syncthing.net
Syncthing
Who runs Syncthing, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest file synchronization software alternatives.
- Who’s behind it
- Not stated
- Online since
- Unknown
- Trackers
- Prices
- No pricing page
- Last price change
- –
- Closest alternative
- Seafile
Measured from Syncthing’s own pages, the Internet Archive and public records. Hover a dotted value for its source and date.
Visit Syncthing01 · Who’s behind it
Who runs Syncthing
Syncthing syncthing.net
Wikidata: open source continuous file synchronization software
- Company
- No imprint we could read
- Online since
- Not in the Internet Archive
- Audience
- In English
02 · Privacy
What Syncthing tracks
What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.
trackers that follow visitors
None of the 20 alternatives below has fewer; 12 have more.
Privacy-friendly alternatives →- Cookie banner
- None found
We found no trackers, ad pixels or third-party embeds on Syncthing’s homepage.
03 · Alternatives
Alternatives to Syncthing
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Syncthing, thumbs down if it isn’t.
- 01
Seafile - Open Source File Sync and Share Software
Seafile is an open source, self-hosted file sync and share solution with high performance and reliability. Sync, access, and collaborate on files on your own server or private cloud.
Very close - 02
Resilio is fast file access and sync, everywhere | Part of Nasuni
Resilio (formerly Active Everywhere and Resilio Connect) gives teams, servers, and remote sites fast access to the same files, on the storage you already own.
Very close - 03
Nextcloud - Open source content collaboration platform
The most popular open source content collaboration platform for tens of millions of users at thousands of organizations across the globe
Very close - 04
ownCloud - share files and folders, easy and secure
ownCloud, your file platform. The most essential business tool for enterprise-grade file sync and share.
Very close - 05
Dropbox: Secure cloud storage, file sharing, and more
Discover Dropbox – secure, easy cloud storage for file sharing and collaboration. With Dash, save time and organize all your company content in one place.
Very close - 06
7-Zip
open-source file archiver and extractor
Very close - 07
Secure Cloud Storage & Internet Storage Services | Sync
Secure cloud storage and collaboration that helps you stay secure and connected in the cloud. Learn about our online storage options today!
Very close - 08
BitTorrent | Official Torrent Client & Free Download
Download BitTorrent — the world's most popular torrent client with over 2 billion installs. Free versions available for Windows, Mac, and Android. Stream while you download.
Very close - 09
The Free Software Media System | Jellyfin
The volunteer-built media solution that puts you in control of your media. Stream to any device from your own server, with no strings attached.
Very close - 10
Pi-hole – Network-wide Ad Blocking
ad- and tracker-blocking application
Very close - 11
Secure Document Workflow & File Sharing Software | ShareFile
Confidently share and collaborate without having to sacrifice security.
Close - 12
WeTransfer | Skicka stora filer snabbt
Det enkla, snabba och säkra sättet att skicka filer till hela världen utan ett konto. Dela filer, foton och videor idag helt gratis.
Very close - 13
Emby — Your Personal Media Server
Emby is a personal media server that organizes and streams your own videos, music, photos, and live TV to your devices.
Very close - 14
chrony – Introduction
free NTP software
Very close - 15
ZeroTier | Software-Defined and Post-Quantum Networking
Next-generation connectivity and cybersecurity. ZeroTier One connects any device, anywhere. ZeroTier Quantum delivers post-quantum, CNSA 2.0-aligned networks.
Very close - 16
Psiphon
Open source, and trusted by millions: a censorship-resistant VPN that works where others fail.
Very close - 17
MEGA
MEGA provides free cloud storage with convenient and powerful always-on privacy. Claim your free 50GB now!
Very close - 18
Send Anywhere
The easiest way to share files across all of your devices. Send files of any size and type, as many times as you want, all for free!
Very close - 19
MEGA
MEGA provides free cloud storage with convenient and powerful always-on privacy. Claim your free 20GB now
Very close - 20
Best Password Manager for Business, Enterprise & Personal | Bitwarden | Bitwarden
Bitwarden is the trusted, open source password manager for individuals, teams, and enterprises. Securely store, share, and manage passwords, passkeys, and secrets. Free to start.
Very close
Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles Syncthing’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones Syncthing uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.
04 · History
What changed
Price and policy history →No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Syncthing adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.
05 · Details
How we measure
Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.
The full technology stack, the competitor map and search numbers · 9 technologies
- Neighbours
- k = 20
- Sites searched
- 9,192
- Vector
- 384-d
- Query
- 45 ms
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to Syncthing’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.
similarity × popularity
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- JavaScript libraries
- jQuery asset https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.4.1.min.js
- CSS & UI
- Bootstrap asset https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.3.1/js/bootstrap.min.js
- Font Awesome asset https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/5.13.0/css/all.min.css
- CDN
- Hosting
- GitHub Pages header server: GitHub.com
- Email hosting
- Microsoft 365 MX syncthing-net.mail.protection.outlook.com
- Email delivery
- Mailgun TXT v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:mailgun.org ~all
- DNS hosting
- Hetzner DNS NS hydrogen.ns.hetzner.com
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console · not on syncthing.net 17/20
- Google Workspace · not on syncthing.net 10/20
- Microsoft 365 10/20
- Amazon SES · not on syncthing.net 7/20
- jQuery 7/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on syncthing.net 7/20
- Apple Business · not on syncthing.net 7/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on syncthing.net 7/20
- Font Awesome 6/20
- nginx · not on syncthing.net 5/20
- Zendesk · not on syncthing.net 5/20
- Atlassian · not on syncthing.net 5/20
- HubSpot · not on syncthing.net 5/20
- Stripe · not on syncthing.net 5/20
- Amazon CloudFront · not on syncthing.net 4/20
- PHP · not on syncthing.net 4/20