Rclone AlternativesTop File Sync Tools and other similar apps like Rclone

Rclone is described as '("rsync for cloud storage") is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers' and is a very popular File Sync tool in the backup & sync category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Rclone for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and Android Tablet apps. The best Rclone alternative is Syncthing, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Rclone are FreeFileSync, Cryptomator, Duplicati and rsync.

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Rclone ("rsync for cloud storage") is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers.

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Rclone alternatives page was last updated Feb 9, 2024
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    GoodSync

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    A comprehensive solution for file synchronization and backup, GoodSync allows seamless and real-time file sync across desktops, mobiles, and cloud services directly, bypassing third-party servers. Ideal for both personal and professional needs.

    123 GoodSync alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
  1. Syncthing icon
     788 likes

    Open-source, peer-to-peer service offering encrypted file synchronization, ensuring data privacy and user-autonomy without relying on cloud storage or central servers, suitable for various uses.

    125 Syncthing alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Peer-To-Peer
    2.  Decentralized
    3.  Folder Sync
    4.  File Sync
    5.  Real-time sync
    6.  End-to-End Encryption
    7.  Synchronization
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Large File Transfer
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  No registration required
    12.  Portable
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    Syncthing VS Rclone

    Is Syncthing a good alternative to Rclone?
     
    Comments about Syncthing as an Alternative to Rclone
     
    toshiki23

    Syncthing is mostly for local file syncing.

    Negative commentSep 10, 2023
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    Guest

    Syncthing acts as a server and client for sharing files and filesystems using it's own protocol. Rclone allows users to mount S3 buckets and other cloud stores, which Syncthing doesn't support.

    Negative commentMay 10, 2021
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    zeltinsalekss

    doesn't support cloud storages like google cloud

    Negative commentFeb 18, 2022
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    • Syncthing is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Rclone.

    • Syncthing is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Rclone.

    • Syncthing is Free and Open SourceRclone is also Free and Open Source
    • Syncthing is Decentralized and LightweightRclone is not according to our users
  2. FreeFileSync icon
     582 likes

    Open-source software for syncing and backing up files across Windows, macOS, and Linux by transferring only essential data.

    101 FreeFileSync alternatives
    Windows

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Chocolatey

    Top FreeFileSync Features

    1.  File Sync
    2.  Directory sync
    3.  Folder Comparison
    4.  Side by side version compare
    5.  Support for SFTP
    6.  Synchronization
    7.  Folder Sync
    8.  Drag and Drop
    9.  File Versioning
    10.  Portable
    11.  Command line interface
    12.  No registration required
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    toshiki23

    FFS doesn't support syncing with services such as Amazon s3, but it does support Google drive.

    Negative commentSep 10, 2023
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    • FreeFileSync is Freemium and Open SourceRclone is Free and Open Source
  3. Cryptomator icon
     309 likes

    Cryptomator provides transparent, client-side encryption for your cloud. Protect your documents from unauthorized access. Cryptomator is free and open source software, so you can rest assured there are no backdoors.

    58 Cryptomator alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey

    Properties

    1.  User friendly
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Client side encryption
    2.  Encrypted Backup
    3.  File by file encryption
    4.  Encrypted sync
    5.  Multi Platform
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Virtual Disk
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Portable
    10.  End-to-End Encryption
    11.  Ad-free
    12.  AES Encryption
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    Cryptomator VS Rclone

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    Comments about Cryptomator as an Alternative to Rclone
     
    Daltro Auguso Campanher de Souza

    You don't actually need nothing like Cryptomator if you (know how to) use rclone: itself have "crypt" type of "remote", that is able to seamlessly encrypt/decrypt any file locally or in any compatible cloud service. Both are software with different purposes, to be fair (but, well, rclone is way more complete, in a different approach/for more advanced CLI users etc).

    Negative commentSep 27, 2022
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    • Cryptomator is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Rclone.

    • Cryptomator is Freemium and Open SourceRclone is Free and Open Source
    • Cryptomator is Privacy focusedRclone is not according to our users
  4. Duplicati icon
     337 likes

    Duplicati is a backup client that securely stores encrypted, incremental, compressed backups on local storage, cloud storage services and remote file servers. The Duplicati project was inspired by Duplicity and had similar functionality until 2008.

    130 Duplicati alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Top Duplicati Features

    1.  Incremental Backup
    2.  Schedule Backup
    3.  Automatic Backup
    4.  Encrypted Backup
    5.  Data deduplication
    6.  File Versioning
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Scheduling
    9.  Local Storage
    10.  Cloud Sync
    11.  AES-256 Encryption
    12.  Guided configuration
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  5. rsync icon
     267 likes

    rsync is a 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...

    127 rsync alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • Haiku

    rsync Features

    1.  File Sync
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Schedule Backup
    4.  File by file encryption
    5.  Cloud Sync
    6.  Encrypted Backup
    7.  Folder Sync
    8.  Delta Backup
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    rsync VS Rclone

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    Comments about rsync as an Alternative to Rclone
     
    Daltro Auguso Campanher de Souza

    rsync is good, but what rsync does rclone can do too. if you just want the "sync" part of rclone, maybe rsync could do the job (using less resource), but rclone does a lot more. you couldn't "mount" a cloud or part of a cloud with vfs, rc serve and a lot of other features for eg.

