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rsync
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Fast and bandwidth efficient
Only the changed parts of files are synced. For instance, if a long log file increases by just a few lines of text, a small diff will be sent to and saved in the archive. Rsync also compresses data in transit.
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No official GUI
To use rsync, you have to know your way around the command line.
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Works over SSH
SSH support allows sending files securely over the network by encrypting all communcation.
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Complicated, and you can accidentally overwrite the wrong files
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Pre-installed on OSX and most Linux distributions
Many *nix systems bundle rsync so there's nothing to install. All you need to do is open up the terminal and start using rsync.
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Free and open source
Licensed under GNU.
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Linux, Mac, BSD
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Seafile
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Free and open source
Seafile community edition is licensed under GPLv2 with source code available on GitHub.
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Requires maintenance
You have to manually keep the server and clients up to date.
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Client-side encryption
All files are transferred with AES 128 bit encryption.
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Windows, MacOS, Linux, iOS, Android
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TeraCopy
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Sometimes clashes with 7 zip
From my experience, TeraCopy does not do well in conjunction with 7zips. It seems to error on some systems when you do a drag-and-drop extract.
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Faster file deletion
It deletes files much much faster than built in Windows file manager.
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Can check files for copy errors
TeraCopy can automatically check/verify the copied files for errors, by calculating their CRC or other checksum/hash value.
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Seamless shell integration
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Skips badly copied files
TeraCopy skips badly copied files during the copying process, and then displays them at the end of the transfer "Verify" with checksum/hash, so you can see which files to re-copy. See also, OpenHashTab for Windows and DeadHash for Windows, Linux, Android.
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Platforms:
Windows, Mac
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FreeFileSync
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It supports multiple protocols
It will work with MTP, FTP, SFTP, FTPS, and more.
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Does not preserve folder timestamps when copying
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It can copy locked files
It supports Volume Shadow Copy Service, meaning that it can copy files even if they are in use or otherwise locked.
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Memory hog
It runs a little slow on computers who don't have much RAM available.
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Cross-platform
It runs on Windows, Linux and MacOS.
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Limited built in history
The program only remembers the latest set of folders you synced, so you have to save your syncs or create batch files.
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Portable version available
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A little intimidating for novices
If you never ran a file syncing software, this can be a little tricky to configure as your first one.
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It is quite performant
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No backup encryption
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Google Drive support
FreeFileSync provides direct access to Google Drive, no additional software is needed.
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It doesn't run on older Linux systems
It's dependencies don't allow it to run on older systems.
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Completely free
Source code releases are provided under GPLv2.
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It supports realtime sync
It can be configured to constantly monitor two folders for changes and sync them instantly when a change is detected.
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It lets you program batch scripts
You can program your own jobs for execution as a script.
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It supports case sensitive synchronization
For Unix-like systems.
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It supports long file paths
It can copy files and folders with more than 260 characters in their paths.
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It supports versioning
Versioning is keeping multiple instances of the modifications of your files.
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It can sync both local disks and network shares
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Platforms:
Windows, Mac, Linux
License:
GPL-3.0-only
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WinDataReflector File Synchronization and Backup
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Portable
Portable version available.
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Multiple tabs for tasks
Can run multiple tasks in tabs.
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Syncs USB drives
Recognizes removable USB drives and automatically and automatically starts synchronization when they become available.
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Scheduler
Built in scheduler for synchronization and backup tasks.
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Real time synchronization
Detects changes as they happen and syncs them.
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Can synchronize to the cloud
Supports synchronizing to SFTP, OneDrive, DropBox and Google Drive.
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Beautiful interface
Good looking functional interface no clutter.
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Visual comparison
Shows differences between synchronized folders before actually syncing them and can manually change the default action for each file.
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Very fast synchronization
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OwnCloud
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Open source software
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Not plug and play as Dropbox etc
You may need some help installing it on your web space, though some providers offer free install server.
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Allows selective sync
Desktop clients offer sync almost as versatile as dropbox.
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You have full control with your data
Only chose a provider or host it on your soho-server.
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Newfang Cloud
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Transparent and Simple Billing
I am currently using it for free under Alpha release, but the pricing is straight forward with billing for storage and download, no unnecessary list of unbundled API' are billed. All the usage is logged on the blockchain that can be audited against the bill.
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New to the market
The service is relatively new, but migration shouldn't be a problem
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Privacy Focused and Transparent
All the files are encrypted and access is logged on the blockchain that I can verify. Only those with access can view the files.
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Good for video streaming & hosting
Due to the distributed nature of servers, video streaming is performant and better than current providers. Quite cheaper too. Files are downloaded from an edge network.
