Backuplist Alternatives

Backuplist is described as '+ 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' and is an app in the backup & sync category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Backuplist for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best Backuplist alternative is rsync, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Backuplist are GoodSync, Unison File Synchronizer, SyncToy and DirSync Pro.

Backuplist alternatives are mainly File Sync Tools but may also be Duplicate File Finders or Backup Clients. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Backuplist.

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Backuplist

Free • Proprietary
Mac

Backuplist+ is a popular "wrapper" application for the new rsync 3.0.6 copy tool. It is a powerful backup...

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rsync
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Free • Open Source
File Sync Tool
Linux
BSD
Cygwin
Haiku
124 rsync alternatives
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...
- - rsync is the most popular Linux alternative to Backuplist.
- - rsync is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Backuplist.
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rsync Features
1. Command line interfacersync either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
2. Schedule Backuprsync supports scheduling of your backups at specific times or intervals.
3. Cloud SyncSync your data (notes, documents, bookmarks, etc.) across your different devices and to the cloud.
4. Encrypted Backuprsync uses encryption algorithms to keep your files safe as well as prevent unauthorized access.
File by file encryption
Folder Sync
Delta Backup
GoodSync
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Freemium • Proprietary
File Sync Tool
Backup Client
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
119 GoodSync alternatives
GoodSync syncs files between your computer, mobile devices, FTP, SFTP, Amazon S3, Google Drive, OneDrive, WebDAV, Azure.
- - GoodSync is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Backuplist.
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GoodSync Features
1. PortableGoodSync can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Selective SynchronizationGoodSync allows you to pick which files are synced between the server and your devices.
3. End-to-End EncryptionGoodSync has E2E Encryption, for entire or parts of the app.
2 way sync
Mirror Backup
WebDAV Support
Support for Amazon S3
Synchronization
Visual Comparison
Support for 64 bit
Real-time sync
Direct P2P Sync
WebDAV Sync
Unison File Synchronizer
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Free • Open Source
File Sync Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
51 Unison File Synchronizer alternatives
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.
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Unison File Synchronizer Features
1. Command line interfaceUnison File Synchronizer either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
2. DecentralizedUnison File Synchronizer is based on a decentralized infrastructure with no single entity controlling it.
3. Works OfflineUnison File Synchronizer can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
4. Selective SynchronizationUnison File Synchronizer allows you to pick which files are synced between the server and your devices.
Bidirectional sync
Synchronization
2 way sync
Folder Sync
Gtk
Well documented
SyncToy
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Free • Proprietary
File Sync Tool
Windows
72 SyncToy alternatives
SyncToy is a 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...
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SyncToy Features
Local folder synchronization
Folder Sync
Comparing folders
Synchronization
Discontinued
Latest version 2.1 published on 11/24/2009
DirSync Pro
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Free • Open Source
File Sync Tool
Backup Client
Mac
Windows
Linux
90 DirSync Pro alternatives
DirSync Pro is a small, but powerful utility for file and folder synchronization. DirSync Pro can be used to synchronize the content of one or many folders recursively. Use DirSync Pro to easily synchronize files from your desktop PC to your USB-stick.
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DirSync Pro Features
1. Incremental BackupDirSync Pro supports incremental backups (only back up the changed or new-added data since the last backup).
2. Command line interfaceDirSync Pro either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Folder Sync
Tree view
Discontinued
No activity/development anymore. Last stable version from 2018-03-07, last development version from 2018-12-28.
Synkron
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
PortableApps.com
68 Synkron alternatives
Synkron is an application for folder synchronisation and folder-backups that allows you to configure your synchronisations in detail. Despite having many features, the user interface of Synkron is very user-friendly and easy to use.
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Synkron Features
1. PortableSynkron can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Folder Sync
Synchronization
Multiple languages
Discontinued
Last Update: 2014-10-11, see https://sourceforge.net/projects/synkron/
RsyncOSX
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Free • Open Source
File Sync Tool
Mac
114 RsyncOSX alternatives
A macOS GUI for rsync.
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RsyncOSX Features
1. DecentralizedRsyncOSX is based on a decentralized infrastructure with no single entity controlling it.
2. End-to-End EncryptionRsyncOSX has E2E Encryption, for entire or parts of the app.
3. Support for RsyncRsyncOSX supports rsync, a free and open source file synchronization software.
Folder Sync
Synchronization
Dropsync
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Paid • Proprietary
File Sync Tool
Mac
Windows
iPhone
iPad
26 Dropsync alternatives
DropSync is a super fast and flexible folder synchronization tool.

It is ideal for a wide range of syncing tasks including:
- Updating on-the-go documents to a USB stick
- Backing up, or mirroring a website from a remote host to your local computer
- Backing up precious file.
- - Dropsync is the most popular commercial alternative to Backuplist.
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Dropsync Features
1. Support for RsyncDropsync supports rsync, a free and open source file synchronization software.
PureSync
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Free Personal • Proprietary
File Sync Tool
Windows
74 PureSync alternatives
PureSync is a professional file backup and synchronization software, that can automatically keep a backup of your important files, import files from your digital camera and synchronize the contents of multiple folders, but not from "Windows Mobile" devices and no...
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PureSync Features
2 way sync
Folder Sync
Synchronization
@MAX SyncUp
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Free Personal • Proprietary
File Sync Tool
Windows
103 @MAX SyncUp alternatives
@MAX SyncUp is a feature-rich utility for backing up and synchronizing data on a local network or over the Internet. @MAX SyncUp provides an Apple Time Machine style backup using hard links. It allows for the effective remote synchronizing through an RSync-like algorithm to...
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@MAX SyncUp Features
1. Support for Rsync@MAX SyncUp supports rsync, a free and open source file synchronization software.
Support for SFTP
Time-machine
WebDAV Support
Qtd Sync
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Free • Open Source
Windows
Linux
128 Qtd Sync alternatives
A graphical interface for the Rsync engine that will synchronise files between two computers either locally or over the internet. The beauty of Rsync is that it only transfers the exact part of a file that has changed (differential synchronisation), saving bandwidth and time.
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Qtd Sync Features
1. Support for RsyncQtd Sync supports rsync, a free and open source file synchronization software.
Syncless
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Free • Open Source
File Sync Tool
Windows
40 Syncless alternatives
Syncless - An open-source and free synchronization tool so seamless youll forget about it
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Syncless Features
1. PortableSyncless can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Tagging
Folder Mirroring
Discontinued
This project seems to be dead, last Commit was on 22nd May 2010 as seen at: https://code.google.com/archive/p/big5sync/source/default/commits .