rsync Alternatives

rsync is described as 'File and directory synchronization tool for Unix systems with delta encoding, compression, recursion, SSH support, permission preservation, and flexible filters' and is a very popular File Sync tool in the backup & sync category. There are more than 100 alternatives to rsync for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and BSD apps. The best rsync alternative is Syncthing, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like rsync are FreeFileSync, Rclone, TeraCopy and Duplicati.

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  1. arRsync icon

    arRsync

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    arRsync is a Mac OS X frontend for the utility rsync . It is intended to provide a simple interface to a powerful backup and synchronisation tool. It is quite limited but it can already performed basic backups.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  2. VRangeSync icon

    VRangeSync

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    VRangeSync is a freeware File synchronization for Unix/Linux and Microsoft Windows. It is a command-line utility which copy and move data from one location to another on a storage device. It is a data migration, cloner, file replication and synchronization software.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. Truck - Rsync Client icon

    Truck - Rsync Client

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    A graphical user interface for rsync, which looks-and-feels like a standard FTP client, but uses the rsync protocol ‘under the hood’ to boost transfer speeds.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    SyncBack

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    Cronopete

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    Cronopete is a backup utility for Linux, modeled after Apple's Time Machine. It aims to simplify the creation of periodic backups.

    49 Cronopete alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  7. @MAX SyncUp icon

    @MAX SyncUp

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    @MAX SyncUp is a feature-rich utility for backing up and synchronizing data on a local network or over the Internet. @MAX SyncUp provides an Apple Time Machine style backup using hard links. It allows for the effective remote synchronizing through an RSync-like algorithm to...

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  9. ByteSync icon

    ByteSync

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    Free and open-source differential file synchronization software for Windows, macOS, and Linux. ByteSync securely compares and transfers only file differences — no VPN, no setup, just fast, encrypted, cross-platform sync and backup.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Acrosync icon

    Acrosync

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    Easy and efficient file synchronization and backup solutions.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  11. C

    clsync

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    This utility has been written for two purposes: for making high availability clusters; for making backups of them; consider it a better and faster lsyncd written in C.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    GoBackup

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    Performs scheduled command-line backups of databases and files to various cloud storage platforms, supporting S3, GCS, Aliyun OSS, FTP, SCP, with options for tar archives, file splitting, standalone daemon mode, and management via Web UI or HTTP API.

    23 GoBackup alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
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  13. Retriev.er icon

    Retriev.er

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    Retriev.er - GUI for rsync written in Qt.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  14. Lazyrsync icon

    Lazyrsync

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    🦀 A friendly terminal UI for rsync, written in Rust. Reusable profiles, an honest dry-run diff, and live progress, even over SSH.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
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  15. Syncrify icon

    Syncrify

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    Syncrify is an ideal remote backup solution for individuals as well as corporate users, offering a cost-effective way to quickly and easily backup files of any type and size to any machine running a variety of operating systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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