rsync Alternatives

Apps similar to rsync include Syncthing, which is free and open source. Other options are FreeFileSync, Rclone, TeraCopy and Duplicati. You're spoiled for choice with File Sync Tools like rsync: we list more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and self-hosting.

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  1. Leo Backup is a program designed for simple backup needs and aimed to keep your data in different locations automatically, applying the compression, encryption and reporting options.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. A high-performance, cross-platform CLI tool for file filtering, batch processing, and workflow automation. It replaces fragmented Shell scripts with consistent Glob/Regex logic and async file streams.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  3. Great for synchronizing large collections of media files such as MP3s, Videos, etc... without copying every file. Save time by only copying the files that are new or different. Use "Clone Mode" to synchronize a folder to match a master folder.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. Truck icon
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    Still using FTP? Truck hauls data 30x faster thanks to its modern rsync engine (included) which compresses, de-duplicates and encrypts – giving significantly higher performance and security, right from the first transfer.

    116 Truck alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. MacDropAny icon
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    MacDropAny is a simple app that painlessly allows Mac users to sync any folder on their computer through Dropbox. It provides similar functionality to DropboxFolderSync, which is an application for Windows. MacDropAny is compatible with Snow Leopard and Lion (from version 1.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  6. OneWaySynchronize is a Windows command line tool for backing up files from A (source) to B (destination). It will make sure that B is an exact copy of A, by copying files and overwriting and deleting files on B. The original A files are never modified in any way.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Order66 icon
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    A no fuss, cross-platform, single host, local file sync alternative to Windows Robocopy and Linux/Unix Rsync.

    Cost / License

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. Folder Snapshot Utility will make a copy of anything you throw at it. Any subsequent snapshot will happen much faster than a copy (up to thousands of times faster) and using much less disk space (perhaps even zero disk space, if nothing has changed).

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  9. XXCopy icon
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    XXCOPY is a boldly extended XCOPY . First there was COPY, then came XCOPY. Now with the exploding number of files, everyone needs a tool like XXCOPY. Create a powerful backup batch script using XXCOPY.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. iBackup icon
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    iBackup is a simple to use backup/restore utility. iBackup supports scheduled backups of files, folders and applications. Further, it uses plugins to backup your settings like the dock, desktop picture, time, firewall, bluetooth and other system preferences. It is also able to ba.

    73 iBackup alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. SaftBackup icon
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    SaftBackup is an english & german backup-software including version control. Backup of locked files via Volume Shadow Copy, automatical limits for the number of backups or backup age.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. Lazy Mirror icon
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    Lazy Mirror copies changes made to one or more sources and archives the previous versions of the copied files. If all storage allocated to a destination has been consumed, the oldest archives will be disposed off to make room for new files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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