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24 alternatives to Syncthing

Open Source Dropbox and BitTorrent Sync Replacement

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Syncthing launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Syncthing 1.0▲119

   Your Dropbox alternative where nada is stored on the cloud.

   2019 · its alternatives →

2. 2SA
   Synapse, a full featured BitTorrent client in Rust▲195

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Sync by BitTorrent▲131

   Fast, private file sharing for teams and individuals

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   BitTorrent Shoot▲20

   Sync easily moves anything, anywhere.

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5FA
   FileRock, a Secure Dropbox Clone, goes Open Source▲97

   2013 · blog.filerock.com · its alternatives →

6. 6PA
   Pullbox – A dead-simple dropbox alternative using Git▲36

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7IC
   I created an app to sync any folder with Dropbox▲59

   2014 · boxifier.com · its alternatives →

8. 8IM
   I Made a Decentralized Web Browser Built Built on BitTorrent Sync▲59

   2014 · jack.minardi.org · its alternatives →

9. 9
   BitCannon▲69

   A torrent index archiving, browsing, and backup tool

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    QuickDrop▲69

    Dropbox management in Chrome

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11BB
    Bt – BitTorrent library in Java 8▲254

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12EO
    elegant open-source pastebin server (node.js & redis)▲131

    2011 · hastebin.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Sitedrop▲83

    A visual way to collaborate using Dropbox

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Bitport Torrents▲118

    Download torrents to your cloud and stream them securely :)

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    JSTorrent▲69

    a Torrent Client for Google Chrome

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16CO
    Codebox - Open-source cloud and desktop IDE▲136

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17TD
    TorrentPeek – Distributed search engines using BitTorrent and SQLite▲184

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Relic▲81

    A private, synced vault of everything you copy

    10d ago · relic.space · its alternatives →

19. 19MS
    Magnetico – self-hosted BitTorrent DHT search engine suite▲95

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Btapp.js▲56

    BitTorrent's Torque powered javascript library

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21PA
    PicoTorrent, a tiny BitTorrent client for Windows▲58

    2015 · picotorrent.org · its alternatives →

22. 22MW
    my weekend+2d project: Web hosting for Dropbox▲47

    2011 · webcache.80cols.com · its alternatives →

23. 23HW
    “hello world” over Bittorrent▲22

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24FI
    File.io – Ephemeral file sharing▲155

    2015 · file.io · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →