GoodSync Pros and Cons

It does what they say it does. Even though the interface is a bit cryptic, I had it installed, running and syncing six volumes, many terabytes of data to near-line storage on the company LAN in under an hour.

The product only needed to be installed on one server to replicate to another server. In my case in only one direction, but bi-directional support is included in the product, with many available options.

I had started by using FastCopy to seed the target server with up-to-date data before installing GoodSync, so GoodSync had very little to do upon startup. This worked out very well for me.

For my installation, when a file/folder is changed/added/moved/deleted on the source server, i have set GoodSync to sense this and replicate the action on the target in typically a few seconds to a few minutes (worst case, usually much less, after a pre-set 20-second delay).

I keep the GoodSync GUI open and visible on the source server, so I can see any issues when I spot-check. But there are also email notifications that can be implemented.

GoodSync also uses VSS, so open/locked files are copied.

One competitor, in their comparison matrix, says that GoodSync does not archive deleted/changed files. This is NOT the case. It can be set to do this, and these files are saved to a separate folder on the target. There are several options related to this feature regarding length of time to keep these files etc.

After a few weeks of use, I have already updated GoodSync at least three times when prompted on the GUI. This is wonderfully automatic. A few clicks, and GoodSync downloads the update, stops the services, restarts and continues syncing as before. Totally painless. Doing a web search for "GoodSync changelog" instantly brings up recent changes and additions to the product.

I need to add here that I wasn't experiencing any issues before these updates happened, so it's great to see that the company is proactive in improving the product and adding features.

I am pleased to say that I came here to report all of this because of how pleased I am with the product, and have not received anything for doing so besides some peace of mind. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

For the inexperienced user in products such as these, there will be a longer learning curve.

And license renewals appear to be at the same price, which is OK but not great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

able to synchronize multiple folders. Ease of use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

you will need to be to be very careful about what you share, or you could end up syncing all of your private data Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

My first experience using GoodSynch was years ago, moving Windows File Servers to NAS and we were excited about using the tool. Everything we would dream about was here - checksum comparison, GUI that provides a lot of info, multi-stream copy and its price!

Then, I used the tool working for another company, copying data from old Windows-based servers to the new one. The same flexibility, features and great support helped me to move data very quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is nothing to dislike. I would just ask the team to spend more time on reporting features because management likes watching for numbers and graphs, not just getting "we are done" messages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is an easy-to-use, powerful, file-based backup solution. It was exactly what we needed when our previous solution changed directions. The price point is fantastic. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We have not found anything with this product to dislike. For the price and feature set, nothing is lacking. Support is strong. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to setup and understand. I trust it to help me keep my files synced between the cloud and my computer without accidentally deleting the wrong files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The only downside I can think of is that the interface is a little busy. It lists all the possible file locations from local drives to cloud storage that I'm not even using. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Good Sync for server files replication through VPN gateway between two regions with internal IP address and access control by domain controller at both areas in a unique virtual environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Yearly maintenance needs to renew; otherwise, sync schedulers won't work, and the software will not be active. it only concern we faced in last 5 years. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Differents connectors, you can sync/backup from many differents connectos to other, like sharepoint to FTP, SMB to WebDav, etc... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Now i think is very fine, in the past i had problems with Windows Service, but customer service fixed it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to configure the system and good instructions for the feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The first time to analyze the data, if the data keeps changing, always takes a very long time to complete & start to sync.

If there are some errors, it needs to take long time to clear the logs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

we use Goodsync to make cloud backups of data, ease of execution and automation of operations are its strong points Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

when you copy a job, some of the settings are lost Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Once its setup is prectical and a great BackUp tool Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some times right and left setup is confusing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.