Syncthing Alternatives

Syncthing is described as 'Open-source, decentralized alternative ensuring data ownership with encrypted communication and peer-to-peer sync, void of central server reliance' and is a leading File Sync tool in the backup & sync category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Syncthing for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Android apps. The best Syncthing alternative is FreeFileSync, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Syncthing are Resilio Sync , rsync, Syncthing-Fork and Unison File Synchronizer.

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Syncthing alternatives are mainly File Sync Tools, but if you're looking for Cloud Storage Services or Large File Transfer Services you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, iPhone, Android + Open Source and Android. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Syncthing.
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  1. Autosync icon
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    Universal cloud sync and backup.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
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  2. websync icon
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    websync is intended to be an rsync task manager, where tasks can be added, scheduled and maintained in a sane manner.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  3. Dolpin icon
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    A decentralized cloud storage built with IPFS & Filecoin. Via Dolpin, you can encrypt files, add beneficiaries - and govern who can access your IPFS storage at affordable prices.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  4.  2 likes

    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.

    89 lsyncd alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. euaie icon
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    File synchronization with functional TUI. Easy and minimal configuration. Effective filter syntax. Minimizes application and codebase complexity. Runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows terminals. Built with GraalVM Native Image.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Airclap icon
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    Welcome to Airclap, where file transfers are a joy, and time is never wasted. With no internet needed, seamless cross-platform compatibility, and blazing-fast speeds, Airclap revolutionizes how you share files.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  7. Two Potatoes icon
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    Two Potatoes is a secure, zero-knowledge file vault for sharing encrypted files without creating an account.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  8. 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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  9. CloudBerry Box icon
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    CloudBerry Box provides bi-directional synchronization of data across remote computers. Synchronization between end-points is performed through your cloud storage account. No 3rd party services involved into data processing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. TransferNow icon
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    TransferNow is a sharing service to transfer large files from point A to point B. With it you can send all types of large documents of up to 5 GB (photos, videos, audio, documents...) to your friends, co-workers, or family.

    68 TransferNow alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  11. namucloud myPC can connect to all devices by creating cloud with my PC without using NAS device.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. CopyBucket icon
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    CopyBucket is a cloud-based clipboard. It gives you the power of cloud-storage with the ease of use of copy/paste.

    205 CopyBucket alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
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