Rustic AlternativesBackup Clients & Online Backup Tools like Rustic

Rustic is described as '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' and is a Backup Client in the backup & sync category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Rustic for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Android and Android Tablet apps. The best Rustic alternative is FreeFileSync, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Rustic are Duplicati, Rclone, rsync and TimeShift.

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  1. Sponsored

    A comprehensive solution for file synchronization and backup, GoodSync allows seamless and real-time file sync across desktops, mobiles, and cloud services directly, bypassing third-party servers. Ideal for both personal and professional needs.

    125 GoodSync alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
  2. FreeFileSync icon
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    Open-source software for syncing and backing up files across Windows, macOS, and Linux by transferring only essential data.

    106 FreeFileSync alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Chocolatey
     
  3. 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.

    136 Duplicati alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  4. Rclone icon
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    Rclone ("rsync for cloud storage") is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers.

    93 Rclone alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD
     
  5. rsync icon
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    rsync is a software application for Unix which synchronizes files and directories from one location to another while minimizing data transfer using delta encoding when appropriate. An important feature of rsync not found in most similar programs/protocols is that the mirroring...

    130 rsync alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • Haiku
     
  6. TimeShift icon
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    TimeShift for Linux is an application that provides functionality similar to the System Restore feature in Windows and Time Machine tool in Mac OS. TimeShift protects your system by taking incremental snapshots of file system at regular intervals.

    33 TimeShift alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  7. 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.

    157 Acronis True Image alternatives

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    • Proprietary

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    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  8. Restic icon
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    restic is a program that does backups right. The design goals are: Easy, Fast, Verifiable, Secure, Efficient, Free.

    60 Restic alternatives

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  9. Kopia icon
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    Kopia is a fast and secure open-source backup/restore tool that manages filesystem snapshots in a remote storage. It features client-side encryption, compression, backup policies. command-line interface and more.

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  10. BorgBackup icon
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    BorgBackup (short: Borg) is a deduplicating backup program. Optionally, it supports compression and authenticated encryption.

    38 BorgBackup alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Arch Linux
    • Fedora
    • Cygwin
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
     
  11. BackBlaze icon
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    Pioneering scalable cloud backup offers unlimited data protection and application storage with S3 compatibility, ensuring seamless data recovery and privacy compliance, backed by 24/7 support at one-fifth the cost of traditional solutions.

    120 BackBlaze alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  12. SyncBack icon
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    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.

    98 SyncBack alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Mac
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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  13. AOMEI Backupper icon
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    Protects operating systems, files, and disks on Windows PCs and Servers with full backup, cloning, and migration tools. Offers sync, encrypted backups, flexible restore to dissimilar hardware or partitions, scheduled and real-time backups, and space management features.

    39 AOMEI Backupper alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
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