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This is a list of '''file synchronization software'''. [[File synchronization]] is a process of ensuring that files in two or more locations are updated via certain rules.
 
This is a '''list of file synchronization software''' for which there are Wikipedia articles.
== Open source ==
 
This is a comparison of [[free==Free and open -source software]].==
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{| class="wikitable sortable" sort-under"
! Name !! Protocol !! Programming language !! Windows !! Mac OS X !! Linux !! Other OS !! License !! Version !! Portable !! Detect conflict !! Detect rename !! Detect move !! Undo !! Scheduling or Service !! Sync to Cloud !! Other information
|-
! Name
| [[Conduit (software)|Conduit]] || network/web app || [[Python (programming language)|Python]]|| {{No}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] || 0.3.16 || || || || || || {{Yes}} || || Synchronizes files, website, network apps
! [[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]]
| [[Create Synchronicity]] || file system || [[Visual Basic .NET]] || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} using Mono || {{No}} || GPL || 2011-05-03 = 5.2.1 || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || || {{Yes}} native, via OS || ||
| 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]]
| [[DirSync Pro]] || file system|| [[Java (programming language)|Java]]|| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} cross-platform || GPLv3 || 2012-08-25 = 1.45 || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || Creates backups || {{Yes}} native + via OS || || Supports sym-links, many filter options, copies file attributes, permissions and ownerships.
| 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++]]
| FreeFileSync<ref>http://sourceforge.net/projects/freefilesync/</ref> || file system|| [[C++]] || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || GPL+[[OpenCandy]] || 2013-3-06 = 5.13 || {{Yes}} (installer option) || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} in syncmode bidirectional || {{Yes}} in syncmode bidirectional || {{Yes}}, versioning + recycler || {{Yes}} || ||
| 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]]
| [[iFolder]] || file system|| C#, [[Mono (software)|Mono]]|| {{Yes}}, client software only || {{Yes}}, client software only || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || GPL || 2010-7-19 = 3.8.0.3 || {{No}} || {{Yes}}, centralized database|| {{Yes}}, files, not folders|| {{Yes}}, files, not folders || || || ||
| Windows, macOS, Linux, Solaris || GPL ||2010 || {{No}} || {{Yes}} (centralized database)|| {{Yes}} (files, not folders) || || || || || || || || ||
|-
| [[InterPlanetary File System|Kubo (IPFS)]]
| [[luckyBackup]] || file system|| C++ || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || GPLv3 || 2012-03-14 = 0.4.7 || {{Yes}} || || || || || {{Yes}} || || An active project
| 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++
| [[OneSync]] || file system || C# || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || GPL || 2010-10-21 = 3.0 || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || || {{No}} || ||
| 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>
| [[rsync]] || file system or network|| [[C (programming language)|C]] in a Unix-Linux shell || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || [[GPL v3]] || 2011-09-23 = 3.09 || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || via OS || || client & server operation. Multiple comparison criteria (date, check-sum).
| '''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>
| [[SparkleShare]] || file system|| C# || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]] || [[GPL v3]] || 0.8.4 || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || || || Uses [[Git (software)|Git]]
| '''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
| [[Syncany]] || || || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || || || || || || || || || ||
| '''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}} || ||
| [[Synkron]] || file system|| C++ || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || [[GPL v2]] || 2011-01-25 = 1.6.2|| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || || Distributed
|-
| [[rsync]] || [[C (programming language)|C]] in a Unix-Linux shell
| [[Unison (file synchronizer)|Unison]] || similar to rsync over socket, rsh, encrypted ssh, or file system || [[OCaml]] || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}<ref>No way to edit jobs via GUI, CLI version just starts GUI</ref> || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}<ref>http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/download.html</ref><ref>http://sites.google.com/site/keigoattic/ocaml-on-android unison on Android</ref> || GPL || 2011-05-11 = 2.40.63 || {{Yes}}<ref>http://www.portablefreeware.com/?id=979</ref> || {{Yes}}, centralized database || {{Yes}} remote xferbycopying || {{Yes}} remote xferbycopying || {{Yes}} (backups) || via OS || || efficient mature and stable but no longer in active development<ref>http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/status.html</ref>
| 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>
! Name !! Protocol !! Programming language !! Windows !! Mac OS X !! Linux !! Other OS !! License !! Version !! Portable !! Detect conflict !! Detect rename !! Detect move !! Undo !! Scheduling or Service !! Sync to Cloud !! Other information
| '''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 ==
This is a comparison of the [[proprietary softwarefreeware]] released as ([[freewareproprietary software]] orrelease [[gratisfree of charge]]) file synchronization software.
