Robocopy AlternativesFile Copy Utilities & File Sync Tools like Robocopy

Robocopy is described as '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' and is a File Copy utility in the backup & sync category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Robocopy for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Flathub apps. The best Robocopy alternative is FreeFileSync, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Robocopy are TeraCopy, Rclone, rsync and FastCopy.

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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...

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  1. FreeFileSync icon
     581 likes

    FreeFileSync is a folder comparison and synchronization software that creates and manages backup copies of all your important files.

    101 FreeFileSync alternatives
    Windows

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Chocolatey

    Top FreeFileSync Features

    1.  File Sync
    2.  Directory sync
    3.  Folder Comparison
    4.  Side by side version compare
    5.  Support for SFTP
    6.  Synchronization
    7.  Folder Sync
    8.  Drag and Drop
    9.  File Versioning
    10.  Portable
    11.  Command line interface
    12.  No registration required
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    • Almost everyone thinks FreeFileSync is a great Robocopy alternative.

    • FreeFileSync is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Robocopy.

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

    • FreeFileSync is Freemium and Open SourceRobocopy is Free and Proprietary
  2. TeraCopy icon
     703 likes

    A free utility designed to copy files faster and more secure. It can verify copied files to ensure they are identical. It skips bad files during copy, not terminating the entire transfer. Seamless integration with Windows Explorer.

    35 TeraCopy alternatives
    TeraCopy screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Shell integration
    2.  Queued Operations
    3. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    4.  Portable
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  No registration required
    9.  SHA256
    TeraCopy iconRobocopy Icon

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    Comments about TeraCopy as an Alternative to Robocopy
     
    james_PTG

    Robocopy have a lot of copy option (date range, tree structure etc..)

    Negative commentJun 16, 2016
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    • Most users think TeraCopy is a great Robocopy alternative.

    • TeraCopy is Freemium and ProprietaryRobocopy is Free and Proprietary
    • TeraCopy is LightweightRobocopy is not according to our users
  3. Rclone icon
     158 likes

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

    85 Rclone alternatives
    Rclone screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Solaris
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  File Sync
    3.  Cloud Sync
    4. MEGA icon  MEGA integration
    5. Google Drive icon  Google Drive integration
    6.  Backup to Cloud Storage
    7. Nextcloud icon  Nextcloud integration
    8.  Synchronization
    9. Microsoft OneDrive icon  Onedrive integration
    10.  End-to-End Encryption
    11.  Multiple Account support
    12.  Portable
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  4. rsync icon
     266 likes

    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...

    127 rsync alternatives
    First of 3127 lines of Manual pages

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • Haiku

    rsync Features

    1.  File Sync
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Schedule Backup
    4.  File by file encryption
    5.  Cloud Sync
    6.  Encrypted Backup
    7.  Folder Sync
    8.  Delta Backup
    rsync iconRobocopy Icon

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    Comments about rsync as an Alternative to Robocopy
     
    Guest

    Included by default in most linux distros

    Positive commentJul 24, 2018
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    • Most users think rsync is a great Robocopy alternative.

    • rsync is Free and Open SourceRobocopy is Free and Proprietary
  5. FastCopy icon
     126 likes

    FastCopy is the fastest copy, delete, & sync software on Windows. It uses modern checksum verification to ensure copy accuracy and data integrity. It handles long Unicode path names over MAX_PATH (260 bytes), and automatically optimizes copy mode operations between the same...

    30 FastCopy alternatives
    Main window during copying

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Portable
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Folder Sync
    7.  Synchronization
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  6. Unison File Synchronizer icon
     93 likes

    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.

    52 Unison File Synchronizer alternatives
    Unison running in KDE terminal window

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Bidirectional sync
    2.  Synchronization
    3.  File Sync
    4.  2 way sync
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  Folder Sync
    7.  Decentralized
    8.  Support for Rsync
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  No Tracking
    12.  Gtk
    Unison File Synchronizer iconRobocopy Icon

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  7. Ultracopier icon
     73 likes

    Ultracopier replaces Windows explorer file copy and adds many features: Transfer resuming, transfer speed control, transfer speed computation, better transfer progress display, faster transfers, copy list editable while transferring.

    31 Ultracopier alternatives
    Copy Window

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Multiple languages
    Ultracopier iconRobocopy Icon

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  8. Bvckup 2 icon
     77 likes

    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...

    35 Bvckup 2 alternatives
    Main window

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Top Bvckup 2 Features

    1.  Real-time backup
    2.  Folder Sync
    3.  Delta Backup
    4.  Incremental Backup
    5.  File Versioning
    6.  VSS compatible
    7.  Selective Synchronization
    8.  Automatic Backup
    9.  Portable
    10.  Schedule Backup
    11.  Support for FTP
    12.  Archive Deleted Items
    Bvckup 2 iconRobocopy Icon

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    • Bvckup 2 is the most popular commercial alternative to Robocopy.

    • Bvckup 2 is Paid and ProprietaryRobocopy is Free and Proprietary
  9. CopyMastro icon
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    CopyMastro is an open source copy and backup utility developed by Marco Mastroddi. You don't need to install, just download, unzip and start it. Simple, fast and useful.

    11 CopyMastro alternatives
    CopyMastro screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi

    CopyMastro Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Portable
    4.  Works Offline
    CopyMastro iconRobocopy Icon

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  10. SuperCopier icon
     51 likes

    SuperCopier replaces Windows explorer file copy and adds many features: Transfer resuming, transfer speed control, transfer speed computation, better transfer progress display, faster transfers, copy list editable while transferring.

    31 SuperCopier alternatives
    Main UI

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Portable
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Copy & paste actions
    Discontinued

    The official website states "Deprecated, use Ultracopier".SuperCopier 1.4.0.8 was built 2016-01-02.

    SuperCopier iconRobocopy Icon

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  11. ViceVersa icon
     15 likes

    ViceVersa does File Synchronization, File Replication, File Backup and File Comparison. It can automatically verify data using a CRC32 checksum.

    54 ViceVersa alternatives
    Main Window

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    ViceVersa Features

    1.  Encrypted Backup
    2.  File Versioning
    3.  Folder Sync
    ViceVersa iconRobocopy Icon

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  12. XCOPY icon
     7 likes

    XCOPY is a command used on PC DOS, MS-DOS, OS/2, Microsoft Windows, and related operating systems for copying multiple files or entire directory trees from one directory to another and for copying files across a network.

    18 XCOPY alternatives
    XCOPY screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • MS-DOS

    XCOPY Features

    1.  Command line interface
    XCOPY iconRobocopy Icon

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