File Syncing

File Sync & Backup Tools (FreeFileSync TrueNAS SyncThing Synolog QNap NAS)

2021-06-07. Category & Tags: TrueNAS, FreeNAS, SyncThing, Deltacopy, Seafile, OwnCloud, NextCloud, Synology, QNap, NAS, NFS, RAID, File Server, File Service, File Syncing, File Backup, File Versioning, 群晖, 威联通

NextCloud vs. Seafile vs. SyncThing #

NextCloud Seafile SyncThing
License Open source Open source/Enterprise License Open source
Large file support Yes Yes Yes
Centralized Yes (CS Mode) Yes (CS Mode) No (P2P Mode)
Self-hosted Yes Yes
Server OS Linux/Windows/MacOS Linux/Windows
Docker Support Yes Yes Yes
Language PHP C, Python GO
Mobile Clients iPhone/Android/Windows iPhone/Android Android
Desktop Clients Mac/Windows/Linux Mac/Windows/Linux Mac/Windows/Linux
Single Sign-On Yes No No
Sync local folder Yes Yes Yes
LAN Synchronization No Yes Yes
Multi-Tenant No Yes No
File Versioning Yes Yes Yes
Chat (Audio/Video/Text) Yes No No
Calendar/Contact/Mail integration Yes Calendar and Contact No
Active Directory Support Yes Yes No
Online Office Yes In Pro. Version No
File Locking Yes Yes Yes
File Access Control Yes Yes Yes
  • Cons (issues) of OwnCloud / Nextcloud: uploading big files in one time using HTTP is not a good choice; each WebDAV connection per file which is a bad practice for small files (10GB files requies 10 hours); 255 bytes per filename due to Linux (usually enought, better than Win).
  • Pros of owncloud/nextcloud: it stores files in files.
  • Cons (issues) of Seafile: stores in its own format, canNOT access files directly in OS.
  • Pros of Seafile: fast; pro. version is free for 3 users including full-text document search (elasticsearch-based).
  • OwnCloud supports diff sync, which is still not in nextcloud.

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