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{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1sort-under"
|-
! Name !! OSOperating ||system !! Vendor || Online!! [[cloudOnline 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}} (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}}
| [[Briefcase (Microsoft Windows)|Briefcase in Microsoft Windows]] || Windows || Microsoft || {{no}} || {{no}} || ? || || || || ||
|-
| [[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}} || || || || || ||
| [[Windows Mobile Device Center]] || Windows || Microsoft || {{no}} || {{no}} || ? || Syncs mobile devices; successor to Microsoft [[ActiveSync]] || || || ||
|-
| [[GbridgeCobian Backup]] || Windows || GbridgeCobianSoft LLC|| {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}, viatrash [[VNC]]folder or|| [[RemoteBackup Desktopsoftware Protocol|RDP]]with ||folder ||synchronization Syncfeature; folders,remote livemanagement; web[[Shadow browsing,Copy]] etc.|| {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} ||
|-
| [[MicrosoftWindows Mobile SyncDevice FrameworkCenter]] || Windows || [[Microsoft]] || ?{{no}} || {{no}} || ?{{dunno}} || Syncs files,mobile data, servicesdevices; asuccessor framework,to notMicrosoft a tool[[ActiveSync]] || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}|| || - ||
|-
| [[SyncToy|Microsoft SyncToySync Framework]] || Windows || [[Microsoft]] || {{nodunno}} || {{no}} || {{nodunno}} || Syncs files, recycledata, binservices; onlya ||framework, Syncnot locala folderstool || || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || via OS || {{Nosdash}} ||
|-
| [[Live MeshSyncToy|Windows LiveMicrosoft MeshSyncToy]] (discontinued 13 FebruaryJanuary 20132021) || Windows (Vista and greater), Windows Mobile, OSX || [[Microsoft]] || {{yesno}} || {{yesno}} || {{no}}, recycle bin only || Sync. local folders, cloud storage || {{yesNo}} || ?{{Yes}} || {{noYes}}, syncs whenever|| it'svia onlineOS || {{yesNo}}
|-
| [[Live Mesh|Windows Live SyncMesh]] (discontinued 3113 MarchFebruary 20112013) || Windows (Vista and greater), Windows Mobile, OSX || [[Microsoft]] || {{noyes}}, browsing only || {{noyes}} || {{no}}, recycle bin only || Sync. folders, browse[[online devicesfile fromstorage|online website,storage]] remote|| access; was Microsoft FolderShare, 20,000 file limit{{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yesdunno}} || {{no}}, syncs whenever it's 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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This is 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]]
! Freewarescope=col version !!| Portable
! scope=col | Encrypts files
! Detect conflict !! File lock !! Open file support
! scope=col | Detect conflict
! [[Revision control]] !! Detect rename !! Detect move
! scope=col | File lock
! Full duplex transfer !! Propagate deletes !! Case sensitive !! [[Delta copying|Delta copying (block level transfer)]]
! scope=col | Open file support
! LAN Sync
! scope=col | [[Revision control]]
! Sync any directory
! 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]]
| [[Allway Sync]] || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || via other providers || {{yes}}, with limits || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || || {{No}} || {{No}} || || {{yes}} || || || ||
| Windows || {{Partial|Limited}} || {{no}} || || {{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} || || {{No}} || {{No}} || || {{yes}} || ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}}
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Allway Sync]]
| [[AIMstor]] || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}, with limits || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} through VSS|| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{yes}} || ||{{No}} case preserving || ||
|Windows || {{Partial|Limited}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}}
|
|-
! scope=row | [[AIMstor]] (discontinued)
| [[Argentum Backup]] || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || || || {{no}} || {{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]]
| [[BackupAssist]] || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} ||via [[Rsync]] || {{no}} || || {{no}} || || {{yes}} || || || || || || || || ||
|Windows || {{no}} || {{yes}} || || || || {{no}} || {{yes}} || || || || || {{yes}} || ||
|
|-
! scope=row | [[BackupAssist]]
| [[Backup4all]] || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || || {{yes}} || || || ||
|Windows || {{no}} || || || {{no}} || || {{yes}} || || || || || || || ||
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Beyond Compare]]
| [[BatchSync]] || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}|| {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || || || {{yes}}|| {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || || {{yes}} ||
|Windows, OS X, Linux || {{Partial|Limited}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || || {{yes}} || || ||
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Box.net|Box Sync]]
| [[Box.net|Box Sync]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || ? || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}, with limits || || {{yes}} || ? || ? || {{yes}} || ? || ? || ? || {{yes}} || ? || || {{No}} ||
|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]]
| [[CloudMe]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}, iPhone, Android, Google TV, Samsung TV || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || ? || ? || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || ? || ? || {{yes}} || ? || {{no}} || {{yes}} ||
|Windows, OS X, iPhone, Android, HarmonyOS || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}|| {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}|| {{yes}}|| {{yes}}
|
|-
! scope=row | [[CloudMe]]
| [[Distributed Storage]] || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || via other providers || {{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]]
| [[Dmailer|Dmailer Sync]] (discontinued) || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|Windows, Linux || {{no}} || || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || || || || || ||
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Dmailer|Dmailer Sync]] (discontinued)
| [[Dropbox (service)|Dropbox]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}, Android, iPhone, BlackBerry || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || ? || ? || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || ? || {{yes}} || {{No}}
