Alternatives to Syncovery
A file sync, backup and migration tool for local drives, network shares and cloud storage. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Syncovery
A file sync, backup and migration tool for local drives, network shares and cloud storage.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Syncovery.
SyncBack
Windows backup and folder synchronization software with cloud storage, versioning and scripting support.
SyncBack offers backup and two-way sync with cloud destinations, versioning and scripting, but its main program runs only on Windows and full features need a paid edition.
FolderSync
A folder sync app for Android and desktop that works with over 20 cloud providers.
FolderSync syncs folders with over 20 cloud providers plus SMB and SFTP and adds an Android app, with the desktop version paid after a 14-day trial.
ChronoSync
A Mac app for synchronizing and backing up folders to drives, other Macs, NAS and cloud services.
ChronoSync is a paid Mac-only app that syncs and backs up folders to drives, NAS, other Macs and selected cloud services, and can create bootable backups.
Duplicati
A backup client with a web interface that encrypts your files and pushes them to more than twenty cloud services.
Duplicati is free and open source under MIT, encrypting incremental backups to many cloud services through a web interface, though it focuses on backup rather than migrations.
Bvckup 2
A Windows backup utility that keeps one folder an exact, quickly updated copy of another.
Bvckup 2 is a paid Windows-only utility for fast one-way folder mirroring to drives and SMB shares, with no cloud destinations listed.
Backup4all
A Windows backup program with full, incremental, differential and mirror backups to local and cloud storage.
Backup4all provides full, incremental, differential and mirror backups to local and cloud storage, but it is Windows only and not a sync tool.
MSP360 Backup Free
Free backup software for personal computers that sends files to local drives, network shares or cloud storage.
MSP360 Backup Free runs on Windows, macOS and Linux at no cost for personal use, backing up to local disks, network shares and S3-compatible clouds.
Grsync
Graphical front end for rsync with saved sessions.
Grsync is a free, open-source GTK front end for rsync on Windows, macOS and Linux, with saved sessions and a simulation mode but only a subset of options.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Syncovery as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Beyond Compare
A tool for comparing, merging and synchronizing files and folders on Windows, macOS and Linux.
Syncovery runs on Windows, Mac, Linux and NAS devices with cloud destinations, focusing on sync and backup jobs rather than visual file comparison and merging.
FreeFileSync
Compares two folders, shows exactly what differs, and copies only what changed.
Syncovery is paid and closed source but covers local, network and cloud storage on Windows, Mac, Linux and several NAS brands, with more options to learn.
GoodSync
Block-level file sync and backup with versioning and many back ends.
Syncovery handles local, network and cloud storage on Windows, Mac, Linux and NAS devices, but has no mobile apps and remains paid and closed source.
MultCloud
Web service that transfers, syncs and backs up files between different cloud storage accounts.
Syncovery runs sync and backup jobs across local, network and cloud storage on Windows, Mac and Linux, but it is paid and takes time to learn.
QNAP Hybrid Backup Sync
A QNAP NAS app for backing up, restoring and syncing data across local, remote and cloud storage.
Syncovery runs on Windows, Mac, Linux and several NAS brands for sync and backup to local, network and cloud storage, but it is paid, closed-source software.
Unison
Synchronize two file collections while preserving changes from both sides.
Syncovery handles sync and backup across local, network and cloud storage on Windows, Mac and Linux, but it is paid, closed source and takes time to learn.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Air Explorer
Desktop app for managing, transferring, syncing and encrypting files across many cloud storage accounts.
Lsyncd
A live syncing daemon that watches local directories and mirrors changes to remote targets with rsync.
FastCopy
Fast Windows file copy and mirror tool with verification.
