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GoodSync vs. Google Backup and Sync (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
GoodSync
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
GoodSync for Business provides complete enterprise data backup and synchronization across data sources, destinations, and systems. The GoodSync for Business Control Center is specifically designed to minimize user interaction and increase management control by deploying pre-created GoodSync backup and synchronization jobs to GoodSync for Business Workstations and GoodSync for Business Servers, and enabling an administrator to monitor performance from a centralized location.N/A
Google Backup and Sync (discontinued)
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
Google backup and sync was used to copy files from their computer to Google Drive's cloud services. Google Backup and sync includes file versioning and collaboration tools. Google Backup and Sync functionality is being replaced by the Drive for Desktop client, a feature of Google Drive. Users of Backup and Sync are encouraged to migrate.N/A
Pricing
GoodSyncGoogle Backup and Sync (discontinued)
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
GoodSyncGoogle Backup and Sync (discontinued)
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
GoodSyncGoogle Backup and Sync (discontinued)
Considered Both Products
GoodSync
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose GoodSync
TrustRadius doesn't list the other tools I have used in the past which are most like GoodSync. I have listed services which are slightly similar, but not really used in the same fashion. Since discovering GoodSync, it is really my only choice when dealing with larger, more …
Chose GoodSync
For reliability, GoodSync is beyond comparison. Some of the other tools I tried either fail through the backup/synchronization process, leaving one with unknown status of what has been backed up and what has not, wasting an inordinate amount of time because one has to repeat …
Troy Alcorn | TrustRadius Reviewer
Troy Alcorn
Owner /Operator
Chose GoodSync
SyncToy - this is better at keeping 2 locations identical if they need to be that way at all times as it runs in the background as a service and updates in real time.
JR
Jackie Ramos
Associate Director of Telecom & PC Support
Chose GoodSync
I don't know, I have not tried anything else. This product was easy to use and it actually worked even with the trial version.
Google Backup and Sync (discontinued)
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Google Backup and Sync (discontinued)
because Google Backup and Sync it come up with GSuite already, so purchase GSuite can use Google Backup and Sync along, no need to spend more budget on buying Microsoft office license as Google provides GSheets, GoogleDocs, PowerPoint already, its enough for our daily work on …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Google Backup and Sync (discontinued)
Since the [Google Backup and Sync] works with google/gmail accounts, and most people have a google account already it made it an easy solution to setup and link with most users. The other solutions would have required setting up new accounts for most employees to get them …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Google Backup and Sync (discontinued)
We are using Time Machine back up in Mac too, but not long after, we using Google back up. I think it is generally better to have everything in cloud backup as we can have access from everywhere.
AH
Alex Hedin
Business Operations Support Specialist
Chose Google Backup and Sync (discontinued)
I think easy of use nicer than Carbonite. There is less admin work that needs to be done to use it.
Features
GoodSyncGoogle Backup and Sync (discontinued)
Data Center Backup
Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Product A and Product B
GoodSync
9.3
Ratings
11% above category average
Google Backup and Sync (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Universal recovery10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Instant recovery10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Recovery verification10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Backup to the cloud10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Deduplication and file compression10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Flexible deployment7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform support8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Enterprise Backup
Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Product A and Product B
GoodSync
9.0
Ratings
10% above category average
Google Backup and Sync (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Replication10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-location capabilities8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
GoodSyncGoogle Backup and Sync (discontinued)
Small Businesses
Cove Data Protection
Cove Data Protection
Score 9.9 out of 10
SugarSync
SugarSync
Score 5.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Bacula Enterprise
Bacula Enterprise
Score 9.2 out of 10
Egnyte
Egnyte
Score 9.6 out of 10
Enterprises
Bacula Enterprise
Bacula Enterprise
Score 9.2 out of 10
iManage Work
iManage Work
Score 8.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
GoodSyncGoogle Backup and Sync (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(0 ratings)
9.6
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
GoodSyncGoogle Backup and Sync (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
[It's well suited for] duplication of files for transferring to a new machine or remote usage but I wouldn't use it if you needed to keep those places up to date all the time as it only works when you run it, not continuously.
Troy Alcorn | TrustRadius Reviewer
Troy Alcorn
Owner /Operator
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If we have alot of branches office cross the world in many country and you work mostly with office file, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, I recommend using Google Drive is best, because most of ISP has local Google cache that improve the speed upload or download file and sharing quicker to everyone.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Pros
  • synchronization and backup
  • easily identifies files that have been moved
  • identifies deleted files and prompts user if there are conflicts
JC
Joe Cuschieri
President
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  • Cloud storage
  • Fast updating
  • Works across devices
  • Easy to collaborate
Verified User
Anonymous
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Cons
  • I don't really have any cons
Troy Alcorn | TrustRadius Reviewer
Troy Alcorn
Owner /Operator
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  • It is a bit slow.
  • It could have multiple backups based on date.
AH
Alex Hedin
Business Operations Support Specialist
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Usability
No answers on this topic
It requires little to no user intervention to get it working properly
AH
Alex Hedin
Business Operations Support Specialist
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Support Rating
No answers on this topic
Google support is usually pretty good, never had an issue that required direct communication or support from Google.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Alternatives Considered
For reliability, GoodSync is beyond comparison. Some of the other tools I tried either fail through the backup/synchronization process, leaving one with unknown status of what has been backed up and what has not, wasting an inordinate amount of time because one has to repeat the whole process. Goodsync, even if it stops because of power glitches can easily pick up where it left after performing the analysis
JC
Joe Cuschieri
President
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Since the [Google Backup and Sync] works with google/gmail accounts, and most people have a google account already it made it an easy solution to setup and link with most users. The other solutions would have required setting up new accounts for most employees to get them started, so it saved us that hassle.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Return on Investment
  • I use the workstation version. It is my go-to for manual data transfers.
  • When I want to the most precise one or two-way transfer, GoodSync is what I use.
Verified User
Anonymous
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  • It save a lot's of time.
  • Saving a lot's of hassle.
  • User friendly environment.
Verified User
Anonymous
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