rsync AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Online Backup Tools

The best Online Backup 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 11 are Online Backup Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Online Backup Tool alternatives to rsync are Duplicati, Restic, Acronis True Image and Duplicity.

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  1. Syncthing icon
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    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. Duplicati icon
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    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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  3. 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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  4. Full image and file backups, disk cloning, and partition management across Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android with ransomware protection, cloud storage, fast recovery, web-based remote management, and mobile device support for flexible, secure data protection.

    165 Acronis True Image alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  5. Duplicity icon
     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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  6. Plakar icon
     6 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (ISC)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
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  7. Rustic icon
     4 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.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  8.  Like

    This utility has been written for two purposes: for making high availability clusters; for making backups of them; consider it a better and faster lsyncd written in C.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  9. GoBackup icon
     1 like

    Performs scheduled command-line backups of databases and files to various cloud storage platforms, supporting S3, GCS, Aliyun OSS, FTP, SCP, with options for tar archives, file splitting, standalone daemon mode, and management via Web UI or HTTP API.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
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  10. Syncrify icon
     3 likes

    Syncrify is an ideal remote backup solution for individuals as well as corporate users, offering a cost-effective way to quickly and easily backup files of any type and size to any machine running a variety of operating systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. Blobbackup icon
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    Securely backup your computer to the cloud without compromising your privacy.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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