GoodSync AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Backup Clients

The best Backup Client alternative to GoodSync is Duplicati, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to GoodSync and 16 are Backup Clients so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Backup Client alternatives to GoodSync are Rclone, Restic, SyncBack and Kopia.

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  1. Duplicati icon
     354 likes

    Duplicati stores encrypted, incremental backups with AES-256 encryption and GPG, compatible with Windows, Linux, MacOS. Supports cloud services like OneDrive, Google Drive, and includes a built-in scheduler, auto-updater. Run backups through a web interface or command line.

    138 Duplicati alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    Duplicati vs GoodSync Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    -2

    It only allows backup local files to FTP, I needed the other way around i.e. backup FTP files on local directory.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Duplicati is Freemium and Open SourceGoodSync is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Duplicati is Privacy focusedGoodSync is not according to our users
  2. Rclone icon
     176 likes

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

    94 Rclone alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD
     
  3. Restic icon
     67 likes

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

    63 Restic alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • BSD
    • Arch Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
     
  4. SyncBack icon
     143 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.

    100 SyncBack alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  5. Kopia icon
     38 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.

    18 Kopia alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. 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.

    61 Toucan alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  7. 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
     
  8. 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
     
  9. 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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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. BlinkDisk icon
     2 likes

    A cross-platform folder backup software, based off a forked version of kopia. Since it uses kopia, you get end to end encryption with your own password.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  11. Rustic icon
     5 likes

    Rustic is a backup tool that provides fast, encrypted, deduplicated backups written in Rust. It reads and writes the restic repo format described in the design document and can be used as a restic replacement in most cases.

    57 Rustic alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • BSD
     
  12. GS RichCopy 360 icon
     46 likes

    GS RichCopy 360 is the ONLY file copy utility that utilizes its own proprietary Multi-Threading technology that uses all available logical cores in the system.

    141 GS RichCopy 360 alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
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    GS RichCopy 360 vs GoodSync Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    It is very similar to GoodSync with an easy GUI and a competitive price

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • GS RichCopy 360 is Paid and ProprietaryGoodSync is Freemium and Proprietary
    • GS RichCopy 360 is LightweightGoodSync is not according to our users
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