Synchronizing Files and Folders

Cloudiness

Dropbox-Sync

2025-11-25

Dropsync: Autosync for Dropbox (4.7@40,838) Ǥ 19 3 / Dropsync PRO Key (4.6@5,310; ~EUR 7.00) Ǥ 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Dropbox: Secure Cloud Storage (4.2@2,327,439) Ǥ 23 4

Sync with Mega

2025-11-25

Autosync for MEGA - MegaSync (4.6@4,897) Ǥ 21 3

Sync with Box

2025-11-20

Autosync for Box - BoxSync (4.5@1,292) Ǥ 21 3
Box (4.3@207,871) Ǥ 27 6

Sync with Google Drive

2025-11-20

Autosync for Google Drive (4.7@50,005) Ǥ 21 4
Google Drive (4.2@10,641,581) Ǥ 32
Drive Syncrypt (4@90) Ǥ 12 1 LastUpdate: 2018-03-15 with optional encryption (AES 256)
Gallery Drive Sync (3.9@2,270) Ǥ 11 3 LastUpdate: 2017-06-13
GDriveSync (3.5@928) Ǥ 14 3 LastUpdate: 2018-03-11
Cloud Manager Lite (3.5@282) Ǥ 12 3

Various Cloud Syncers

2025-11-25

JioAICloud (5@127,906) Ǥ 38 6
Files.fm cloud storage and backup (5@401) Ǥ 11 4 LastUpdate: 2021-12-03 Files.fm
Cloudike (5@60) Ǥ 31 5
OpenCloud (4.8@78) Ǥ 16 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
OneSync: Autosync for OneDrive (4.6@19,040) Ǥ 22 4
Microsoft OneDrive (4.5@6,696,027) Ǥ 33 2
SanDisk Memory Zone (4.5@164,877) Ǥ 24 6 SugarSync, Box, Picasa, Dropbox, Google Docs, SkyDrive, Facebook (FAQ)
PhotoSync – Transfer Photos (4.5@19,464) Ǥ 23 5 / PhotoSync Bundle Add-On (4.8@3,519; ~EUR 6.00) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ between phones, tablets and computers/NAS; instantly, on WiFi, or on a specified location
Yandex Disk – Cloud Storage (4.4@494,968) Ǥ 36 4 Wikipedia (EN)
pCloud: Cloud Storage (4.4@87,425) Ǥ 17 2
GMX Cloud (4.4@10,079) Ǥ 22 1
Cozy Drive (4.4@1,124) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-11-04 cloud storage or self-hosted
CloudMAX (4.3@5,365) Ǥ 25 3
Degoo: 20 GB Cloud Storage (4.2@937,684) Ǥ 25 10
Tresorit (4.2@4,703) 14 1 Vorstellung 3/2020
4Sync (4.1@23,808) Ǥ 28 7 LastUpdate: 2022-05-20
MediaFire (3.9@105,397) 8 1 LastUpdate: 2023-10-03
IDrive Online Backup (3.8@17,467) Ǥ 32 7
Upvise (3.8@411) Ǥ 33 1 Almost an Office-Suite for small businesses
BucketAnywhere for S3 (3.8@284) Ǥ 14 2 / BucketAnywherePro for S3 (3.7@51; ~EUR 4.75) Ǥ 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
EasySync (3.8@6; ~EUR 3.00) 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; WebDAV, Nextcloud & Co
luckycloud (3.7@61) 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Vorstellung 3/2020
Synchronize Ultimate (3.6@2,941) Ǥ 16 3 LastUpdate: 2020-02-18 synchronize from, to and between different clouds
SugarSync (2.4@16,348) Ǥ 20 2

Sync with your own Cloud

Synchronisation with support for multiple protocols

2025-11-25

FolderSync (4.4@34,577) Ǥ 23 4 / FolderSync Pro (4.6@25,317; ~EUR 7.00) 14 FTP, FTPS, SFTP, Samba, WebDAV, Dropbox, Amazon S3, SkyDrive, SugarSync, Ubuntu One, Box.net, LiveDrive, HiDrive, NetDocuments, … Pro with Tasker support
AndFTP File Manager (3.1@31,704) Ǥ 10 1 / AndFTPPro (3.7@1,060; ~EUR 4.75) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ FTP, FTPS; Pro only: SCP, SFTP
Titanium Media Sync (1.8@1,698; ~EUR 3.25) Ǥ 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-06-30 FTP, SFTP, FTPS, Dropbox
SyncTool (0@0) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; FTP, ownCloud/Nextcloud

Synchronisation via Samba (aka SMB aka "Windows-Shares")

2025-11-25

SMBSync2 (4.3@2,601) 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-07-11 Github; Anleitung 11/2017
Sweet Home WiFi Picture Backup (4.3@2,466) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-02-26 Vorstellung 4/2017 | 3/2018; Camera photos/videos only?
SyncMe Wireless (3.4@5,571) Ǥ 9 1 LastUpdate: 2018-10-01
AndSMB File Manager (3.3@5,414) Ǥ 10 1 / AndSMBPro (2.5@151; ~EUR 4.75) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$

Synchronisation via SSH

2025-11-25

myRSync (Beta) (0@0) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-01-13
Rsync for Tasker (0@0) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Syncopoli (0@0) 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-11-05 GitLab; rsync client

Synchronisation via FTP

2025-11-25

AndFTP File Manager (3.1@31,704) Ǥ 10 1 / AndFTPPro (3.7@1,060; ~EUR 4.75) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ FTP, FTPS; Pro only: SCP, SFTP

Synchronisation with own Desktop/Server components

2025-11-25

Nextcloud (4.4@67,342) Ǥ 33 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Nextcloud Dev (5@2) 30 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Kurzvorstellung 8/2016; how to auto-sync
Cozy Drive (4.4@1,124) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-11-04 cloud storage or self-hosted
ownCloud (4.3@14,382) 15 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Tonido File Access Share Sync (4.3@4,188) 6 1 LastUpdate: 2020-04-09 requires Desktop component; available from homepage for Linux, Mac, Windows, Raspi
GoodSync (3.5@981) 11 2
Seafile (3@1,909) 20 1 Github
Pydio (2.7@815) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$

Peer2Peer

2025-12-03

Syncthing-Fork (4.5@1,555) 20 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Syncthing (4.4@6,463) 15 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; cross platform, i.e. also Windows, Mac and Linux; PC Setup Video 9/2016 | 1/2019; Video how Syncthing works 6/2018; Anleitung 2/2021
Resilio Sync (3.5@5,741) Ǥ 19 3
Rsync Server (0@0) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-06-13 Github
Wormhole (0@0) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-04-05 Github
SyncMemories (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-05-13 Github; local via USB; focus on photos
git-annex: cross-platform

Further Readings:

I Don't Trust Google Photos, So I Tried These 4 Privacy-Focused Alternatives (11/2024)
The 20 Best File Sync and Cloud Storage Apps for Android (11/2020 - 12/2022)
6 Best Open source Personal Cloud Software to Setup Cloud storage (5/2020 - 1/2023)
Sichere Cloud-Dienste: Alternativen zu Google Drive und Dropbox (5/2020)
Android-Apps ersetzen: Cloud-Dienst (3/2020 - 12/2021)
Best Cloud Storage (6/2019 - 7/2023)
Top 20 Best Cloud Storage and File Sync Apps for Android, iPhone and iPad (5/2019)
The 5 Best File Syncing Apps (11/2018 - 8/2021)
Best cloud storage (8/2018)

2025-12-05

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