Comparison of browser synchronizers

The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of web-based browser synchronizers. Please see the individual products' articles for further information. Unless otherwise specified in footnotes, comparisons are based on the stable versions.

General
Client Creator Software license Latest release
BookmarkSync Jack Dean Proprietary Windows: 3.0.0 (August 2010 (2010-08)) [±]

Mac OS X: 1.0.4 (September 14, 2005 (2005-09-14)) [±]
BookmarkSync was discontinued some time around 2006.

Opera Opera Software Proprietary Opera: 82.0.4227.58 (January 12, 2022 (2022-01-12)[1])
Opera Mini:
Android56.1.2254.57583 / 26 May 2021 (2021-05-26)[2]
iOS16.0.14 / 4 October 2018 (2018-10-04)[3]
Windows Mobile 10 and Phone 8.19.1.0.232 / 16 June 2016 (2016-06-16)[4]
BlackBerry8.0.1 / 10 July 2014 (2014-07-10)[5]
Symbian7.1.32453 / 6 December 2016 (2016-12-06)[6]
Java ME8.0 / 12 March 2014 (2014-03-12)[7]
SiteBar Ondrej Brablc GPL 3.4 12 February 2014 (2014-02-12)
Firefox Sync Mozilla Foundation Mozilla Public License
Standard99.0.1[8]  / 12 April 2022 (12 April 2022)
Extended Support Release91.8.0esr[9]  / 5 April 2022 (5 April 2022)
Google Chrome Google Freeware under Google Chrome Terms of Service
Windows, macOS, Linux101.0.4951.41[10]  / 26 April 2022 (26 April 2022)
Android101.0.4951.41[11]  / 26 April 2022 (26 April 2022)
iOS101.0.4951.44[12]  / 26 April 2022 (26 April 2022)
Extended Support Release100.0.4896.143[13]  / 26 April 2022 (26 April 2022)
Pale Moon Sync M.C. Straver Mozilla Public License N/A (part of Pale Moon)
Eversync Nimbus Web Inc Proprietary Firefox: 15.5.1 (July 5, 2018 (2018-07-05)) [±]

Chrome: 17.1.1 (July 5, 2018 (2018-07-05)) [±]
IE:
Android: 1.11.1 (May 19, 2017 (2017-05-19)) [±]
iOS: 2.6 (October 4, 2016 (2016-10-04)) [±]
Windows Phone:

floccus Open Source, Marcel Klehr Freeware Mozilla Public License 2.0 https://github.com/marcelklehr/floccus/releases
Client Creator Software license Latest release

Operating system support
PC operating systemMobile operating system
Client Windows OS X Linux FreeBSD iOS Android BlackBerry OS Symbian Windows Phone other
BookmarkSync Yes Yes No No No No No No No No
Opera Link Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Solaris, Java ME, S60, UIQ3, BREW
Firefox Sync Yes Yes Yes Yes[14] Yes Yes No No Yes OpenSolaris[15]
Eversync Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Yes No No Yes No
floccus Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Yes No No No No
Client Windows OS X Linux FreeBSD iOS Android BlackBerry OS Symbian Windows Phone other

Syncable browsers
Client Internet Explorer Microsoft Edge Mozilla Firefox Opera Safari Google Chrome other
BookmarkSync Yes No Yes Yes Yes (Mac Only) No SeaMonkey
Opera Link No No No Yes No No Opera Mini, Opera Mobile
Firefox Sync No No Yes No No No Firefox for Mobile[16], SeaMonkey,

Gnome Web

Eversync Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No
floccus No Yes Yes No No Yes No
Client Internet Explorer Microsoft Edge Mozilla Firefox Opera Safari Google Chrome other

Syncable items
Client Bookmarks Passwords Favicons Browsing history Form history add-ons open tabs Search engine plugins Web feed subscriptions Dictionary Other
BookmarkSync Yes No No No No No No No No No No
Brave Sync [17] Yes Yes ? Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? Extensions, Apps, Themes, Settings
Opera Link Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No Personal bar, speed dial, notes, typed browser history, content blocker list
Firefox Sync Yes Yes No, but planned to be added in future[18] Last 60 days[19] Yes Yes Yes No Yes No open tabs, tab groups, personas, preferences, add-ons (up to 25MB by default)[19]
Google Chrome Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? Yes open tabs, add-ons, preferences
Vivaldi Sync [20] Yes Yes Yes Yes ? open tabs?, some Settings
Eversync Yes ? ? ? ? ? Yes ? ? ? open tabs
floccus Yes No No No No ? Yes No No No open tabs
Client Bookmarks Passwords Favicons Browsing history Form history add-ons Search engine plugins Web feed subscriptions Dictionary Other

Features
Client Encrypted transfer Encrypted storage Server changing Web-based UI Exporting Link verification Duplicate link checker Notes
BookmarkSync Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Feb 12, 2012: Sync doesn't work properly.
Opera Link Yes[21] No No Yes Yes No Yes (only webbased)
Firefox Sync Yes Yes Yes No No No No Data is encrypted on the client and not accessible even to Mozilla server operators.[22]
Eversync Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
floccus Yes Yes self-hosted bookmarks NextCloud Yes Yes try recommended options on github Adapters are available
Client Encrypted transfer Encrypted storage Server changing Web-based UI Exporting Link verification Duplicate link checker Notes

History

History of bookmarks (favorites) sync:

  • 2020 - Maxthon 1.3
  • 2020 - Google Browser Sync (extension for Firefox)
  • 2020 - Opera
  • 2020 - Firefox
  • 2020 - Google Chrome
  • 2020 - Eversync (extension for Firefox)

See also

References
  1. "Opera 82 Changelog". Opera Desktop. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  2. "Opera Mini - fast web browser - Apps on Google Play".
  3. "Opera Mini web browser on the App Store on iTunes". 16 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  4. "Opera Mini - Windows Apps on Microsoft Store". 16 June 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  5. "Opera Mini web browser - BlackBerry World". 10 July 2014.
  6. "Opera Mini web browser for Symbian on softonic". 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  7. "New Opera Mini for Java and BlackBerry - Opera Software". 12 March 2014.
  8. "Firefox 99.0.1, See All New Features, Updates and Fixes". 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  9. "Firefox ESR 91.8.0, See All New Features, Updates and Fixes". 5 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  10. "Stable Channel Update for Desktop". 26 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  11. "Chrome for Android Update". 26 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  12. "Chrome for iOS Update". 26 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  13. "Extended Stable Channel Update for Desktop". 26 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  14. "weave port". FreshPorts. 2009-10-09. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  15. mconnor (2009-07-29). "Weave 0.5 Released". Mozilla. Archived from the original on 2009-08-01. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  16. mconnor (2009-06-27). "Weave 0.4.0 Released". Mozilla. Archived from the original on 2009-07-25. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
  17. "Brave Sync Version 2 Now Available for Desktop and Android Users". Brave Browser. 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  18. "CloudServices/Sync/FxSync/FaviconSync - MozillaWiki". wiki.mozilla.org.
  19. "What is Firefox Sync?". Firefox Help. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  20. "Sync". Vivaldi Browser Help. 2017-11-29. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  21. "Opera Link explained". Opera Software. 7 September 2007. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
  22. "How secure is my Sync data?". Firefox Help. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
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