Syncplicity is a backup and synchronization service provided by Syncplicity Inc. The service allows users to store and sync files online between computers. Currently it supports Microsoft Windows and is in beta for Mac OSX.

Kinds of Accounts

Syncplicity offers three kinds of accounts: a no-cost subscription plan, a personal subscription plan, and a business edition subscription plan.

Platform support

Syncplicity moved their Windows client out of public beta on November 3, 2008.

In 2009 and early 2010, Syncplicity released beta releases of their Mac client (for Intel-based Macs) on July 9, 2009, and later in 2010.

In late 2010, they delivered a supported Mac client for Intel based Macs running version 10.6 or later of Mac OS X.

File Synchronization Service Providers & Competition

Starting around the Spring of 2008, several file synchronization and backup services launched around the same time as Syncplicity, including Live Mesh, DropBox

Dropbox

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, and SugarSync . Syncplicity allows synchronization with other online services like Google Docs, Zoho, and Facebook

Facebook

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. A user can opt to sync documents from Windows or Mac with an associated Google Docs account; however, documents uploaded to free Google Docs accounts will be converted to Google Docs file formats while non-supported documents will be omitted. Similarly, photos can also be synced with Facebook albums. Many such online services like Scribd

Scribd

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 and Piknik are also supported by Syncplicity.

Reviews

In Lifehacker's 2008 "HiveFive" reader poll, Syncplicity was rated second best synchronization software behind Dropbox

Dropbox (storage provider)

Dropbox is a Web-based file hosting service operated by Dropbox, Inc. that uses cloud storage to enable users to store and share files and folders with others across the Internet using file synchronization. It was founded in 2007 by MIT graduates Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi as a Y Combinator...

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PCWorld

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's reviewer called Syncplicity "my top pick among sync services" (also in 2008).