Comparison of browser synchronizers

The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of browser synchronizers. Please see the individual products' articles for further information. This article is not all-inclusive or necessarily up-to-date. Unless otherwise specified in footnotes, comparisons are based on the stable versions.

General

Client	Creator	Cost	Software license	FOSS	Homepage	Latest release
BookKit	BookKit Team	Free	Proprietary	No	[1]	1.0.2, 1.2.1
Bookmark Base	Bookmark Base team	Non-free$29.95	Proprietary	No	[2]	3.0.0.4
BookmarkSync	Jack Dean	Free	Proprietary	No	[3][4]	Template:Latest stable software release/BookmarkSync
Bookmark Sync and Sort	rhaebuster	Free	?	?	[5]	1.0.7
Chipmark	University of Minnesota Undergraduates	Free	GPL	Yes	[6]	3.3 Beta 2
Network Menus	Network Ltd.	Free	Proprietary	No	[7]	0.80
Opera Link	Opera Software	Free	Proprietary	No	[8]	Opera: Template:Latest stable software release/Opera Opera Mini: Template:Latest stable software release/Opera Mini
oSync	Henrik Olsson	Free	GPL	Yes	[9]	1.0.1
Portable Bookmarks	Resort Labs	Non-free$24.95	Proprietary	No	[10]	Template:Latest stable software release/Portable Bookmarks
Power Favorites	Mark Stone	Non-free$19.95	Proprietary	No	[11]	1.0.0
SyncBookmarks	StellarFlare	Non-free$14.95	Proprietary	No	[12]	1.02
SyncPlaces	Andy Halford	Free	Mozilla Public License - LGPL	Yes	[13]	4.0.2
Weave	Mozilla Foundation	Free	Mozilla Public License	Yes	[14]	Template:Latest stable software release/Mozilla Weave
xbelSync	Tiberius Duluman	Free	GPL	Yes	[15]	0.7.5
Xmarks	Foxmarks LLC	Free	Proprietary	No	[16]	Template:Latest stable software release/Xmarks
Zinkmo	Michael Hardy, Robert Senoff	Free	Proprietary	No	[17]	Beta
Client	Creator	Cost	Software license	FOSS	Homepage	Latest release

Operating system support

Client	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux	Unix	other
BookKit	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Bookmark Base	Yes	No	No	No	No
BookmarkSync	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Bookmark Sync and Sort	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Chipmark	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Link Commander	Yes	No	No	No	No
Network Menus	Yes	No	No	No	No
Opera Link	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
oSync	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Portable Bookmarks	Yes	No	No	No	No
Power Favorites	Yes	No	No	No	No
SyncBookmarks	Yes	No	No	No	No
SyncPlaces	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Weave	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	OpenSolaris, Windows mobile,FreeBSD
xbelSync	Yes	No	No	No	No
Xmarks	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Zinkmo	Yes	No	No	No	No
Client	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux	Unix	other

Syncable Browsers

Client	Internet Explorer	Mozilla Firefox	Opera	Safari	Google Chrome	other
BookKit	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Netscape Navigator
Bookmark Base	Yes	?	Yes	No	No	K-meleon, Maxthon, Seamonkey
BookmarkSync	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Seamonkey
Bookmark Sync and Sort	No	?	No	No	No	No
Chipmark	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Link Commander	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?
Network Menus	Yes	?	No	No	No	No
Opera Link	No	No	Yes	No	No	Opera Mini, Opera Mobile
oSync	No	No	Yes	No	No	Opera Mini
Portable Bookmarks	Yes	?	Yes	No	No	?
Power Favorites	Yes	?	Yes	No	Yes	No
SyncBookmarks	Yes	?	Yes	No	No	Seamonkey
SyncPlaces	No	Yes	No	No	No	Seamonkey
Weave	No	Yes	No	No	No	Fennec
xbelSync	Yes	?	Yes	No	No	?
Xmarks	Yes	Yes	No	Yes (Mac Only)	Yes (beta)	No
Zinkmo	Yes	?	No	No	No	No
Client	Internet Explorer	Mozilla Firefox	Opera	Safari	Google Chrome	other

Syncable Items

Client	Bookmarks	Favicons	Browsing history	Form history	Web feed subscriptions	Search engine plugins	Passwords	Other
BookKit	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Bookmark Base	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
BookmarkSync	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Bookmark Sync and Sort	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Chipmark	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Link Commander	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Network Menus	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Opera Link	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Personal bar, speed dial, notes, typed browser history
oSync	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	?	?
Portable Bookmarks	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Power Favorites	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
SyncBookmarks	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
SyncPlaces	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Weave	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	open tabs, personas, selected preferences
xbelSync	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Xmarks	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Zinkmo	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Client	Bookmarks	Favicons	Browsing history	Form history	Web feed subscriptions	Search engine plugins	Passwords	Other

Features

Client	Encrypted transfer	Encrypted storage	server changing	webbased UI	exporting	Link Verification	Duplicate Link Checker	Notes
BookKit	?	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-
Bookmark Base	?	Yes	?	?	XBEL	Yes	Yes	bookmark editor, different browser
BookmarkSync	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bookmark Sync and Sort	?	No	?	?	?	?	?
Chipmark	?	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Link Commander	?	No	?	?	XBEL	?	?
Network Menus	?	No	?	?	?	?	?
Opera Link	Yes	?	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes (only webbased)
oSync	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Portable Bookmarks	?	Yes	?	?	XBEL	?	?
Power Favorites	?	Yes	?	?	XBEL	Yes	Yes
SyncBookmarks	?	No	?	?	XBEL	?	?
SyncPlaces	Yes	Yes[18]	Yes	No	XBEL	?	?	It doesn't provide any server. You must use your own one.
Weave	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?
xbelSync	?	No	?	?	XBEL	?	?
Xmarks	Yes[19]	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	server-side backup, restore of bookmarks
Zinkmo	?	No	?	Yes	?	Yes	Yes
Client	Encrypted transfer	Encrypted storage	server changing	webbased UI	exporting	Link Verification	Duplicate Link Checker	Notes

See also

• List of Firefox extensions