SureSync Reviews

Summary: We chose SureSync to replace Windows DFS to synchronise data between servers in 5 separate sites. The granularity, real-time and log views of individual actions meant that SureSync was a huge step up from DFS in terms of manageability and tunability. The product development over the years has ensured that SureSync has become ever more reliable.

Positive: Once set up and with appropriate monitoring in place, it is a solid product. The support from both Open Seas and Soft ware Pursuits has been very good.

Negative: The initial setup was quite involved and complicated. However, with help from Open Seas, we got the configuration that we needed before too long.

Summary: Robust sync software, it just works !! Using it for over 16 years now....
From v4 to v5 to now using still v6.

Positive: Sync over Internet works well.
In my case, I create offsite backups from Switzerland to Colorado.
Nightly.

Negative: Preview for Sync jobs has very confusing, bad user interface !!
Take a look at GoodSync, you can immediately understand what gets copied or deleted....

Summary: This is the best file synchronization software I've tested so far. At first glance UI might look unintuitive until you realise the philosophy behind it. After that all becomes clear.

Positive: Flexibility - tasks and jobs can be configured in many ways allowing synchronization including a lot of criterias.
Clarity - in contrast to "well known other solution" SureSync consoles and logs shows actually what the tasks are doing, what files requires attention and why. Lock mechanism also works great after initial file synchronization.

Negative: It is expensive :-) It works like a charm but there's a price tag behind it :-)

Summary: SureSync is a significant improvement on DFS-R. It provides good details about replication and alerts when there are issues. We have had some issues with it that have caused some data integrity questions but generally works as expected.

Positive: SureSync is easy enough to setup and maintain. Installation and updates are very straight forward.

The design is not overly complicated but still allows it be deployed the way we need it. There are a lot of configuration options.

Support is always responsive and helps to resolve any issues we have.

Pricing is very attractive when compared to alternative products.

Negative: The GUI looks very dated.

There are lots of configuration options, in some cases too many which causes some confusion.

Sometimes the product stop working and does not alert as expected.

Summary: Overall this is a very good product, easy to use, and setup is quick and easy.

The support is great. There instructions are easy to follow.

Positive: Suresync is a good product. I like the log files, they provide details of what was moved/copied/deleted.
You can easily check each job and view the status.
Support is excellent! We always received a reply within hours and usually had a fix in less than a day. The instructions provided are very detailed and easy to follow.
The best part is the software is it just works!

Negative: Occasionally it gets hung up. But not very often. When this happens we just run a re-scan and everything is back in sync.

Summary: If you need a way to syncronise / backup large fileshares this is an ideal tool. Think of it as a enterprise Goodsync / beyondcompare.

Positive: Hugely customisable with every option you could think of. Options out of the box for handling system and hidden files.
Light installer with a fully offline version if needed.
Easy licencing.
Good support.

Negative: Windows service on the agents can randomly stop and need restarting and you will need a way of monitoring for that in a large environment.

Summary: The application can be used to implement multiple file synchronization scenarios and works properly.

Positive: The user interface is easy to use.
The application has a logical structure.
Varied configuration options, many different scenarios can be implemented.
Detailed reporting.

Negative: The user interface could be more modern. Sometimes the use of national characters causes errors during synchronization.