R-Crypto AlternativesDisk Encryption Tools and other similar apps like R-Crypto

R-Crypto is described as 'Easy-to-use disk encryption software that protects your confidential information and personal data on a desktop, notebook, or a removable data storage device against unauthorized access' and is a Disk Encryption tool in the security & privacy category. There are more than 25 alternatives to R-Crypto for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Android apps. The best R-Crypto alternative is TrueCrypt, which is free. Other great apps like R-Crypto are LUKS, Windows BitLocker, Tella and FreeOTFE.

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  1. TrueCrypt icon
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    [TrueCrypt is not exactly "Open Source", but the source is available. See the reviews to get more information.]

    110 TrueCrypt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • TrueCrypt is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to R-Crypto.

    • TrueCrypt is the most popular free alternative to R-Crypto.

    • TrueCrypt is Free and ProprietaryR-Crypto is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • TrueCrypt is Security-focusedR-Crypto is not according to our users
  2. LUKS icon
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    LUKS is the standard for Linux hard disk encryption. By providing a standard on-disk-format, it does not only facilitate compatibility among distributions, but also provides secure management of multiple user passwords.

    46 LUKS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
    • LUKS is the most popular Open Source alternative to R-Crypto.

    • LUKS is Free and Open SourceR-Crypto is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • LUKS is Privacy focusedR-Crypto is not according to our users
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    BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data protection feature that integrates with the operating system and addresses the threats of data theft or exposure from lost, stolen, or inappropriately decommissioned computers.

    95 Windows BitLocker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Windows BitLocker is the most popular commercial alternative to R-Crypto.

    • Windows BitLocker is Paid and ProprietaryR-Crypto is Free Personal and Proprietary
  4. Tella icon
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    Tella is a mobile app designed to protect human rights defenders, advocates, and journalists by encrypting and hiding their sensitive data and safely uploading it to their organization's server.

    48 Tella alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
    • Tella is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to R-Crypto.

    • Tella is Free and Open SourceR-Crypto is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Tella is Privacy focusedR-Crypto is not according to our users
  5. FreeOTFE icon
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    FreeOTFE is a free, open source, "on-the-fly" (OTFE) disk encryption program for PCs running MS Windows and Windows Mobile PDAs (FreeOTFE4PDA).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile
     
  6. DiskCryptor icon
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    DiskCryptor is a free and open-source utility that offers encryption of all disk partitions, including the system partition. Originally conceived as a replacement for DriveCrypt Plus Pack and PGP Whole Disk Encryption (WDE), the project aims to create the best product in its...

    59 DiskCryptor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. eCryptfs icon
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    The enterprise cryptographic filesystem for Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. EncFS icon
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    EncFS provides an encrypted filesystem in user-space. It runs without any special permissions and uses the FUSE library and Linux kernel module to provide the filesystem interface. You can find links to source and binary releases below.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    The Gnome Encfs Manager is an easy to use manager and mounter for encfs stashes. It allows you to create encrypted directories, any file that is placed in such a directory will be encrypted.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME
     
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    If your computer were ever to be stolen, are you certain that your personal information cannot be discovered? Jetico’s BestCrypt software automatically encrypts your files so that nobody can read the data unless they have the right password or keys.

    59 Jetico BestCrypt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. RealCrypt icon
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    The realcrypt application in the RPM Fusion repo is an encryption application based on truecrypt, freely available at http://www.truecrypt.org/. It differs from truecrypt in only the following ways:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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