Below is the chart comparing SugarSync features with its closest competitors like DropBox.
SugarSync vs competitors backup & sync software |
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| Backup |
SugarSync
|
DropBox
|
MobileMe
|
Box.net
|
Carbonite
|
| File backup with recovery |
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
| Backup any folder on your computer |
+
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
+
|
| Real-time upload of changes |
+
|
+
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Versioning with ability to restore |
+
|
+
|
-
|
+
|
+
|
| Sync with multiple computers | |||||
| Flexibility to sync any folder (instead of a single fixed folder) |
+
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Sync files on multiple computers |
+
|
+
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Remote Access | |||||
| Access all files from web browser |
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
| Simple editing of files through the web (auto download and upload) |
+
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Mobile devices support | |||||
| iPhone |
+
|
-
|
Limited
|
+
|
-
|
| BlackBerry |
+
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Windows Mobile |
+
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Mobile website (specially optimized for mobile experience) |
+
|
+
|
-
|
+
|
-
|
| Sharing / Collaboration | |||||
| Send files of any size |
+
|
-
|
+
|
+
|
-
|
| Share folders |
+
|
+
|
-
|
+
|
-
|
| Share folders with permissions and password |
+
|
-
|
-
|
+
|
-
|
| Publishing to Facebook Photos |
+
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Media | |||||
| Auto-creation of photo albums |
+
|
+
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Share photo albums |
+
|
+
|
+
|
-
|
-
|
| Stream music to web client |
+
|
-
|
-
|
+
|
-
|
| Stream music to iPhone |
+
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| OS support | |||||
| XP and Vista |
+
|
+
|
-
|
-
|
+
|
| Mac OSX |
+
|
+
|
+
|
-
|
+
|
| Linux |
-
|
+
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
As you may notice, the common feature of the compared sync and backup software is an ability to access files from web browser.
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