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Very easy to integrate
SDK just has a couple of endpoints with good documentation
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Sync
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5GB of free storage
250% more space than Dropbox basic plan.
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Privacy conscious
Terms and conditions favor user privacy.
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Encryption
Data is fully encrypted on the client-side, both in-transit and at-rest.
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Two-factor authentication
Even free accounts offer 2FA.
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duplicity
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Encrypted locally before sending (using GnuPG)
Data is encrypted locally before being sent, and kept encrypted by a key that is never stored on the remote machine. So you might even store your data on a public space, people would still need your key or brute force it.
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You have to invest a few minutes in setup time
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Bandwidth and space efficient
Duplicity uses the rsync algorithm so only the changed parts of files are sent to the archive when doing an incremental backup. For instance, if a long log file increases by just a few lines of text, a small diff will be sent to and saved in the archive. Other backup programs may save a complete copy of the file.
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Versioning and incremental backup
You can retrieve older versions or files you recently deleted locally even after having updated your backup.
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Free and open-source
Licensed under GNU GPL v2.
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Works with scp/ssh, ftp, rsync, Amazon S3...
Duplicity does not make many demands on its archive server. As long as files can be saved to, read from, listed, and deleted from a location, that location can be used as a duplicity backend. Besides increasing choice for the user, it can make a server more secure, as clients only require minimal access.
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Has a Dockerized image
Docker allows to run programs on any Linux without having to really install them, and allows to manage versions so it runs exactly the same on different machines.
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Raidrive
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Protocol supported
WebDAV (+secure) FTP (+secure) SFTP
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Lot of supported services
Google Drive Google Team Drive Google Photos OneDrive (+business) Dropbox (+business) Yandex Disk (by WebDAV) and more will added in the future
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Free
There is no limitation to use it
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HTTP File Server (HFS)
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Free and Open Source
GNU GPL.
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Server must be run on Windows
It does run properly on WINE, so you can make it work on Linux. It's just harder to install. The client, on the other hand, can be anything with a web browser.
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Only needs to be installed on one of the machines
The client just needs a web browser. Even mobile devices can use it, both for uploads and downloads.
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Portable
You can run it from a USB stick or something.
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Box
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Huge Data (10 GB) in free plan
Its free plan comes with 10 GB!
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Log in on every use
Any time the app is opened the user's log-in needs to be typed in, which can become annoying. While it is a nice privacy feature, an option to turn it off would be nice.
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Cross-platform desktop and mobile
Box is available for Windows, OS X, iOS, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phones. Which mean access to ones files no matter the device or platform used.
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No Linux client
They are not willing to listen to Linux community. They've also deleted a bunch of messages from Linux users on their forum
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Sharing and privacy features built for business and IT users
Such as advanced sharing options, task assignment, notifications. Making an easy way to stay up to date on assigned tasks.
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Missing collaborative apps
Not being able to easily back up office works through an integrated office suite can be a set back when comparing to backup apps like Drive. While you can set certain apps to save their files to the Box folder, it is not as easy as using something like Google Docs, which not only saves while you are working but as soon as you are done, with no extra steps.
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Extendable via plugins
There are plug-ins for applications that allow interactions with Box.
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Salesforce and NetSuite support
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Platforms:
Windows; OSX; Android; iOS; Windows Phone; BlackBerry
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MEGA
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Cross platform
Linux, Windows and Mac.
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Slow syncs
Servers are slow, and the new app is terrible.
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Client-side encryption
All files uploaded to Mega are first encrypted on the users side. To access files a decryption key must be supplied. For ease of use, the decryption key can be appended to the URL you share.
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50GB free
50 GB trial for new accounts after registering for a month, then 15 GB. There's also three upgrade plans, starting at 500GB and $110/yr. 15GB may not seem much, but Dropbox only offers 2GB for the free plan. This is better than Google Drive because Google Drive storage is shared with all the Google services you are using.
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Functional web interface
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Easy to use
Just drag and drop files in the browser window, then create a link for sharing. You will need an account to create a link. To streamline the process for new users you can start uploading as soon as you access the website and create an account while it's uploading.
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Respects personal privacy
They will never look through your files unless they ask for permission.
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Open source client
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Platforms:
Windows; Android; iOS; Mac OS X; Chrome OS; Linux
Mobile App:
Yes
Offline access:
Yes
Versioning:
Yes
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pCloud
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No file size limits
Allows you to store your HD videos, FLAC music files, and large documents.
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Not a well known company
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Lifetime options for storage space
Allows you to subscribe for life instead of paying every month/year.
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Software develoment has bad QA
The fact the mapping issue even exists is a token of bad QA in software development.
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Desktop app doesn't take space on hard disk
Computers see it as a network drive.
