rsync AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Backup Clients

The best Backup Client alternative to rsync is Duplicati, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to rsync and 18 are Backup Clients so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Backup Client alternatives to rsync are Rclone, Restic, SyncBack and Déjà Dup.

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  1. Duplicati icon

    Duplicati

     355 likes

    Duplicati stores encrypted, incremental backups with AES-256 encryption and GPG, compatible with Windows, Linux, MacOS. Supports cloud services like OneDrive, Google Drive, and includes a built-in scheduler, auto-updater. Run backups through a web interface or command line.

    140 Duplicati alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Duplicati vs rsync Comments
    Christian Westrom
    Positive
    1

    Duplicati is not discontinued anymore. There is a 2.0 version in beta.

    Guest
    Negative
    1

    Duplicati does not transfer raw files, it only transfers zips of files

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Duplicati is Freemium and Open Sourcersync is Free and Open Source
  2. Rclone icon

    Rclone

     178 likes

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

    96 Rclone alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD
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    Rclone vs rsync Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Supports a wide variety of cloud services, easy to set up with most I've tried.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    varian93
    Positive
    0

    It works very well on many platforms. The only complaint is that, much like rsync, you have to familiarize yourself with a bunch of "command line" parameters to be able to use it.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Rclone is Free and Open Sourcersync is also Free and Open Source
    • Rclone is Lightweightrsync is not according to our users
  4. Restic icon

    Restic

     67 likes

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

    65 Restic alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    SyncBack allows for backing up, synchronizing, and restoring files on Windows. It offers a free version, SyncBackSE and Pro for more features, including local networks and cloud backups. Ideal for individuals and large organizati...

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    SyncBack

     143 likes

    SyncBack allows for backing up, synchronizing, and restoring files on Windows. It offers a free version, SyncBackSE and Pro for more features, including local networks and cloud backups. Ideal for individuals and large organizations like hospitals, ensuring data protection and recovery.

    100 SyncBack alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    SyncBack vs rsync Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    -2

    Only supports insecure remote backups, very irresponsible

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • SyncBack is Freemium and Proprietaryrsync is Free and Open Source
  7. Déjà Dup icon

    Déjà Dup

     80 likes

    Déjà Dup is a simple backup tool. It hides the complexity of doing backups the Right Way (encrypted, off-site, and regularly) and uses Restic behind the scenes.

    91 Déjà Dup alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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  8. Toucan icon

    Toucan

     38 likes

    Toucan is a small portableapp utility allowing you to synchronise, backup and secure your data with more options than the built in suite utilities. It is split up into 7 tabs, allowing you to easily find the function that you want.

    61 Toucan alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  10. DirSync Pro icon

    DirSync Pro

     37 likes

    DirSync Pro is a small, but powerful utility for file and folder synchronization. Java JRE 1.7 or above is needed to run DirSync Pro.

    89 DirSync Pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. Duplicity icon

    Duplicity

     19 likes

    Duplicity is a software suite that provides encrypted, digitally signed, versioned, remote backup of files requiring little of the remote server.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  12. Bacula icon

    Bacula

     30 likes

    Bacula is a set of computer programs that permit managing backup, recovery, and verification of computer data across a network of computers of different kinds.

    78 Bacula alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
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  13. ByteSync icon

    ByteSync

     5 likes

    Free and open-source differential file synchronization software for Windows, macOS, and Linux. ByteSync securely compares and transfers only file differences — no VPN, no setup, just fast, encrypted, cross-platform sync and backup.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    ByteSync screenshot 1
     
  14. Rustic icon

    Rustic

     5 likes

    Rustic is a backup tool that provides fast, encrypted, deduplicated backups written in Rust. It reads and writes the restic repo format described in the design document and can be used as a restic replacement in most cases.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  15. BmuS icon

    BmuS

     1 like

    BmuS is a powerful free backup program for the automated backup of files, directories, and MySQL databases from a Linux, Mac, Windows system to a NAS or network drive or from a NAS to another NAS. It features a dashboard, encryption, cloud backup deduplication, and much more. Docker ready.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac
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