What are the best open source alternatives to Resilio?

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Best open source alternatives to Resilio	Price	Platforms	API
81 SyncThing	-	Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD	-
-- NextCloud	-	Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS, Windows Phone	Yes
-- rsync	-	-	-
-- Librevault	-	-	-
-- TorpedoSync	Free	Windows, Linux, Pi	-

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score 39 · Answer 1

SyncThing

Top Pro

Simple to install and secure

Syncthing is secure by default, and seems to just get running on most machines. See More

Top Con

No sharing

Doesn't allow to share files to anyone by link. See More

TrustworthyAmphiaraus's Experience

One of the best. Alternative: NextCloud See More

Specs

Platforms:Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD

Top Pro

Works well even in complex network conditions

Automatically chooses best way to connect, direct local subnet or internet; can even use relayed connections (if configured to allow) so that NAT and firewalls do not completely remove functionality. See More

Top Con

Unable to write to external media (microSD)

Top Pro

Free and open-source

Licensed under MIT. See More

Top Con

Transfer speed is slow

Exchange block size is too small (128kB) and generates huge load on the machine. See More

Top Pro

Cross-platform

Available for Linux, OS X and Windows and web. See More

Top Con

Restore of one specific file is a nightmare

Top Pro

Works out of the box

Requires no configuration to protect your privacy; it just works. See More

Top Pro

Unofficial Android client available

An Android app was created by a third-party. See More

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score 14 · Answer 2

NextCloud

TrustworthyAmphiaraus's Experience

One of the best. Alternative: Syncthing See More

Specs

Platforms:Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS, Windows Phone

score 21 · Answer 3

rsync

Top Pro

Fast and bandwidth efficient

Only the changed parts of files are synced. For instance, if a long log file increases by just a few lines of text, a small diff will be sent to and saved in the archive. Rsync also compresses data in transit. See More

Top Con

Slow

It is reliable, but slow See More

Top Pro

Pre-installed on OSX and most Linux distributions

Many *nix systems bundle rsync so there's nothing to install. All you need to do is open up the terminal and start using rsync. See More

Top Con

No official GUI

To use rsync, you have to know your way around the command line. See More

Top Pro

Free and open source

Licensed under GNU. See More

Top Con

Manual configuration

No auto-discovery. Configuration is much trickier than other solutions, especially if you have many devices and none is connected all the time. See More

Top Pro

Works over SSH

Top Pro

A lot of options

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score 7 · Answer 4

Librevault

Top Con

Project may be abandoned

Last release: Oct 28, 2016 Last code commit on Github: Feb 28, 2017 Last post on Twitter: Aug 31, 2016 See More

Top Pro

Data encryption

Content is encrypted via AES-256 and sent over TLSv1.2. See More

PowerfulVorsa's Experience

no apps for android or iphones? It's a NO GO! See More

Top Con

Still in alpha

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score 5 · Answer 5

TorpedoSync

Top Pro

Ultra fast and uses less resources, works well with a huge amount of small files (webserver)

Top Con

Local only

No syncing via internet. See More

RickZeeland's Experience

Open source local network utility written in C# and using .NET 4. See More

Specs

Platforms:Windows, Linux, Pi

Top Pro

Single exe

Top Con

Currently no support of files larger than 2GB

Top Pro

Developer reacts really fast in case of errors

Top Pro

Web UI

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score 2 · Answer 6

Borg Backup

Top Pro

Deduplicates files

score 3 · Answer 7

Pulse

Top Con

Not actually a product yet and not in development anymore

Disappointingly this project seems to have been put on hiatus. See More

Top Con

Mac only

7 Options Considered

My Recommendation for SyncThing

My Recommendation for SyncThing

Simple to install and secure

No sharing

Works well even in complex network conditions

Unable to write to external media (microSD)

Free and open-source

Transfer speed is slow

Cross-platform

Restore of one specific file is a nightmare

Works out of the box

Unofficial Android client available

My Recommendation for NextCloud

My Recommendation for NextCloud

My Recommendation for rsync

My Recommendation for rsync

Fast and bandwidth efficient

Slow

Pre-installed on OSX and most Linux distributions

No official GUI

Free and open source

Manual configuration

Works over SSH

A lot of options

My Recommendation for Librevault

My Recommendation for Librevault

Project may be abandoned

Data encryption

Still in alpha

My Recommendation for TorpedoSync

My Recommendation for TorpedoSync

Ultra fast and uses less resources, works well with a huge amount of small files (webserver)

Local only

Single exe

Currently no support of files larger than 2GB

Developer reacts really fast in case of errors

Web UI

My Recommendation for Borg Backup

My Recommendation for Borg Backup

Deduplicates files

My Recommendation for Pulse

My Recommendation for Pulse

Not actually a product yet and not in development anymore

Mac only

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