SyncToy Alternatives

SyncToy is described as 'Free PowerToy designed by Microsoft, that provides an easy to use graphical user interface that can automatically synchronize local or network files and folders, but not WebDAV-, "Windows Mobile" files or folders and no triangle-sync as only Allway Sync' and is a very popular File Sync tool in the backup & sync category. There are more than 50 alternatives to SyncToy for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and Android Tablet apps. The best SyncToy alternative is FreeFileSync, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SyncToy are rsync, GoodSync, SyncBack and Unison File Synchronizer.

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  1. Foldermatch icon
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    FolderMatch is a program that compares directories and files, showing the differences clearly.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Compare Advance makes comparing any two folders an easy job. The stylish interface highlights what's different between the two folders and a powerful synchronization dialog makes reconciling those differences easy too.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Backup4all icon
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    Backup4all, backup software that performs incremental backup, differential, full and mirror backup to DVD, DVD-RW, CD, CD-RW, Blu-ray, HD-DVD, Dual layer drives, USB, network and backup to FTP. Backs-up open files, encrypts backups, sends backup notifications, schedules backups...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Powerful folders and archives synchronization tool. Built-in support for zip archives and FTP. Can be used as backup tool, for folders comparison, and for CDRW verification. Produces HTML reports and printout of folders comparison result.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. OneWaySynchronize is a Windows command line tool for backing up files from A (source) to B (destination). It will make sure that B is an exact copy of A, by copying files and overwriting and deleting files on B. The original A files are never modified in any way.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. GNU Diffutils is a package of several programs related to finding differences between files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. Leo Backup is a program designed for simple backup needs and aimed to keep your data in different locations automatically, applying the compression, encryption and reporting options.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Ind.ie Pulse icon
     31 likes

    Pulse, officially-sanctioned fork of Syncthing , is a free, secure, and distributed file synchronisation engine.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • OpenSolaris
     
  9. Directory Compare is a utility to help you keeping copies of your important directories (documents, programs under development and so on) in a backup hard disk or any other storage system (like USB drives or CD-RW disks).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Backup, synchronization and archiving for Windows 7 and 8.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Backuplist icon
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    Backuplist+ is a popular "wrapper" application for the new rsync 3.0.6 copy tool. It is a powerful backup application that is simple for novice users and offers many choices for the more advanced user.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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