Open Source FreeFileSync AlternativesFile Sync Tools & Backup Clients like FreeFileSync

The best open source alternative to FreeFileSync is Syncthing. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to FreeFileSync and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to FreeFileSync are Rclone, rsync, Syncthing-Fork and Hoodik.

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  1. Syncthing icon
     924 likes

    Open-source, peer-to-peer service offering encrypted file synchronization, ensuring data privacy and user-autonomy without relying on cloud storage or central servers, suitable for various uses.

    138 Syncthing alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Terminal
    • Cloudron
    • Termux
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  2. Rclone icon
     191 likes

    Versatile command-line utility for syncing, copying, and verifying files across local disks and multiple cloud storage providers. Features include hash-based integrity checks, timestamp preservation, compression, encryption, and mounting storage as drives for backup and transfer tasks.

    107 Rclone alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD
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  3. rsync icon
     278 likes

    Utility for Unix file and directory synchronization using delta encoding for efficient transfer, supports compression, incremental backup, remote operation via SSH, customizable filters, permission and timestamp preservation, and daemon mode on TCP 873.

    143 rsync alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • Haiku
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  4. Syncthing-Fork icon
     56 likes

    Comprehensive file sync solution featuring individual sync settings per device and folder, Android-optimized interface, efficient battery-saving options, two-way SD card sync on Android 11+, and robust encrypted folder support for security.

    10 Syncthing-Fork alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • OpenAPK
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  5. Hoodik icon
     32 likes

    Lightweight, self-hosted encrypted cloud storage enabling fast uploads and downloads, easy Docker install, secure public link sharing, browser-side cryptography, searchable metadata, and low RAM footprint. Designed for privacy, performance, and file management.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  6. Restic icon
     70 likes

    restic is a program that does backups right. The design goals are: Easy, Fast, Verifiable, Secure, Efficient, Free.

    72 Restic alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Arch Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
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  7. Kopia icon
     40 likes

    Kopia is a fast and secure open-source backup/restore tool that manages filesystem snapshots in a remote storage. It features client-side encryption, compression, backup policies. command-line interface and more.

    24 Kopia alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. 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.

    57 Unison File Synchronizer alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
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  9. Round Sync icon
     10 likes

    Round Sync helps you to manage your files, everywhere you go, on your local device or on most cloud providers.

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  10. Bacula icon
     30 likes

    Bacula is a set of computer programs that permit managing backup, recovery, and verification of computer data across a network of computers of different kinds.

    79 Bacula alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
    • BSD
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  11. Toucan icon
     38 likes

    Toucan is a small portableapp utility allowing you to synchronise, backup and secure your data with more options than the built in suite utilities. It is split up into 7 tabs, allowing you to easily find the function that you want.

    62 Toucan alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  12. DirSync Pro icon
     37 likes

    DirSync Pro is a small, but powerful utility for file and folder synchronization. Java JRE 1.7 or above is needed to run DirSync Pro.

    89 DirSync Pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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