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. JuiceFS icon
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    JuiceFS helps you to mount any S3-like object storage to a local folder and access on different cross-platform and cross-region hosts at the same time.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. precizer icon
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    precizer is a high-performance CLI for verifying data integrity across large file trees. It performs byte-for-byte comparisons to identify mismatches after sync.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
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  3. 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
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  4. Backer icon
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    Backer is a visual front end to the rsync command. It allows the user to select multiple folders and back them up to multiple locations. It stores your backup settings for you so that all your backups can be run easily using a single button click.

    144 Backer alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  5. 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
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  6.  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
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  7. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. Backup Maker icon
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    BackUp Maker is a professional, user-friendly tool for creating automated data backups. Configure once and let it save files based on time, intervals, or system events. Use partial backups, advanced filters, and multiple generations to protect your data efficiently and securely.

    59 Backup Maker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. nsync icon
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    nsync is a free, open source software that performs synchronization of your data between desktop PCs, laptops, USB drives and more.

    29 nsync alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. syncspirit icon
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    Open-source, decentralized peer-to-peer service offering file synchronization, ensuring data privacy and encryption and user-autonomy without relying on cloud storage providers.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
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  11. 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
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