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. Powerful folders and archives synchronization tool. Built-in support for zip archives and FTP. Can be used as backup tool, for folders comparison, and for CDRW verification. Produces HTML reports and printout of folders comparison result.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Duply icon
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    duply is a frontend for the mighty duplicity magic. duplicity is a python based shell application that makes encrypted incremental backups to remote storages. Different backends like ftp, sftp, imap, s3 and others are supported.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  3. WinDataReflector is a lightweight file synchronization and backup tool that wraps up fast file comparison and transfer algorithms into a simple and clear interface that offers you visual comparison of files and folders.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Rebel Backup icon
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    Rebel Backup lets you make encrypted backups of your important files offsite to Dropbox or Google Drive. You control what and how often is backed up, and the encryption happens locally on your computer.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Google Drive
    • Dropbox
     
  5. FBackup icon
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    FBackup is a free backup software for both personal and commercial use. It protects your important data by backing it up automatically to any USB/Firewire device, local or network location. The backed up data can be either compressed (using standard zip compression) or an exact...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. 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.

    37 Personal Backup alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. O&O AutoBackup automatically synchronizes selected files and folders with an external backup device (USB Stick, external USB hard disk, FireWire volume). As an example, you can use O&O Auto backup to create a backup copy of your photo folder onto a USB stick and set it...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    fwbackups is a feature-rich user backup program that allows you to backup your documents anytime, anywhere. It is completely free to download and use without any sort of trial or restrictions. In fact, fwbackups is open-source, which means anybody can use, share it and improve...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. Ferro Backup System™ (FBS) is a professional, network backup system intended for small offices and large corporations and institutions alike. It allows you to protect data stored at desktops, laptops and network file servers operating under Microsoft Windows®, Novell...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. Sync Folders icon
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    The Sync Folders Pro synchronizes any number of folders on the fly at the same time when there are changes, or connecting external drives at a set time or manually. The app sync folders with or without filter for folder names and / or file names.?

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Sync Folders vs rsync Comments
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    Far better interface; fare more configurable

    • Sync Folders is Freemium and Proprietaryrsync is Free and Open Source
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