lsyncd Alternatives

lsyncd is described as 'Lsyncd watches a local directory trees event monitor interface (inotify or fsevents). It aggregates and combines events for a few seconds and then spawns one (or more) process(es) to synchronize the changes. By default this is rsync' and is an app in the backup & sync category. There are more than 50 alternatives to lsyncd for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best lsyncd alternative is Syncthing, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like lsyncd are FreeFileSync, rsync, GoodSync and Unison File Synchronizer.

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  1. Syncthing icon
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    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.

    132 Syncthing alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Termux
    • Terminal
     
  2. FreeFileSync icon
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    Open-source software for syncing and backing up files across Windows, macOS, and Linux by transferring only essential data.

    107 FreeFileSync alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Chocolatey
     
  3. rsync icon
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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...

    131 rsync alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • Haiku
     
  4. 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.

    127 GoodSync alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  5. 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.

    54 Unison File Synchronizer alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
     
  6. SyncBack icon
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    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

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  7. Déjà Dup icon
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    Déjà Dup is a simple backup tool. It hides the complexity of doing backups the Right Way (encrypted, off-site, and regularly) and uses Restic behind the scenes.

    91 Déjà Dup alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
     
  8. Robocopy icon
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    Robocopy, 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.

    53 Robocopy alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  9. Toucan icon
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    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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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  10. SyncToy icon
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    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...

    70 SyncToy alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
     
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    Doesn't work on anything except MS Windows

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    • SyncToy is Free and Proprietarylsyncd is Free and Open Source
  11. Bvckup 2 icon
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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...

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  12. Back In Time icon
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    Back In Time is a simple backup tool for Linux, inspired by "FlyBack project".

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
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