GoodSync
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you're a technical user needing powerful, cheap sync and backup across drives, NAS, and cloud.
Comparison
GoodSync vs Econ Technologies, Inc.
GoodSync and Econ Technologies, Inc. both land on Depends.
Econ Technologies, Inc.
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy ChronoSync if you're a Mac power user running scheduled, multi-machine, or archive sync jobs that Time Machine can't handle.
| Compare | GoodSync | Econ Technologies, Inc. |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Technical users syncing drives, NAS, and cloud | Mac power users with scheduled sync jobs |
| Who it's not for | Beginners who want set-and-forget backup | Windows or Linux shops . Mac/iOS only |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.11 | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. |
| Support quality | Community review: tech support 'really crappy' | Tech notes, videos, FAQs are extensive |
| Public sentiment | Users praise speed and feature depth but consistently warn it is technical to learn and support is weak.² | Public reviews are scarce . only 4 G2 reviews plus a few positive blog posts praising ChronoSync's backup reliability and peace of mind.14 |
| Biggest gotcha | Support complaints date back to 2008; verify current support quality before buying⁴ | No prices visible on reviewed pages; verify license cost and paid upgrade fees before buying |
Pick GoodSync when
- Technical users syncing drives, NAS, and cloud
- Photographers with large local libraries
- Video studios moving big files
- Budget buyers wanting free or cheap sync
When GoodSync is not a fit
- Beginners who want set-and-forget backup
- Non-technical users unwilling to learn sync-job concepts
- Anyone who needs responsive vendor support
- Casual users who just need a Dropbox folder
Pick Econ Technologies, Inc. when
- Mac power users with scheduled sync jobs
- Photographers and archivists with large libraries
- Multi-Mac households and small studios
- Direct Mac-to-Mac sync without cloud
When Econ Technologies, Inc. is not a fit
- Windows or Linux shops . Mac/iOS only
- Casual users; full ChronoSync is overkill . Time Machine is free
- Anyone wanting set-and-forget cloud backup
- Buyers who need a large review base to trust a vendor
Sources
- GoodSync official sitegoodsync.comofficial
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- CCC equivalent for PC? . Talk Photography (pricing)talkphotography.co.ukreview
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- The 6 Best GoodSync Alternatives . Resilioresilio.comnews
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- GoodSync security page (no page found)goodsync.comsecurity
- Deciding on 'best' sync software . TidBITS Talktalk.tidbits.comreview
- Professional Mac Backup and File Sync Software | Econ Technologiesecontechnologies.comofficial
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news
- ChronoSync 12.0 and ChronoAgent 12.0 Releasedecontechnologies.comofficial