Time-Sync Alternatives

Time-Sync is described as 'Freeware software to synchronize the time of your system. The features of the software are:' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Time-Sync for Windows and Linux. The best Time-Sync alternative is NetTime, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Time-Sync are Chrony, Atomic Clock Time Synchronizer, Meinberg NTP and Desktop Atomic Clock.

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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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Time-Sync alternatives page was last updated Feb 4, 2025
  1. NetTime icon
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    NetTime is a Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) client for Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista/7/8/10 and Server 2003/2008/2012/2016 (32 bit and 64 bit operating systems are both supported).

    10 NetTime alternatives
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    • FreeOpen Source

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    • Windows
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    • NetTime is the most popular Windows alternative to Time-Sync.

    • NetTime is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Time-Sync.

    • NetTime is Free and Open SourceTime-Sync is Free and Proprietary
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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.

    6 Chrony alternatives

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    • FreeOpen Source

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    • Linux
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    Comments about Chrony as an Alternative to Time-Sync
     
    markopaasila

    It's the best and most accurate time synchronization software. It can even improve the accuracy of rtc and system clocks with no other time source available than a wristwatch or a sun dial.

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    • Chrony is the most popular Linux alternative to Time-Sync.

    • Chrony is Free and Open SourceTime-Sync is Free and Proprietary
  3. Atomic Clock Time Synchronizer icon
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    Atomic Clock Time Synchronizer is a useful and handy utility to keep your PC clock accurate. It periodically checks and synchronizes your computer clock with NIST atomic time servers, or synchronizes time between computers.

    10 Atomic Clock Time Synchronizer alternatives
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    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Atomic Clock Time Synchronizer iconTime-Sync Icon

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  4.  4 likes

    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.

    6 Meinberg NTP alternatives
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    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Meinberg NTP Features

    1.  Real-time sync
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  5. Desktop Atomic Clock icon
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    Desktop Atomic Clock is an atomic clock time sync software designed to keep your computer clock always accurate by synchronizing it with an atomic clock NTP server over the Internet. You can choose to sync the time automatically or to use the manual mode.

    10 Desktop Atomic Clock alternatives
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    • Windows
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    • Desktop Atomic Clock is the most popular commercial alternative to Time-Sync.

    • Desktop Atomic Clock is Paid and ProprietaryTime-Sync is Free and Proprietary
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    The Network Time Protocol daemon (ntpd) is an operating system daemon program that maintains the system time in synchronization with time servers using the Network Time Protocol (NTP). This package is the official reference implementation of the NTP protocol.

    6 Network Time Protocol daemon alternatives

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    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  7. TimeSync icon
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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.

    13 TimeSync alternatives
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    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. Neutron icon
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    Neutron is a very simple and small time synchronizing program that retrieves the accurate time from one of several specialized time servers on the Internet. Once the network time has been retrieved the program can set your computers clock to match it.

    10 Neutron alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. AboutTime icon
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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.

    13 AboutTime alternatives
    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.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. Advanced Time Synchronizer icon
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    Advanced Time Synchronizer is a PC clock synchronizer. It works with time servers on the Internet, supports three time synchronization protocols, proxy servers, auto-dialing and more. Advanced Time Synchronizer connects to all the servers in the list one by one until either the...

    10 Advanced Time Synchronizer alternatives
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    • Windows
    Advanced Time Synchronizer iconTime-Sync Icon

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  11. Dimension 4 icon
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    The fastest and easiest way to synchronize your Windows clock.

    10 Dimension 4 alternatives
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    • Free PersonalProprietary

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    • Windows
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  12. Atomic Clock Sync icon
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    Atomic Clock Sync utility can help you optimize how often Windows references an atomic clock server, such as the atomic clock servers operated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the United States.

    10 Atomic Clock Sync alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Atomic Clock Sync iconTime-Sync Icon

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