| SyncBackSE and
SyncBack Freeware Comparison
Table |
| Features
Summary |
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SyncBack
Freeware
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Basic Backup
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Basic Synchronize
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Restore
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Basic Help File
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| Extended Help File |
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| Copy open/locked (in-use)
files (XP/2003/Vista) |
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| File versioning so
you can roll-back changes or deletions |
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| Incremental & differential
backups |
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| Fast Backup feature
that can dramatically reduce backup time |
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| Smart Synchronization
with fine-grained configuration options |
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| Fully Vista compatible |
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| Unicode enabled for
multi-language filename support (including
in Zip files and on FTP) |
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Zip compression |
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| Zip64 compression with
unlimited file sizes and number of files |
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| Zip64 compression with
WinZip compatible 256-bit AES encryption |
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Create self-extracting
Zip files
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| Backup to Zip files
that can span removable media |
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| Backup to split Zip
files |
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| BWT compression (better
compression for things like XML) |
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| Backup to FTP |
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| Supports UTF-8, MODE
Z, XCRC, and MLSD/MLST FTP extensions for
better performance |
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| Backup to FTP using
SSL/TLS connection |
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| Bandwidth throttling
(FTP and network) |
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| Choose files and folders
to backup |
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| Fine-grained control
over which files and folders to backup |
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| Filters to include/exclude
what to backup |
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| Powerful regular expression
filters |
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| Regular
Expression filters: a system for matching
patterns in text data. |
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| Email logs |
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| Email logs using SSL/TLS
connection |
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| Compress the log files
when sending via email |
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| Unlimited filename
lengths (except for Zip compression) |
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| Use variables in source
and destination paths |
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| Backup automatically
when files change |
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| HTML log files |
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| HTML log files split
into pages for easy access to what was
copied, deleted, skipped, etc. |
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| Differences window
showing what needs to be copied/deleted |
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| Differences window
that lets you change what actions to take
with files |
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| Compare file contents
from the Differences window (using external
comparison programs) |
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| Move files |
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| Run programs before
and after profiles |
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| Ability to stop profile
based on the result of the Run Before program |
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| Enable & disable
profiles |
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| Automatically backup
all profiles |
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| Start SyncBackSE on
login |
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| Run a profile on Windows
logout |
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| Run a profile on Windows
login |
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| Run a profile automatically
when external media is connected, e.g.
a USB key is plugged in |
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| Uses files to store
settings instead of the registry |
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| Run from external media,
e.g. USB key |
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| U3 version |
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| Profile creation wizard |
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| Restore wizard |
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| Replace/delete files
on reboot |
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| Password protect profiles
from modification and deletion |
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| Free Technical Support |
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| Price |
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SyncBack
Freeware |
SyncBackSE
is commercial software. SyncBack is
free for personal, educational, charity,
government, and commercial use.
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US$30.00
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Free
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Before you decide on
SyncBack freeware, consider taking
advantage of the 30-day
trial of the more-powerful SyncBackSE.
You can always replace it with the freeware
later.
 
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