FreeFileSync AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Backup Clients

The best Backup Client alternative to FreeFileSync is Rclone, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to FreeFileSync and 15 are Backup Clients so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Backup Client alternatives to FreeFileSync are Restic, SyncBack, GoodSync and Kopia.

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  1. GoodSync icon
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    A comprehensive solution for file synchronization and backup, GoodSync allows seamless and real-time file sync across desktops, mobiles, and cloud services directly, bypassing third-party servers. Ideal for both personal and professional needs.

    133 GoodSync alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  2. Rclone icon
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    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. 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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    • Mac
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    • BSD
    • Arch Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
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  4. SyncBack icon
     144 likes

    SyncBack allows for backing up, synchronizing, and restoring files on Windows. It offers a free version, SyncBackSE and Pro for more features, including local networks and cloud backups. Ideal for individuals and large organizations like hospitals, ensuring data protection and recovery.

    107 SyncBack alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  5. 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
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    • Linux
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  6. 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
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    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
    • BSD
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  7. 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

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  8. 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

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. This free software allows you to backup your data to external drives, network locations, FTP servers and cloud storages.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  10. Are your backups synchronized? Use DSync. Use it for backups. Use it to organize your files.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. VRangeSync icon
     1 like

    VRangeSync is a freeware File synchronization for Unix/Linux and Microsoft Windows. It is a command-line utility which copy and move data from one location to another on a storage device. It is a data migration, cloner, file replication and synchronization software.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. Karen's Replicator copies selected files from one drive/folder to another. Source and Destination folders can reside anywhere on your network.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  13. ByteSync icon
     5 likes

    Free and open-source differential file synchronization software for Windows, macOS, and Linux. ByteSync securely compares and transfers only file differences — no VPN, no setup, just fast, encrypted, cross-platform sync and backup.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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