Parsley Alternatives

Parsley is described as 'A file synchronization tool with many configuration options and customizing interfaces' and is an app in the backup & sync category. There are six alternatives to Parsley for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Windows, Flathub and PortableApps.com apps. The best Parsley alternative is FreeFileSync, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Parsley are rsync, Unison File Synchronizer, RsyncOSX and Truck - Rsync Client.

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  1. FreeFileSync icon

    FreeFileSync

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    Open-source software for syncing and backing up files across Windows, macOS, and Linux by transferring only essential data.

    106 FreeFileSync alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Chocolatey
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    • FreeFileSync is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Parsley.

    • FreeFileSync is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Parsley.

    • FreeFileSync is Freemium and Open SourceParsley is Free and Open Source
    • FreeFileSync is Lightweight and Privacy focusedParsley is not according to our users
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    rsync

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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...

    130 rsync alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • Haiku
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  4. Unison File Synchronizer icon

    Unison File Synchronizer

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    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.

    55 Unison File Synchronizer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
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  5. RsyncOSX icon

    RsyncOSX

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    A macOS GUI for rsync.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  6. Truck - Rsync Client icon

    Truck - Rsync Client

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    A graphical user interface for rsync, which looks-and-feels like a standard FTP client, but uses the rsync protocol ‘under the hood’ to boost transfer speeds.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    • Truck - Rsync Client is the most popular commercial alternative to Parsley.

    • Truck - Rsync Client is Paid and ProprietaryParsley is Free and Open Source

  7. lsyncd

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    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.

    91 lsyncd alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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