ToffeeShare VS Syncthing

ToffeeShare Reviews

1. Abdul    

   Working at private | over 3 years ago

   Found out about it when I was trying to send a 10GB file, been using it for a couple of months now whenever I gotta transfer something large.

   🏁 Competitors: WeTransfer, pCloud Transfer

   👍 Pros:    No file size limit|Fast|End to end encrypted

   👎 Cons:    Nothing, so far
2. Dan    

   Designer at Deskmount | almost 4 years ago
   🏁 Competitors: WeTransfer

   👍 Pros:    Fast|Peer to peer|Secure

Syncthing Reviews

ToffeeShare mentions (22)

• Show HN: Easy file exchange between PC and phone

  For file transfers over the internet, https://wormhole.app/ and https://toffeeshare.com/ are often suggested. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 months ago

• Every Phone Should Be Able to Run Personal Website – Rohanrd.xyz

  For simple p2p file sharing, you can try using [toffeeshare.com](https://toffeeshare.com/). - Source: Hacker News / 9 months ago

• How do I upload a very large file (~65 gb) and send it to someone in the US fast?

  I don't know if you can share that much, but try this. Source: 11 months ago

• Show HN: Focus.txt – A Minimalist Daily Planner

  Https://toffeeshare.com is a great webrtc based file sharing app. (I am not the author). I've used it to great effect though. - Source: Hacker News / 12 months ago

• What's the best way to send a friend 53GB of audio files for a one-time download?

  Use Toffee Share. You and your friend have to be connected to the internet until the process is completed, because the file is not stored in any cloud but rather is being downloaded directly from your PC to his Here- https://toffeeshare.com/. Source: 12 months ago

Syncthing mentions (827)

• Ask HN: Online File Repository System?

  Depending on what you're looking for, this is the kind of thing that P2P protocols were made for. Check out https://syncthing.net/. - Source: Hacker News / about 8 hours ago

• Ask HN: Best useful tools that are helpful in your business?

  We use syncthing to share files between our machines. It avoids is having to use dropbox / OneDrive etc. You just choose a folder and it automatically syncs it in the background. https://syncthing.net/. - Source: Hacker News / 23 days ago

• LocalSend: Open-source, cross-platform file sharing to nearby devices

  This very hn entries is bust contradicting your statement. Also what about syncthing[1] (for recurrent/permanent sync) and croc[2] (for one time copies) ? I have used both for a number of years already. [1] https://syncthing.net/ [2] https://github.com/schollz/croc. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 months ago

• Ask HN: How best to sync a subset of my files with a friend?

  I would use syncthing, which is open source at https://syncthing.net/. After minimal setup, it just works(tm). You have a normal directory in your filesystem, that is synced to the other peers (which you set up in the "minimal setup"). I have been using it for years, and it works well. It has no problems crossing os'es (i.e. Windows -> linux, linux -> mac) For windows I usually recommend - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

• Free and Open Source Alternative to Airdrop

  Do consider Syncthing particularly if you are using Android. If using apple iOS you'd need the möbius sync client. https://syncthing.net/ https://www.mobiussync.com/ One thing that it beats the cloud / centralized sync on is because the connection is direct between devices when the initial transfer is completed the file is completely there on the other device. With a cloud type of sync you do the transfer twice.... - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago