridge]] || Windows || Gbridge LLC || ? || {{yes}} || ? || Sync folders, Remote desktop, Live web browsing, etc.|| ||{{Yes}}|| ||
|-
| [[Microsoft Sync Framework]] || Windows || Microsoft || ? || {{no}} || ? || syncs files, data and services. A framework, not a tool.|| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || - ||
|-
| [[SyncToy|Microsoft SyncToy]] || Windows || Microsoft || {{no}} || {{no}} || ? || Sync local folders. || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || via OS || {{No}}
|-
| [[Live Mesh|Microsoft Live Mesh]] || Windows, Windows Mobile, OSX || Microsoft || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} (Recycle Bin only) || Sync folders, Remote desktop, cloud storage. (Beta software, it's likely to be merged into [[Windows Live Sync]] "wave 4" soon[[Live Mesh#cite_note-9|(cited)]].) || ? || ? || {{no}}: (synch's whenever it's online) || {{yes}}
|-
| [[Windows Live Sync]] || Windows, OSX || Microsoft || {{no}} (Browsing Only) || {{no}} || {{no}} (Recycle Bin only) || Sync folders, browse devices from website (remote access). (Previously Microsoft FolderShare) 20,000 file limit. || ? || ? || {{no}}: (synch's whenever it's online) || ?
|-
! 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
! scope=col | Operating system
! scope=col | Freeware version
! scope=col | Portable
! scope=col | Encrypts files
! scope=col | Detect conflict
! scope=col | File lock
! scope=col | Open file support
! scope=col | [[Revision control]]
! scope=col | Detect rename
! scope=col | Detect move
! scope=col | Full duplex transfer
! scope=col | Propagate deletes
! scope=col | Case sensitive
! scope=col | [[Delta copying|Delta transfer]]
! scope=col | LAN sync.
! scope=col | [[Peer-to-peer|P2P]] sync.
|}
 
== See also Glossary==
 
*[[Comparison of online backup services]]
{{glossary}}
*[[Comparison of revision control software]]
{{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==
 
{{columns-list|colwidth=20em|
*[[Backup software]]
**[[List of backup software]]
**[[Comparison of online backup services]]
*[[Disk cloning]]
**[[Comparison of disk cloning software]]
*[[Comparison of file comparison tools]]
*[[Comparison of file hosting services]]
*[[Comparison of file transfer protocols]]
*[[Comparison of version-control software]]
}}
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
 
==Further References reading==
* {{cite web|url=http://www.tomsguide.com/us/file-sync-backup,review-1060.html |title=Get In Sync with File Syncing Software |accessdate=2009-07-01 |last=Kerner |first=Sean |date=2008-02-13 |work=Tom's Guide }}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.tomsguide.com/us/file-syncing-software,review-1074.html |title=Syncing Software Redux: More Options |accessdate=2009-07-01 |last=Kerner |first=Sean |date=2008-02-27 |work=Tom's Guide }}
{{reflist}}
 
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