Comparison

Resilio Sync vs rsync

On the evidence we track, rsync leads this comparison with a composite score of 49/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Resilio Sync full profile →rsync full profile →

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Resilio Sync25

★rsync49

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Resilio Sync	rsyncLeader
vioscaleAI score	25 / 100medium · 72%	49 / 100low · 47%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	-	✓
Modelpricing.model	quote	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	unknown	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	4	-
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=homebrew&package_name=rsync&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	267
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	5,285
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	27
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	30
Historyrelease.history	-	7 items
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	C
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ US	-
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	3 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Resilio Sync25 / 100medium · 72%

rsync49 / 100low · 47%

Pricing

Free tier

Resilio Sync–

rsync✓

Model

Resilio Syncquote

rsyncopen_source

Price level

Resilio Syncunknown

rsyncfree

Transparent

Resilio Sync✗

rsync✓

Integrations

Count

Resilio Sync4

rsync–

Security

Disclosure policy

Resilio Sync–

rsync✓

Gdpr

Resilio Sync✓

rsync–

Vulnerabilities

Resilio Sync–

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

Reliability

Status page

Resilio Sync✓

rsync–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Resilio Sync–

rsync267

Github stars

Resilio Sync–

rsync5,285

Activity

Commits last 30d

Resilio Sync–

rsync27

Release

Cadence days

Resilio Sync–

rsync30

History

Resilio Sync–

rsync7 items

Language

Primary

Resilio Sync–

rsyncC

Market

Availability

Resilio SyncAvailable worldwide · HQ US

rsync–

Content

Faq

Resilio Sync7 items

rsync3 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for File Sync
Capability	Resilio Sync	rsync
Capabilities
Deployment model	Self hosted	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

Resilio SyncSelf hosted

rsyncSelf hosted

Peer to peer p2p network routing

Resilio Sync✓

rsync-

Client server architecture cloud host

Resilio Sync-

rsync-

Block level delta sync transfer speed

Resilio Sync-

rsync✓

Self hosted linux docker deployment

Resilio Sync-

rsync-

Synology qnap nas hardware integration

Resilio Sync-

rsync-

Aws s3 azure blob external mounts

Resilio Sync-

rsync-

Active directory ldap identity sync

Resilio Sync✓

rsync-

Version history and conflict resolution

Resilio Sync-

rsync-

End to end encryption keys in transit

Resilio Sync-

rsync-

SOC2 type ii

Resilio Sync-

rsync-

ISO 27001

Resilio Sync-

rsync-

Pricing model

Resilio Sync-

rsyncFree open source

What each one is

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

Resilio Sync

Enables fast, resilient data synchronization across distributed endpoints using peer-to-peer networking, with centralized management for coordinating transfers between lightweight agents deployed on various infrastructure.

Independently observed

rsync

Leader

Open-source command-line tool that synchronizes files between computers or locations using efficient delta transfer, available across Linux, BSD, macOS, and other Unix-like systems.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Resilio Sync

Quote-based

as of 2026-08-19verify ↗

rsync

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source (GNU GPL)

Open SourceFree

as of 2026-08-20verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Resilio Sync	rsync
AndroidPlatforms	✗	✓
macOSPlatforms	✓	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Android

Resilio Sync✗

rsync✓

macOS

Resilio Sync✓

rsync✓

Windows

Resilio Sync✓

rsync✓

Linux

Resilio Sync✓

rsync✓

CLI

Resilio Sync✗

rsync✓

Deployment

Self-hosted

Resilio Sync✓

rsync✓

Integrations

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

Resilio Sync

4 total

Nasuni
Microsoft Entra ID
Okta
Active Directory

Independently observed

rsync

Leader

Not documented yet.

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Resilio Sync or rsync: which one depends on you

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