Syncovery review (2026): is it worth $39.90?
One-time-license file sync and backup for desktops and NAS
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Syncovery report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for one-time-licence sync and backup for desktops and NAS
Syncovery sells file sync and backup as a one-time licence from $39.90 for private use, with NAS and server downloads. The Standard edition has no cloud, FTP, encryption or real-time sync, and business use costs more.
Who Syncovery is for
- Fits if you want to pay once for sync and backup instead of a subscription
- Works for people who back up to a Synology or QNAP NAS
Who Syncovery is not for
- Skip it if you buy Standard and need cloud, as it has no FTP, SSH, WebDAV, S3 or encryption
- Pricey if you use it for business: $99.90 to $199.00 against private-use prices
- Watch out: a licence includes free upgrades for one year
- Watch out: the dollar prices were read from an order form with a footer dated 2022
- Tight if you run more than 24 jobs at once, since that needs a $299 edition
Why Syncovery gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for money$39.90 one-time for Standard, $69.90 for Professional, which adds cloud and protocols. That is under two years of the category's $7 middle subscription. Business use is $99.90 and up.
- CFree plan and trialA trial version is available; its length was not recorded. No free plan is listed.
- BFeaturesUnlimited jobs, one-way and two-way sync, scheduling, FTP, S3, WebDAV, compression and encryption from Professional, plus NAS downloads. Nothing in the listing is missing from Professional.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. You build sync jobs and choose settings for each.
- CPlatforms and integrationsA program for computers and NAS: Windows, Mac, Linux, Synology and QNAP. No phone or web app is listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Syncovery's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/syncovery#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/syncovery.svg" alt="Syncovery: 2.4 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Syncovery stands among file storage and sync services
Syncovery's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 44 of the 91 other file storage and sync services we grade, and level with 17.
It stands best on features (B, above 70 of 91) and worst on platforms and integrations (C, above 1).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 92 file storage and sync services we grade, cut by the letter each got. Syncovery’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 63 of 91, level with 10
- CFree plan and trialAbove 18 of 91, level with 48
- BFeaturesAbove 70 of 91, level with 21
- CEase of useAbove 22 of 91, level with 37
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 1 of 91, level with 29
Keep Syncovery, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Syncovery you would be making files kept in step across devices without losing one. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $39.90, paid once.
What you could not
- Files kept in step across devices without losing one.
- A file manager working directly on your disk.
- Apps for macOS, Windows and Linux that stay in step with each other.
- It plugs into other products, FTP, SSH and WebDAV among them.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Syncovery’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Syncovery?
Syncovery is file synchronization and backup software sold as a perpetual license. It runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, with separate downloads for several NAS brands and FreeBSD. Editions differ in cloud and protocol support, simultaneous jobs and extras such as NTFS permission copying.
Worth knowing
- The order page gives separate prices for private and business use.
- A license includes free upgrades for one year; later versions are sold as upgrades.
- The Standard edition has no FTP, SSH, WebDAV, S3 or cloud support, no encryption and no real-time sync.
- The USD prices were read from the vendor's order form, whose footer is dated 2022; the main purchase page lists several regional order forms.
Key features
- Sync and backup jobs
- Unlimited jobs on every edition, with one-way backup or two-way sync, on a schedule or in real time (not in Standard).
- Cloud and protocol support
- FTP, SSH, WebDAV, S3 and other cloud services are available from Professional upward, not in Standard.
- Compression and encryption
- Not included in the Standard edition.
- NAS and server downloads
- Separate downloads for ASUSTOR, QNAP, Synology, Linux, FreeBSD and FreeNAS, besides Windows and Mac.
- Block-level copying
- Copying changed parts of large files; the file system monitoring service that speeds it up is Premium.
- Remote service
- Syncovery Remote Service and optional internal user management are listed, with the remote service in Premium.
Syncovery pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Syncovery is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $39.90 one-time (Standard, private use), $99.90 for business use.
- Starts at
- $39.90 one-time (Standard, private use), $99.90 for business use
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- A trial version is available; its length was not read.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Standard Edition | $39.90one-time, private use ($99.90 for business use) | No FTP, SSH, WebDAV, S3 or other cloud services, no compression or encryption and no real-time folder monitoring. |
| Professional Edition | $69.90one-time, private use ($149.90 for business use) | All features except the premium ones; unlimited jobs, up to 12 running at once. |
| Premium Edition | $99.90one-time, private use ($199.00 for business use) | Adds file system monitoring service, Syncovery Remote Service, NTFS permission copying and priority support; up to 24 simultaneous jobs. |
| Higher Editions | $299.00one-time and up | For running more than 24 jobs at the same time. |
Read from syncovery.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Syncovery before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Syncovery have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Syncovery is listed for Windows, macOS and Linux.
Does Syncovery have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Syncovery is listed for Windows, macOS and Linux.
Is Syncovery open source?
Syncovery is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.