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Adds drivemapping without asking
The desktop app adds a P: drivemapping without asking for confirmation. Dangerous (not to say totally irresponsible) in case you already have a drive mapped.
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Other users can upload files to your storage
Have others upload files directly to your account from any browser using "Upload links".
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Low bandwith
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Cross-platform
Backup and use your files from any device with Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, or iOS.
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Very reliable
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No synchronization speed limits
Sync files as fast as your internet plan allows you to.
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Linux client
Support for all file systems and distributions.
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Rewind option for FREE
Rewind option is possible for free up to 15 days back in time, 30 days back with Premium plans and you can pay for a whole year of file versioning only 39 EUR!
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Easy Sharing
A lot of sharing options between accounts and other non-pCloud-users.
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Branding of Download links
Cool branding feature possible for the videos and pictures :)
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Free 10gb of storage
Higher than most of the other cloud services except Mega.
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2tb storage and 2tb bandwidth
Unlike all the other clouds this makes it great for sharing large files. To lots of people.
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Free bandwidth with ads
This is nice if you don't care about what is people see on the page when you share the file and you have large files to send.
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WebDAV access
Files can be accessed using WebDAV (although there is a limitation at the moment that prevents access via WebDAV if two-factor authentication is set up.. hopefully to be resolved in the near future).
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Platforms:
Windows, Mac, Linux
Mobile App:
Yes
Offline access:
Yes
Versioning:
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Plex
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Supported on many devices
It's pretty hard to find a NAS or STB that doesn't support Plex.
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Needs registration
You need a PLEX account even if you use it on your local LAN.
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Accessible via web browser
A modern web browser is enough to get everything Plex has to offer.
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Proprietary software
Unfree software.
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Added lots of media databases
Metadata for media files will automatically be updated by using media databases. This provides posters, movie trailers, descriptions, information about actors, etc.
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No gapless audio-playback
Plex still does not support gapless playback of audio files such as mp3 or FLAC.
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Playback error: This server is not powerful enough to convert video
More hardware requirements on Plex due to a useless/non-intuitive transcoder. When using lower spec hardware (eg SBC) Plex will not transcode or play HD+ videos. When compared to other packages (eg Jellyfin which transcodes nicely using FFMeg), Plex falls short on video playback and transcode settings to get videos to play (fastest/lightest option still fails).
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Windows, Linux, Mac, Android
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BitTorrent
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Full-featured
BitTorrent covers basics such as Prioritization, Selective Downloading, DHT, PEX, LPD and Magnet URIs as well as Broadcatching, Sequential downloading and Search. It includes MSE/PE for security. It has graphical and web interfaces. Has UPnP, NAT-PMP, NAT traversal for automatic router configuration. Has UDP tracker and µTP data transfer protocol support. Even covers IPv6, web seeding, Embedded tracker, Super-seeding and proxy servers. And it auto-updates.
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No tracker exchange
Tracker exchange functionality allows peers to exchange information about trackers of a given file. It is another way of ensuring that the file is downloaded from the optimal source. BitTorrent lacks this functionality.
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Clean and easy to navigate user interface
A clean, visually-appealing interface that’s incredibly simple to navigate and cuts down on clutter by allowing unwanted elements to be hidden.
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Proprietary
No source code is publicly available. As such there's no way to independently check what security and privacy features are implemented and how as well as whether there's any malicious code or not.
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Easy to make your own skin
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Data Leech
Uses way too much background data, while task manager and bittorrent up on the foreground and Bittorrent showing a combined 300kb/s up/download avg on the torrents & TaskManager showed it was actually using an avg of 1000kb/s. There is no way it should be using this amount, and makes one wonder what it's up to.
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Additional features with the purchase of BitTorrent Pro
If you pay $19.99, you will get features such as removal of advertisements and added support for an internal HD media player.
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Stride (previously HipChat)
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Will be discontinued Feb 2019
Slack acquired Stride / Hip Chat. Both Stride and Hip Chat will cease to exist. Sad since they were quite usable.
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Available on Web, Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android
You can access HipChat from pretty much every common platform. HipChat even allows chatting via SMS.
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Prioprietary (non-free/libre)
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Powerful @mentions
You can ping people to get their attention even if they are not online by @mentioning them. Depending on how the person has set their account up it can be by notifications via in-app sounds, visual alerts, and even email, SMS, or mobile app push notifications.
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Reliability of service has been weak
The reliability of the hosted HipChat service, particularly in the early days of version 4.x, has not been a strong suit.
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Huge list of integrations
Including Asana, Github, Zendesk, WordPress, MongoDB, TeamCity, JIRA, Confluence, PowerShell and more that 40 others.
