Robocopy AlternativesFile Copy Utilities & File Sync Tools like Robocopy

Robocopy is described as 'Or "Robust File Copy", is a command-line directory replication command. It has been available as part of the Windows Resource Kit starting with Windows NT 4.0, and was introduced as a standard feature of Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008' and is a File Copy utility in the backup & sync category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Robocopy for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and Flathub apps. The best Robocopy alternative is FreeFileSync, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Robocopy are TeraCopy, Rclone, rsync and FastCopy.

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  1. FreeFileSync icon

    FreeFileSync

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    Open-source software for syncing and backing up files across Windows, macOS, and Linux by transferring only essential data.

    106 FreeFileSync alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Chocolatey
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    • Almost everyone thinks FreeFileSync is a great Robocopy alternative.

    • FreeFileSync is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Robocopy.

    • FreeFileSync is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Robocopy.

    • FreeFileSync is Freemium and Open SourceRobocopy is Free and Proprietary
    • FreeFileSync is Lightweight and Privacy focusedRobocopy is not according to our users
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    TeraCopy

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    A free utility for fast, secure file copying that verifies files and skips bad ones during transfer, integrating seamlessly with Windows. The Pro version includes advanced features like favorite folder transfers, report saving, and file queue management, enhancing the file management experience.

    34 TeraCopy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Comments about TeraCopy as an Alternative to Robocopy
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    Robocopy have a lot of copy option (date range, tree structure etc..)

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    • Most users think TeraCopy is a great Robocopy alternative.

    • TeraCopy is Freemium and ProprietaryRobocopy is Free and Proprietary
    • TeraCopy is LightweightRobocopy is not according to our users
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    Rclone

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    Rclone ("rsync for cloud storage") is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers.

    93 Rclone alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD
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    A free utility for fast, secure file copying that verifies files and skips bad ones during transfer, integrating seamlessly with Windows. The Pro version includes advanced features like favorite folder transfers, report saving, a...

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    rsync

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    rsync is a software application for Unix which synchronizes files and directories from one location to another while minimizing data transfer using delta encoding when appropriate. An important feature of rsync not found in most similar programs/protocols is that the mirroring...

    130 rsync alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • Haiku
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    Included by default in most linux distros

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    • rsync is Free and Open SourceRobocopy is Free and Proprietary
    • rsync is Privacy focusedRobocopy is not according to our users
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    FastCopy

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    FastCopy is the fastest copy, delete, & sync software on Windows. It uses modern checksum verification to ensure copy accuracy and data integrity. It handles long Unicode path names over MAX_PATH (260 bytes), and automatically optimizes copy mode operations between the same...

    29 FastCopy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  8. Unison File Synchronizer icon

    Unison File Synchronizer

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    Unison is a file-synchronization tool for POSIX-compliant systems (e.g. *BSD and GNU/Linux), macOS and Windows, with the caveat that the platform must be supported by OCaml. It allows two replicas of a collection of files and directories to be stored on different hosts (or diffe.

    55 Unison File Synchronizer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
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  10. Ultracopier icon

    Ultracopier

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    Ultracopier replaces Windows explorer file copy and adds many features: Transfer resuming, transfer speed control, transfer speed computation, better transfer progress display, faster transfers, copy list editable while transferring.

    30 Ultracopier alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Copy Window
     
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    Bvckup 2

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    Simple fast backup for Windows. At a glance - small and very lean, very fast delta copier, excellent user interface, device tracking, shadow copying, move/rename detection, run-as-a-service mode, robust support for multi-million item backups with terabytes of data, intelligent...

    39 Bvckup 2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    • Bvckup 2 is the most popular commercial alternative to Robocopy.

    • Bvckup 2 is Paid and ProprietaryRobocopy is Free and Proprietary
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    CopyMastro

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    CopyMastro is an open source copy and backup utility developed by Marco Mastroddi. You don't need to install, just download, unzip and start it. Simple, fast and useful.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
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  14. ViceVersa icon

    ViceVersa

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    ViceVersa does File Synchronization, File Replication, File Backup and File Comparison. It can automatically verify data using a CRC32 checksum.

    53 ViceVersa alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  15. SuperCopier icon

    SuperCopier

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    SuperCopier replaces Windows explorer file copy and adds many features: Transfer resuming, transfer speed control, transfer speed computation, better transfer progress display, faster transfers, copy list editable while transferring.

    28 SuperCopier alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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