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	Latest release
Arado Websearch	Arado Team	Free	GPL	0.2.1
BookKit	BookKit Team	Free	Proprietary	1.0.2, 1.2.1
Bookmark	Bookmark Your Life Inc.	Free	Proprietary	1.0.3
Bookmark Base	Bookmark Base team	$29.95	Proprietary	3.0.0.4
BookmarkSync	Jack Dean	Free	Proprietary	2.3.3(Windows) 1.0.4(Mac OS X)  (n/a)
Bookmark Sync and Sort	rhaebuster	Free	?	1.0.7
Chipmark	University of Minnesota Undergraduates	Free	GPL	3.3 Beta 2
Network Menus	Network Ltd.	Free	Proprietary	0.80
Opera Link	Opera Software	Free	Proprietary	Opera: 11.61  (January 24, 2012 (2012-01-24)) Opera Mini: 6.5  (November 2011, 03 (03-11-2011))
oSync	Henrik Olsson	Free	GPL	1.0.1
Portable Bookmarks	Resort Labs	$24.95	Proprietary	2.1  (July 30, 2007 (2007-07-30))
Power Favorites	Mark Stone	$19.95	Proprietary	1.0.0
SiteBar Server	Ondrej Brablc	Free	GPL	3.3.9
SyncBookmarks	StellarFlare	$14.95	Proprietary	1.02
SyncPlaces	Andy Halford	Free	Mozilla Public License - LGPL	4.1.0
Firefox Sync	Mozilla Foundation	Free	Mozilla Public License	1.8  (August 10, 2011 (2011-08-10))
xbelSync	Tiberius Duluman	Free	GPL	0.7.5
Xmarks	Foxmarks LLC	Free (Premium: $12/yr)	Proprietary	Firefox: 4.0.2  (August 15, 2011 (2011-08-15)) IE: 1.3.3  (August 22, 2011 (2011-08-22)) Safari: 1.3.6  (July 23, 2011 (2011-07-23)) Chrome: 1.0.16  (July 18, 2011 (2011-07-18))
Zinkmo	Michael Hardy, Robert Senoff	Free	Proprietary	Beta
Client	Creator	Cost	Software license	Latest release

Operating system support

Client	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux	other
Arado Websearch	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
BookKit	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Bookmark	Yes	Yes	No	Android, iOS, BlackBerry OS, Symbian
Bookmark Base	Yes	No	No	No
BookmarkSync	Yes	Yes	No	No
Bookmark Sync and Sort	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Chipmark	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Link Commander	Yes	No	No	No
Network Menus	Yes	No	No	No
Opera Link	Yes	Yes	Yes	FreeBSD, Solaris, Java ME, Windows Mobile, Android, iOS, BlackBerry OS, Symbian, S60, UIQ3, BREW
oSync	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Portable Bookmarks	Yes	No	No	No
Power Favorites	Yes	No	No	No
SyncBookmarks	Yes	No	No	No
SyncPlaces	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Firefox Sync	Yes	Yes	Yes	OpenSolaris, Windows mobile, Android, FreeBSD
xbelSync	Yes	No	No	No
Xmarks	Yes	Yes	Yes	Android, iOS, BlackBerry OS (these three require Xmarks Premium)
Zinkmo	Yes	No	No	No
Client	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux	other

Syncable Browsers

Client	Internet Explorer	Mozilla Firefox	Opera	Safari	Google Chrome	other
Arado Websearch	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Netscape Navigator
BookKit	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Netscape Navigator
Bookmark	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Bookmark Base	Yes	?	Yes	No	No	K-meleon, Maxthon, SeaMonkey
BookmarkSync	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes (Mac Only)	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
Firefox Sync	No	Yes	No	No	No	Firefox for MobileSeaMonkey
xbelSync	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	?
Xmarks	Yes	Yes	No	Yes (Mac Only)	Yes	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	Dictionary	Other
Arado Websearch	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Template:Php webinterface
BookKit	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Bookmark	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Typed browser history
Bookmark Base	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
BookmarkSync	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Bookmark Sync and Sort	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Chipmark	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Link Commander	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Network Menus	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Opera Link	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes in 11.50	No	Personal bar, speed dial, notes, typed browser history, content blocker list
oSync	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Portable Bookmarks	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Power Favorites	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
SyncBookmarks	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
SyncPlaces	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Firefox Sync	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	open tabs, personas, selected preferences
xbelSync	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Xmarks	Yes	Yes	Yes (Firefox)	No	Yes	Yes	Yes (deprecated)	No	open tabs
Zinkmo	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Client	Bookmarks	Favicons	Browsing history	Form history	Web feed subscriptions	Search engine plugins	Passwords	Dictionary	Other

Features

Client	Encrypted transfer	Encrypted storage	Server changing	Web-based UI	Exporting	Link verification	Duplicate link checker	Notes
Arado Websearch	?	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	not depending on central servers
BookKit	?	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-
Bookmark	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Server-side backup, restore of bookmarks, sync profiles so that only certain bookmarks sync to certain browsers
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[1]	Yes	No	XBEL	?	?	It doesn't provide any server. You must use your own one.
Firefox Sync	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
xbelSync	?	No	?	?	XBEL	?	?
Xmarks	Yes[2]	Partial	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	server-side backup, restore of bookmarks, sync profiles so that only certain bookmarks sync to certain browsers; password storage is deprecated, Xmarks recommends using LastPass instead
Zinkmo	?	No	?	Yes	?	Yes	Yes
Client	Encrypted transfer	Encrypted storage	server changing	webbased UI	exporting	Link Verification	Duplicate Link Checker	Notes