|Windows || {{yes}} || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Dropbox (service)|Dropbox]]
| [[Easy Computer Sync]] || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || || {{Yes}}, limited || {{No}} || {{yes}} || || || || || || || || || || || {{Yes}}
|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]]
|| {{yes}}Windows || {{noyes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}} || {{yes}}, for folders || || || || || || |
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|-
! scope=row | [[Egnyte]]
| [[Egnyte]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}, Android, iPad, iPhone || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}}, handled by versioning || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}, case preserving || || ||
|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]]
| [[GoodSync]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}, with limits || {{yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||
|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]]
| [[Handy Backup]] || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || || {{no}} || || {{no}} || || || || || || || || || || ||
|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]]
| [[RepliWeb]] Deployment || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || || {{yes}}, partial || || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || ||
|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]]
| [[Robocopy]] || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || || || || || || || || || || ||
|Windows, OS X, Android, iOS || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}
|
|-
! scope=row | [[MediaFire]]
| [[SpiderOak]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || Partial || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || {{no}} || || || {{yes}}<ref>{{cite web | {{No}} || {{No}}
|Windows, OS X, Android, iOS || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}
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|-
! 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 || || || {{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}}</ref> || {{Yes}} || {{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]]
| [[Sharpcast|SugarSync]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}, Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows Mobile || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || || || || {{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}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}, Linux only || {{yes}}, manual install || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || {{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}} || || || || || || || ||
|Windows || {{no}} || || || {{no}} || || || || || || || || || ||
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Syncovery]]
| [http://www.syncblaze.com SyncBlaze] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}, Android, iPhone,<ref>{{cite web | {{No}} || {{No}} | url = http://blog.vembu.com/syncblaze-meets-ios/ | title = SyncBlaze meets iOS | publisher = Vembu Blog | author = Sajesh | date = 2012-06-29}}</ref> iPad || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}, with limits || || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || ||
|Windows, OS X, Linux, FreeBSD || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||{{yes}}
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Syncplicity]]
| [[Syncdocs]] || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}}, Google Docs web interface only || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}, beta only || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || for MS 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}} || || || ||
|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]]
| [[Synchronize It]]! || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || || {{no}} || || || || || || || || || || ||
|Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows Phone || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || ||
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Tresorit]]
| [http://www.syncovery.com/matrix/ Syncovery] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || || {{yes}} || || || || {{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)
| [[Syncplicity]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || {{No}} ||
|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)
| [[Tonido]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}, Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows Phone || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || ||
|Windows, OS X, Debian, Ubuntu, Android, iOS || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || || || || || || || || || || ||
|
|-
! scope=row |[[ZumoDrive]] (discontinued)
| [[Ubuntu One]] || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || Partial || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, iPhone, Palm webOS || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}} || || || || || || ||
|
|-
! scope=row | [[Zetta.net]]
| [[Wuala]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}, Android || Partial || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|Windows, OS X, Linux || {{No}} || || || {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}, Preserve file name case & file metadata|| {{yes}} || {{Yes}}
|-
|
| [[ZumoDrive]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}, Android, iPhone, Palm webOS || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || || || {{yes}} || || || || || || || ||
|- class="sortbottom"
! scope=col | Name
! scope=col | Operating system
! Windows !! Mac !! Linux !! Other OS
! scope=col | Freeware version
! Open source !! [[Online backup service]]
! Freewarescope=col version !!| Portable
! scope=col | Encrypts files
! Detect conflict !! File lock !! Open file support
! scope=col | Detect conflict
! [[Revision control]] !! Detect rename !! Detect move
! scope=col | File lock
! Full duplex transfer, [[collaborative software|collaborative]] !! Propagate deletes !! Case sensitive !! [[Delta copying|Delta copying (block level transfer)]]
! scope=col | Open file support
! LAN Sync
! scope=col | [[Revision control]]
! Sync any directory
! 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}}
{{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 revisionfile controltransfer softwareprotocols]]
*[[Comparison of browserversion-control synchronizerssoftware]]
}}
*[[List of backup 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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