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Syncplicity is a file share and synchronization service developed by Syncplicity Inc. The service lets users store and synchronize files between computers. It supports
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History

The service was initially available for beta test, and became public in 2008. In late 2010, a client for Intel-based Macintosh computers running
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version 10.6 or later was released. On May 21, 2012, Syncplicity, Inc. was acquired by
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. In July 2015, Skyview Capital, a global private investment firm, purchased Syncplicity from EMC. In February 2017, Axway purchased Syncplicity from Skyview Capital.


Account types

Syncplicity offers both free and paid accounts.


Other file synchronization services

Several file synchronization and backup services launched around the same time as Syncplicity, including
Live Mesh Windows Live Mesh (formerly known as ''Windows Live FolderShare'', ''Live Mesh'', and ''Windows Live Sync'') is a discontinued free-to-use Internet-based file synchronization application by Microsoft designed to allow files and folders between two ...
,
Dropbox Dropbox is a file hosting service operated by the American company Dropbox, Inc., headquartered in San Francisco, California, U.S. that offers cloud storage, file synchronization, personal cloud, and Client (computing), client software. Dropb ...
, and
SugarSync SugarSync is a cloud service that enables active synchronization of files across computers and other devices for file backup, access, syncing, and sharing from a variety of operating systems, such as Android, iOS, Mac OS X, and Windows devices. F ...
. Syncplicity allows synchronization with other online services including
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, Zoho, and
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. Documents can be synchronised with an associated Google Docs account from Windows or Macintosh computers; however, documents uploaded to free Google Docs accounts will be converted to Google Docs file formats where conversion is supported, and otherwise ignored. Photos can be synchronised with Facebook albums. Online services including
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and Piknik are supported by Syncplicity.


Reviews

In 2008, Syncplicity was rated the second best synchronization software behind
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in a Lifehacker reader poll, and
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's reviewer called Syncplicity "my top pick among sync services". A later review (under EMC ownership) found that Syncplicity might not be able to compete well with Dropbox and Sugarsync on price and storage, but has features, including security and availability, that might be attractive to business users. The free version offers less storage than other free services.Best Backups review. Undated, but has page source and comment dated November 2012
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See also

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Comparison of file hosting services This is a comparison of file hosting services which are currently active. File hosting services are a particular kind of online file storage; however, various products that are designed for online file storage may not have features or characteri ...
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Comparison of file synchronization software Glossary Free and open-source Freeware This is a comparison of the freeware (proprietary software release free of charge) file synchronization software. Commercial This is a comparison of commercial software in the fie ...
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Comparison of online backup services This is a comparison of online backup services. Online backup is a special kind of online storage service; however, various products that are designed for file storage may not have features or characteristics that others designed for backup have ...
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Cloud storage Cloud storage is a model of computer data storage in which the digital data is stored in logical pools, said to be on "the cloud". The physical storage spans multiple servers (sometimes in multiple locations), and the physical environment is t ...
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Remote backup service A remote, online, or managed backup service, sometimes marketed as cloud backup or backup-as-a-service, is a service that provides users with a system for the backup, storage, and recovery of computer files. Online backup providers are companies ...


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