Compare SyncBackPro, SyncBackSE and SyncBackFree
The SyncBack family of products backup, synchronize, and restore data files.
SyncBackPro, SyncBackSE and SyncBackFree work on Windows (11, 10, 8, 7, Vista - 32/64-bit), and are used by individuals, small businesses, and organizations throughout the world. All three programs can be installed at the same time so you can evaluate which works best for you.
SyncBackPro and SyncBackSE also allow you to backup your data across multiple operating systems using SyncBack Touch which works with Windows, macOS, Linux and Android (Mobile phones and Devices). SyncBack Touch is completely free to use with SyncBackPro/SE V10 and newer.
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SyncBackPro: Personal and business users who want the best in-class backup solution, including scripting and cloud backup support. Centralized management and reporting solution available separately.
SyncBackSE: Personal and business users that need an advanced backup solution compatible with Windows workstation and servers.
SyncBackFree: Anyone who wants a simple backup and restore solution at no cost.
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Unlike many of our competitors:
- We do not charge extra to use our software on Windows server. In fact, SBMS and SyncBack Touch are free.
- Our portable/no-install release (to use on USB sticks, for example) is the same price.
- Using the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) does not cost extra, even on server versions of Windows.
- SyncBackPro includes a feature to drastically reduce memory usage, and it is included without any extra charge.
- Our free software is completely free without any need to register your email address. No data is collected.
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Licensing and OS Compatibility |
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| License Type | Perpetual license for the major version number purchased | Freeware | |
| Upgrade Assurance available | ✔
 Improved in V12
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| Each license can be installed on up to: | 5 devices (home) or 1 device (business) |
No Limit | |
| Supported OS Compatibility | Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, Vista Windows Server 2008 and newer SyncBack Touch supports: macOS, Android, Linux & Windows SyncBack Touch is free to use with SyncBackPro/SE V12 |
Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, Vista | |
| 64-bit Version Available | ✔ | ✖ | |
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Supported Protocols |
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| Types of data backup process supported | Backup, Fast Backup, Mirror, Intelligent Sync, Restore | Backup, Mirror, Basic Sync, Restore | |
| Support for internal (local drive) and/or external (USB hard drive, thumbdrive, etc.) storage | ✔ | ||
| Backup/sync to/from network PC/device (NAS etc.) | ✔ | ||
| FTP protocols supported | SFTP / FTP / FTPS
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FTP / FTPS | FTP |
| Download from HTTP | ✔
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| Cloud Storage Support Amazon S3™ compatible services, Google Drive™, Google Storage™, Google Photos™, Microsoft Azure™ Blob Storage, Microsoft OneDrive™, OneDrive for Business (Office 365), SharePoint™ (Office 365), Dropbox™, Box, SugarSync™, Rackspace™ / OpenStack, Backblaze™ B2, OVH™, Citrix ShareFile™, pCloud™, Cloudflare™ R2 and WebDAV |
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| Secrets Manager Support HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, Google Cloud KMS, Microsoft Azure Key Vault, Windows Credentials Manager, Infisical |
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| Backup Emails | ✔ | ✖ | |
| Alternate HTTP download when using FTP | ✔ | ✖ | |
| VHD/X support | ✔ | ✖ | |
| SyncBack Monitor support | ✔ | ✖ | |
| SyncBack Touch support | ✔
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| Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) | ✔ | ✖ | |
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Standard Features |
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| Group Queues | ✔ | ✖ | |
| Ransomware Detection | ✔ | ||
| Abort backup if too many changes | ✔ | ||
| Abort backup if too many errors | ✔
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| Central cloud authentication | ✔ | ||
| Shared settings | ✔ | ||
| Group Profiles | ✔ | ||
| Scheduled Backups Schedule Monitor Service detects when schedules have not been started |
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| Periodic running | ✔ | ||
| Differences window to review proposed changes | ✔
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| File Verification | ✔ | ||
| Hashing compare method | ✔ | ||
| Run external programs before and/or after profiles | ✔ | ||
| Multi-language user interface | ✔ | ||
| Unicode enabled for multi-language filename support | ✔ | ||
| Email Logs | ✔
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| Extensive Help File | ✔ | ||
| File Compression | ✔
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| Environment Variables | ✔ | ||
| Zoom U.I. In & Out | ✔
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| Dark Style U.I. Supported | ✔ | ||
| Compression | LZMA2 (7zip) / LZMA / BZip2 / Deflate / Deflate64 / BWT | Deflate | |
| Encryption | AES 256-bit, PKZip (SecureZip), 7zip | Basic Zip Encryption | |
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Advanced Features |
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| File Integrity Checking | ✔ | ✖ | |
| SyncBack Management Service (SBMS) integration | ✔
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| Scripting support | ✔
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| Automatic drive failure detection | ✔ | ✖ | |
| Smart memory management for large data set backup jobs | ✔ | ✖ | |
| Faster cloud scanning | ✔ | ✖ | |
| Faster cloud file transfers | ✔ | ✖ | |
| Delta-copy | ✔ | ✖ | |
| Can require an Internet or specific network connection | ✔ | ✖ | |
| Various file copying methods | ✔ | ✖ | |
| Choose settings folder | ✔ | ✖ | |
| Auto-decrypt NTFS files | ✔ | ✖ | |
| Faster FTP scanning Support for CompleteFTP extension |
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| File Resuming if connection lost | ✔ | ✖ | |
| Use network compression over SMB | ✔ | ✖ | |
| Run on Windows startup and/or shutdown/logout | ✔ | ✖ | |
| Real time Backup/Sync when files/folders change | ✔ | ✖ | |
| Backup/Sync on device insertion (USB drive, etc) | ✔ | ✖ | |
| Fast Backup feature (reduces scan times) | ✔ | ✖ | |
| Incremental & Differential backups | ✔ | ✖ | |
| File Versioning | ✔ | ✖ | |
| Bandwidth throttling (FTP and network) | ✔ | ✖ | |
| Transfer file and folder ACL security (NTFS/ReFS) | ✔ | ✖ | |
| Transfer file and folder last access date & time (NTFS) | ✔ | ✖ | |
| Copy directory junction points, including re-mapping them | ✔ | ✖ | |
| Copy file and directory symbolic links, including re-mapping them | ✔ | ✖ | |
| Copy file hard links, including re-mapping them | ✔ | ✖ | |
| Pushover notification on profile failure | ✔ | ✖ | |
| Webhook notification when profiles finish | ✔ | ✖ | |
| Regular Expression (RegEx) filter engine | ✔ | ✖ | |
| Detect file renames/move | ✔ | ✖ | |
| Compress email log files | ✔ | ✖ | |
| Send email logs securely using SSL/TLS connection | ✔ | ✖ | |
| Move files | ✔ | ✖ | |
| Automatic profile backups | ✔ | ✖ | |
| Advanced Environment Variables | ✔ | ✖ | |
| Copy open/locked files using VSS | ✔
Improved in V12 |
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