# Syncovery review (2026): is it worth $39.90?

> One-time-license file sync and backup for desktops and NAS

Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA.

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.

- **Category:** File Storage & Sync
- **Made by:** Super Flexible Software GmbH & Co. KG
- **Website:** https://www.syncovery.com
- **Runs on:** Windows, macOS, Linux
- **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you buy Standard and need cloud, as it has no FTP, SSH, WebDAV, S3 or encryption.
- **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026

## 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.

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** A trial version is available; its length was not read.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Standard Edition | $39.90 one-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 | $69.90 one-time, private use ($149.90 for business use) | All features except the premium ones; unlimited jobs, up to 12 running at once. |
| Premium Edition | $99.90 one-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 | $299.00 one-time and up | For running more than 24 jobs at the same time. |

Read from https://www.syncovery.com/cgi-bin/syncweb.cgi?co=am&step=2 on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Syncovery before buying.

## 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.

## Good for

- Home users who prefer a one-time license over a subscription
- Small offices backing up Windows servers or NAS devices
- People syncing local folders to FTP, S3 or WebDAV targets

## 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.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. 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.

- **Value for money: B.** $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.
- **Free plan and trial: C.** A trial version is available; its length was not recorded. No free plan is listed.
- **Features: B.** Unlimited 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.
- **Ease of use: C.** No rating on record. You build sync jobs and choose settings for each.
- **Platforms and integrations: C.** A program for computers and NAS: Windows, Mac, Linux, Synology and QNAP. No phone or web app is listed.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. 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.

## Where it 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).

The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/file-storage

## Keep it, 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.

- You could not: Files kept in step across devices without losing one.
- You could not: A file manager working directly on your disk.
- You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows and Linux that stay in step with each other.
- You could not: It plugs into other products, FTP, SSH and WebDAV among them.
- You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.

A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it.

## Works with

FTP, SSH, WebDAV, Amazon S3, SharePoint, OneDrive, Synology, QNAP

**Tags:** File sync, One-time purchase, File management

## Alternatives

- [GoodSync](https://toolgpa.com/tools/goodsync): File backup and two-way sync software for desktops and servers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/goodsync-vs-syncovery)
- [FreeFileSync](https://toolgpa.com/tools/freefilesync): Open-source folder comparison and sync for desktops. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/freefilesync-vs-syncovery)
- [Unison](https://toolgpa.com/tools/unison): Open-source two-way file synchronizer for Unix, macOS and Windows. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/syncovery-vs-unison)
- [Rclone](https://toolgpa.com/tools/rclone): Command-line tool for syncing and mounting cloud storage. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/rclone-vs-syncovery)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026:

- https://www.syncovery.com/purchase/
- https://www.syncovery.com/cgi-bin/syncweb.cgi?co=am&step=2
- https://www.syncovery.com/

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