rsync Alternatives

rsync is described as 'Software application for Unix which synchronizes files and directories from one location to another while minimizing data transfer using delta encoding when appropriate. An important feature of rsync not found in most similar programs/protocols is that the mirroring' 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, Duplicati, TeraCopy and Rclone.

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rsync alternatives are mainly File Sync Tools, but if you're looking for Backup Clients or File Copy Utilities you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Windows, Free, Linux, Mac and Open Source. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to rsync.
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  1. TrayBackup icon
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    TrayBackup is a program which helps to create a backup of directories and files. It allows the inclusion or exclusion of specific file types and to backup to a CD, DVD or a server.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. KBackup icon
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    KBackup is an application which lets you back up your data in a simple, user friendly way

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
     
  3. nFreezer icon
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    nFreezer (for encrypted freezer) is an encrypted-at-rest backup tool, designed specifically for the case when the destination server is untrusted. With nFreezer, the data is safe on the destination server even if a malicious user gets root access to it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. Bonkey icon
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    Despite a name that conjures up comedic visions, Bonkey the Backup Monkey is a serious backup program with tremendous potential. Not that it isnt good now; The program is easy to use, puts all the relevant options at your fingertips and backs up to multiple locations--including...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  5.  1 like

    7zbackup is a PowerShell script aimed to help you automate your backup on-file tasks. 7zbackup leverages the great compression performances offered by 7-Zip while offering the great option to have different file sources stored in a single...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PowerShell
     
  6. Backuplist icon
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    Backuplist+ is a popular "wrapper" application for the new rsync 3.0.6 copy tool. It is a powerful backup application that is simple for novice users and offers many choices for the more advanced user.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. Rsync Wrapper icon
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    • rsync and dbclient binaries compiled by Android NDK from official source code of rsync and dropbear

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  8. Powerful folders and archives synchronization tool. Built-in support for zip archives and FTP. Can be used as backup tool, for folders comparison, and for CDRW verification. Produces HTML reports and printout of folders comparison result.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. FBackup icon
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    FBackup is a free backup software for both personal and commercial use. It protects your important data by backing it up automatically to any USB/Firewire device, local or network location. The backed up data can be either compressed (using standard zip compression) or an exact...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Duply icon
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    duply is a frontend for the mighty duplicity magic. duplicity is a python based shell application that makes encrypted incremental backups to remote storages. Different backends like ftp, sftp, imap, s3 and others are supported.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  11. Personal-Backup is an English/German program to save personal data to any destination folder. This folder may be located on a local fixed or removable drive, on a windows network server or on a FTP server.

    36 Personal Backup alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. WinDataReflector is a lightweight file synchronization and backup tool that wraps up fast file comparison and transfer algorithms into a simple and clear interface that offers you visual comparison of files and folders.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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