Comparison

lsyncd vs Rclone

On the evidence we track, Rclone leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

lsyncd full profile →Rclone full profile →

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lsyncd13

★Rclone68

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	lsyncd	RcloneLeader
Vioscale score	13 / 100low · 16%	68 / 100low · 40%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	40
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	5
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=homebrew&package_name=lsyncd&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 20 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Frclone%2Frclone&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 18 · Max severity: CRITICAL
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	3	43
Github starsadoption.github_stars	6,063	59,406
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	0	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	162	17
Historyrelease.history	2 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	GPL-2.0	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Lua	Go

Score

Vioscale score

lsyncd13 / 100low · 16%

Rclone68 / 100low · 40%

Pricing

Free tier

lsyncd✓

Rclone✓

Model

lsyncdopen_source

Rclonecommercial

Price level

lsyncdfree

Rclonefree

Transparent

lsyncd✓

Rclone✓

Integrations

Count

lsyncd–

Rclone40

Security

Scorecard

lsyncd–

Rclone5

Vulnerabilities

lsyncdCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=homebrew&package_name=lsyncd&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

RcloneCount: 20 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Frclone%2Frclone&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 18 · Max severity: CRITICAL

Adoption

Dependent repos

lsyncd3

Rclone43

Github stars

lsyncd6,063

Rclone59,406

Activity

Commits last 30d

lsyncd0

Rclone100

Release

Cadence days

lsyncd162

Rclone17

History

lsyncd2 items

Rclone20 items

License

Spdx

lsyncdGPL-2.0

RcloneMIT

Language

Primary

lsyncdLua

RcloneGo

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for file sync. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for File Sync
Capability	lsyncd	Rclone
Capabilities
Deployment model	-	Self hosted
Peer to peer p2p network routing	-	-
Client server architecture cloud host	-	✓
Block level delta sync transfer speed	-	✓
Self hosted linux docker deployment	-	✓
Synology qnap nas hardware integration	-	-
Aws s3 azure blob external mounts	-	✓
Active directory ldap identity sync	-	-
Version history and conflict resolution	-	✓
End to end encryption keys in transit	-	✓
SOC2 type ii	-	-
ISO 27001	-	-
Pricing model	-	Free open source

Capabilities

Deployment model

lsyncd-

RcloneSelf hosted

Peer to peer p2p network routing

lsyncd-

Rclone-

Client server architecture cloud host

lsyncd-

Rclone✓

Block level delta sync transfer speed

lsyncd-

Rclone✓

Self hosted linux docker deployment

lsyncd-

Rclone✓

Synology qnap nas hardware integration

lsyncd-

Rclone-

Aws s3 azure blob external mounts

lsyncd-

Rclone✓

Active directory ldap identity sync

lsyncd-

Rclone-

Version history and conflict resolution

lsyncd-

Rclone✓

End to end encryption keys in transit

lsyncd-

Rclone✓

SOC2 type ii

lsyncd-

Rclone-

ISO 27001

lsyncd-

Rclone-

Pricing model

lsyncd-

RcloneFree open source

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

lsyncd

Lsyncd actively watches local file systems for modifications using filesystem event interfaces, then automatically copies those changes to remote systems. It supports rsync and rsync+ssh as synchronization protocols and offers customization through configuration files and Lua scripting.

Independently observed

Rclone

Leader

A client-side command-line program that synchronizes files between your local machine and multiple cloud storage services. It supports a wide range of cloud providers and offers features like encryption, checksums, server-side transfers, and bidirectional synchronization.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

lsyncd

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-20verify ↗

Rclone

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source (MIT license)

as of 2026-08-21verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	lsyncd	Rclone
AndroidPlatforms	-	✓
macOSPlatforms	-	✓
WindowsPlatforms	-	✓
LinuxPlatforms	-	✓
CLIPlatforms	-	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Android

lsyncd–

Rclone✓

macOS

lsyncd–

Rclone✓

Windows

lsyncd–

Rclone✓

Linux

lsyncd–

Rclone✓

CLI

lsyncd–

Rclone✓

Deployment

Self-hosted

lsyncd✓

Rclone✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

lsyncd

Not documented yet.

Rclone

Leader

38 total

Amazon S3
Google Drive
Microsoft OneDrive
Dropbox
Backblaze B2
Microsoft Azure Blob Storage
Azure Files Storage
Google Cloud Storage
Oracle Cloud Storage
Cloudflare R2
iCloud Drive
Nextcloud
ownCloud
pCloud
Alibaba Cloud OSS
Huawei Cloud OBS
Tencent Cloud COS
OpenStack Swift
Rackspace Cloud Files
OVHcloud
rsync.net
Seagate Lyve Cloud
IONOS Cloud
Mail.ru Cloud
+14 more

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.