BitTorent Sync is a great tool for startups.

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This piece would have been a lot more interesting if it had mentioned why Sync was preferable to the other solutions.

Free & not limited by file size / total stored space seems to be the big point.

Also, you don't have to compromise your data to a 3rd party like Dropbox.

"Files sync immediately and fast".

So which is it? Immediately or fast? How would the transfer rates to a remote sync compare with a NAS replication stream? How would the LAN file synchronisation compare to local NAS?

Technically, I refer to when the syncing of the file starts (almost immediately) and ends (very fast). When we are all in the same network at the office the speed is limited by our network speed and our laptops.

I guess that a cheap NAS would probably perform the same or maybe worst. I don't know about a high-end NAS on a very fast and fine tuned switched network, but that's usually outside the scope of most startups in their early stages.

Files are inaccessible with a smartphone though, that's what's lacking. But that said, no centralized server is a killer feature.

Conversely, decentralization might be an attractive option for a small team. Less hardware to have, maintain, keep.

Also there's an iOS and Android version:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bittorrent-sync/id665156116?...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bittorrent...

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