rsync AlternativesOnly apps categorised as File Sync Tools

The best File Sync 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 loads of them are File Sync Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting File Sync Tool alternatives to rsync are FreeFileSync, Rclone, Duplicati and Restic.

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  1. Syncthing icon
     926 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.

    139 Syncthing alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Terminal
    • Cloudron
    • Termux
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  2. FreeFileSync icon
     636 likes

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

    120 FreeFileSync alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Chocolatey
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  3. Rclone icon
     192 likes

    Versatile command-line utility for syncing, copying, and verifying files across local disks and multiple cloud storage providers. Features include hash-based integrity checks, timestamp preservation, compression, encryption, and mounting storage as drives for backup and transfer tasks.

    109 Rclone alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD
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  4. Duplicati icon
     356 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.

    153 Duplicati alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  5. Restic icon
     70 likes

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

    72 Restic alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Arch Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
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  6. Unison is a file-synchronization tool for POSIX-compliant systems (e.g. *BSD and GNU/Linux), macOS and Windows, with the caveat that the platform must be supported by OCaml. It allows two replicas of a collection of files and directories to be stored on different hosts (or diffe.

    57 Unison File Synchronizer alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
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  7. SyncBack icon
     144 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.

    109 SyncBack alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  8. Bvckup 2 icon
     79 likes

    Simple fast backup for Windows. At a glance - small and very lean, very fast delta copier, excellent user interface, device tracking, shadow copying, move/rename detection, run-as-a-service mode, robust support for multi-million item backups with terabytes of data, intelligent...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Robocopy icon
     40 likes

    Robocopy, or "Robust File Copy", is a command-line directory replication command. It has been available as part of the Windows Resource Kit starting with Windows NT 4.0, and was introduced as a standard feature of Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008.

    54 Robocopy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. Round Sync icon
     10 likes

    Round Sync helps you to manage your files, everywhere you go, on your local device or on most cloud providers.

    71 Round Sync alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  11. Toucan icon
     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.

    62 Toucan alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  12. Syncovery icon
     39 likes

    Back up your data and synchronize PCs, Macs, servers, notebooks, and online storage space.

    71 Syncovery alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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