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FolderSync vs Rclone: catalog facts
FolderSync	Rclone
Freemium The Android app is free; the desktop app has a 14-day trial.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence. You still pay whatever your storage provider…
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Supports more than 20 cloud providers Also syncs with SMB and SFTP targets	Over seventy cloud storage products behind one command syntax, including S3, Drive, Dropbox, B2 and Azure Preserves timestamps and verifies checksums at all times, and resumes interrupted transfers
Desktop version is paid after a 14-day trial Proprietary software	Command line only; the web GUI is experimental and third party front ends vary in quality Mounting a remote as a drive needs WinFsp on Windows or FUSE on Linux and macOS
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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