    CommentSep 27, 2022
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    Guest

    open source and wide support

    Positive commentNov 3, 2017
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    • Almost everyone thinks rsync is a great Rclone alternative.

    • rsync is Free and Open SourceRclone is also Free and Open Source
  6. Cyberduck icon
     458 likes

    A libre FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, S3, Backblaze B2, Azure & OpenStack Swift browser.

    88 Cyberduck alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Top Cyberduck Features

    Features

    1.  Support for FTP
    2.  Support for SFTP
    3.  S3 storage support
    4.  Cloud browser
    5.  Cloud Sync
    6.  Openstack swift integration
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Support for scripting
    9. Microsoft OneDrive icon  Onedrive integration
    10.  WebDAV Support
    11. Dropbox icon  Dropbox integration
    12. Google Drive icon  Google Drive integration
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    Cyberduck VS Rclone

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    Comments about Cyberduck as an Alternative to Rclone
     
    Daltro Auguso Campanher de Souza

    Cyberduck is great software, but it have a kinda different approach. It's paid, it's more oriented for the common "end-user". You don't need to know how to use command line, but you'll sure need more RAM. Cyberduck uses a lot more resources than rclone, and have less features, besides its pretty UI.

    Negative commentSep 27, 2022
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    • Cyberduck is Freemium and Open SourceRclone is Free and Open Source
  7. Restic icon
     62 likes

    restic is a program that does backups right. The design goals are: Easy, Fast, Verifiable, Secure, Efficient, Free.

    51 Restic alternatives
    Restic screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Arch Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Encrypted Backup
    2.  Data deduplication
    3.  Incremental Backup
    4.  Remote backup
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  Data Compression
    7.  Schedule Backup
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Portable
    10.  File Versioning
    11.  Ad-free
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  8. Koofr icon
     124 likes

    Koofr is a safe, secure and simple way to store, backup and share your documents, photos, videos and more. It offers up to 10 GB of free safe storage for your files with affordable upgrades and options to connect multiple cloud accounts.

    192 Koofr alternatives
    Koofr web app

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Linux Mobile
    • Google Chrome
    • F-Droid
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Mozilla Firefox

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  WebDAV Support
    2.  Selective folder sharing
    3.  Two-factor Authentication
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  End-to-End Encryption
    6.  Real time collaboration
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Automatic Backup
    9.  Cloud Sync
    10.  Built-in viewer
    11.  Selective Synchronization
    12.  Shared Folders
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    Koofr VS Rclone

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    • Koofr is the most popular Web-based & SaaS alternative to Rclone.

    • Koofr is Freemium and ProprietaryRclone is Free and Open Source
    • Koofr is Privacy focusedRclone is not according to our users
  9. Acronis True Image icon
     241 likes

    A software product produced by Acronis that provides data protection including, backup, archive, access and recovery for Microsoft, macOS, iOS and Android operating systems.

    149 Acronis True Image alternatives
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    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Acronis True Image Features

    1.  Disk Imaging
    2.  Disk Cloning
    3.  Incremental Backup
    4.  Automatic Backup
    5.  Schedule Backup
    6.  Recover Corrupted Files
    7.  Differential Backup
    8.  Clone to smaller disks
    9.  Ransomware Protection
    10.  Data Protection
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    Acronis True Image VS Rclone

    Is Acronis True Image a good alternative to Rclone?
     
    • Acronis True Image is the most popular commercial alternative to Rclone.

    • Acronis True Image is Paid and ProprietaryRclone is Free and Open Source
  10. SyncBack icon
     143 likes

    SyncBack 11 Pro, developed by 2BrightSparks, is a backup and synchronization software compatible with any local and online services. It's designed to backup, synchronize, and restore data files on Windows operating systems.

    94 SyncBack alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    SyncBack Features

    1.  Folder Sync
    2.  Mirror Backup
    3.  Password encryption
    4.  Schedule Backup
    5.  AES-256 Encryption
    6.  File Versioning
    7.  Backup to Cloud Storage
    8.  Backup profiles
    9.  Support for FTP
    10.  Delta Backup
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    SyncBack VS Rclone

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  11. GoodSync icon
     136 likes

    A comprehensive solution for file synchronization and backup, GoodSync allows seamless and real-time file sync across desktops, mobiles, and cloud services directly, bypassing third-party servers. Ideal for both personal and professional needs.

    123 GoodSync alternatives
    GoodSync screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Top GoodSync Features

    1.  2 way sync
    2.  File Sync
    3.  Mirror Backup
    4.  WebDAV Support
    5.  Support for Amazon S3
    6.  Synchronization
    7.  Selective Synchronization
    8.  End-to-End Encryption
    9.  Two-factor Authentication
    10.  Portable
    11.  Visual Comparison
    12.  Real-time sync
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  12. Air Explorer icon
     66 likes

    Air Explorer is an application that manages easily all your files in cloud servers (Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Mega, Box, Mediafire, WebDAV, Copy, Yandex,...) and FTP and SFTP services.

    38 Air Explorer alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Air Explorer Features

    1.  Cloud Sync
    2.  Linux-based
    3.  Synchronization
    4.  Support for SFTP
    5.  Cloud Services Managment
    6.  WebDAV Support
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    Air Explorer VS Rclone

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