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.
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The best alternative to rsync is Syncthing, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to rsync and many of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to rsync are FreeFileSync, Restic, Round Sync and Synkron.
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- 139 Syncthing alternatives
120 FreeFileSync alternativesOpen-source software for syncing and backing up files across Windows, macOS, and Linux by transferring only essential data.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
- Chocolatey
Germany- EU
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72 Restic alternativesrestic is a program that does backups right. The design goals are: Easy, Fast, Verifiable, Secure, Efficient, Free.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (BSD-2-Clause)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Arch Linux
- FreeBSD
- OpenBSD
- Germany
- EU
71 Round Sync alternativesRound Sync helps you to manage your files, everywhere you go, on your local device or on most cloud providers.
- Germany
- EU
67 Synkron alternativesSynkron is an application for folder synchronisation and folder-backups that allows you to configure your synchronisations in detail. Despite having many features, the user interface of Synkron is very user-friendly and easy to use.
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- PortableApps.com
Slovakia- EU
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71 Syncovery alternativesBack up your data and synchronize PCs, Macs, servers, notebooks, and online storage space.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Germany
- EU
+9
84 Areca Backup alternativesAreca Backup is a file backup software which can be run on Windows or Linux. It creates backup copies (which can be encrypted and compressed) of your files and stores them on external drives, USB keys, FTP servers, supporting incremental, differential and full backups.
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
France- EU
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34 SyncFolders alternativesSyncFolders helps you to synchronize the contents of two folders, including any subfolders, track file modifications and deletions in a local database, propagate deletions and detect file renames, which is a noteworthy feature.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
Netherlands- EU
+9
89 DirSync Pro alternativesDirSync Pro is a small, but powerful utility for file and folder synchronization. Java JRE 1.7 or above is needed to run DirSync Pro.
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Netherlands
- EU
+2
97 KLS Backup alternativesKLS Backup - Powerful backup and synchronization program with FTP, WebDAV and cloud support (Windows Azure, Amazon S3, Eucalyptus Walrus)
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
- Germany
- EU
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An open-source backup and restore platform built for modern workloads. It offers encrypted, deduplicated, and instantly recoverable snapshots across file systems, object stores and cloud environments.
- France
- EU
32 luckyBackup alternativesLuckyBackup is an application that backs-up and/or synchronizes any directories with the power of rsync.
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Greece- EU
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