Network Time Protocol daemon Alternatives

Apps similar to Network Time Protocol daemon include Chrony, which is free and open source. Other options are Time-Sync, Meinberg NTP, TimeSync and AboutTime. In total there are six apps like Network Time Protocol daemon for Windows and Linux.

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    Chrony

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    Chrony is a pair of programs which are used to maintain the accuracy of the system clock on a computer. The two programs are called chronyd and chronyc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Time-Sync

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    Time-Sync is a freeware software to synchronize the time of your system. The features of the software are:

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Time-Sync: Log (german)
    Time-Sync: Options (german)
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    Meinberg NTP

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    NTP client and server download for different operating systems. GUI setup program, full HTML documentation, OpenSSL (Version 0.9.8l) DLL. The installer has been successfully tested on a Preview version of Windows 8 as well.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Installer
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    TimeSync

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    TimeSync gets the current time from a NIST server, and adjusts the PC clock if necessary. Accuracy is usually within a second. Time and date are displayed according to the users regional settings.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • European Union flagEU
    TimeSync screenshot 1
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    AboutTime

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    AboutTime is a superior source of time for your computer. As a time client, it will acquire time from the Internet with great accuracy, and as a server it will provide four kinds of time signals to other computers on your local network.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Here is a typical client session. In this example, AboutTime reports a 3 millisecond difference between the local computer's clock and the network time server.
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    Network Time System

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    Network Time System is a time sync software package containing NTP Server and NTP client apps for Windows that provides a precise tool for synchronization of all devices on the network with zero configuration installation.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Network Time System screenshot 1
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