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Free plan has limited storage
Free plan comes with 5GB of storage, where as paid plan has "Unlimited".
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Cheap
Free with unlimited users, $2/user/month for voice + video calls, screencasts, full history retention and management. (Even enterprise feature like SAML)
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Only one-on-one video calls in free version
There is no option for multi-user conference calls.
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Simple, easy to use
An intuitive, easy to overview interface listing both online and offline users.
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No emoji
There's no emoji support. Instead there are some strange custom emoticons which only make sense for people steeped in internet subculture and never get updated.
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Embeds files
Things like photos get automatically embedded in the chat thread once you upload them.
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API calls are limited even on paid plan to 500 calls in 5min by default
This will force you to contact them when you need more calls.
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Guest access
You can invite people to join conversations even if they don't have a HipChat account. HipChat will generate a link to share and the guest will only need to enter their name to join the conversation.
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Non-synced notifications
Messages read on one client don't sync their status to another client.
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Desktop client
HipChat has an optional desktop client powered by Adobe AIR.
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Good audio and video support
HipChat audio and video works on mobile platforms and web browsers.
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"Rooms" for persistent group chat
Participate and keep tabs on ongoing discussions on particular topics or amongst certain groups of people.
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Self-Hosting available
If you are worried about third-parties getting access to your data you should consider self-hosting. With self-hosting you are in control over where your data is stored, who has access to it. You will also not be vulnerable to exploits of a third-party provider.
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Plentiful GIFs and custom Emoticons
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Syntax coloring
Pasted code can be colored based on syntax.
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Will be updated to have more functions in the future
A big company with experience will bring in more options like Google Apps One Time Login.
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Reliability has been great
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Powerful command system
E.g. part, away, all, here etc.
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Platforms:
Web iOS Android OSX Windows Linux
Hosting options:
Hosted & self-hosted
Service integrations:
Yes
Screensharing:
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SpiderOak
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Combines cloud syncing, storage service and backup client
Thus you have a single service for all of the things.
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Incrementals
SpiderOak updates only that part of the file that has changed, saving bandwidth and time.
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Available for many platforms
The Spideroak client is available for Linux, MacOS, Windows, Android and iOS.
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Zero knowledge
Data is locally encrypted before uploading to Spideroak. They cannot recover your data even if they wanted to since it is stored in encrypted state on their servers.
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Unintrusive
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Windows; Linux; OSX; Android; iOS
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Tresorit
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Client-side encryption
Encryption is performed before content gets uploaded to the cloud.
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No Telephone Support
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Cross-platform
With clients for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and Blackberry.
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Proprietary
Because the software is proprietary, there's no way to review the security practices or really know how the software operates under the hood. As such it can be considered as not safe for sensitive information.
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Free storage space (get additional space through bonuses)
5 GB, up to 16 GB with bonuses.
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Significantly more expensive than just about everything else
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Platforms:
Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Windows Phone
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Yes
Mobile App:
Yes
Offline access:
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Microsoft OneDrive
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Integrates with Microsoft Office software
It integrates with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc as if you were using OneDrive locally.
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No client for Linux
No client for Linux.
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Share files and folders easily
You can choose what files and folders to share with other people then send them a link.
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Old versions and deleted files aren't available online, just on one computer.
On some other services you can see previous versions and deleted files for a time, but with OneDrive, these are only available on the computer the edit was made. So if someone who has write permission on your shared folder deletes your stuff you just have to ask them to go in their recycle bin (and hope they didn't empty it!), which makes it less useful for teams.
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No setup for Windows 8/8.1/10
If you use Windows 8 or later, OneDrive is already built in your system and can be accessed via file explorer.
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Online OneDrive are slow
Compared to other cloud storage, the web interface of Onedrive is slow. It got a slight delay on every action like opening a folder, delete, etc.
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Collaboration via Office 365
If you use Office 365 with OneDrive, you can share a file to edit collaboratively in real time.
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Recycle bin doesn't support replace
Imagine you have 100 folders to be restored, and they cannot be restored because existing folder is already in your main folder and you intend to overwrite them but they don't support it.
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Photos taken with a smartphone can be set to automatically upload to OneDrive
When Android, iOS and Windows Phone users take a photo with their phone it can be set to automatically upload to OneDrive via app.
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Time limit for inactivity
Based on OneDrive's terms of service, no account login within one year will be automatically terminated.
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Offers 15GB of storage for free
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Strictest code of conduct
Terms of Service forbid any kind of nudity, or that incites, advocates, or expresses pornography or racism among other things.
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Unlimited storage for Office 365 users
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Mobile App:
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Offline access:
Yes
Word processing:
Yes
Spreadsheets:
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