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rsync.net provides cloud storage built on ZFS and accessible via SSH for offsite backup and disaster recovery. The service specializes in ZFS snapshots and native ZFS send and receive functionality, allowing users to… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Cloud Storage with ZFS send and receive over SSH launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Saf – simple, reliable, rsync-based, battle tested, rounded backup▲89

   I had this backup code working reliably for years, using local file system, vps/dedicated server, or remote storage for backup, then I finally get time to wrap README, iron few missing switches and publish. Should be production ready and reliable, so it could be useful to others. Contributors are welcome.

   2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   ZFS+Rsync = Time Machine in the cloud▲16

   2011 · blog.strongspace.com · its alternatives →

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   ZeroFS – A log-structured filesystem for S3▲128

   ZeroFS serves S3-compatible buckets as POSIX filesystems over NFS and 9P, or as raw block devices over NBD. Data is compressed and encrypted before upload.

   Jul 2026 · zerofs.net · its alternatives →

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   SlikSafe – A decentralized, end-to-end encrypted alternative to Dropbox▲284

   Hey folks, We are the team behind Slik. Over the past year, we have been hacking on SlikSafe [1] a Dropbox alternative where all your data is first encrypted on your own device and then stored on decentralized storage. Some features we're most excited about are - - multi-device data sync, - auto-backups via desktop apps, - search your docs by name or contents with end-to-end encryption, - easy sharing via email, QR-code or private-link, - Password-less login using MetaMask/Phantom We leverage storage providers IPFS and Storj for global redundancy, reliability, and immutability. You can…

   2021 · its alternatives →

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   TransferChain Drive▲553

   Secure & private cloud storage & file sharing

   2023 · transferchain.io · its alternatives →

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   Relica – Cross-platform local, remote, and multi-cloud file backups▲132

   Immutable cloud storage with multi-cloud redundancy. Zero-knowledge encryption, unlimited devices. Built on restic — no vendor lock-in. From $5/month.

   2018 · relicabackup.com · its alternatives →

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   A proof-of-concept FoundationDB based network block device backend▲192

   A totally proof-of-concept FoundationDB based network block device backend - dividuum/fdb-nbd

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Cloudback for Linear▲177

   Automated backup and restore for Linear workspaces

   Jun 2026 · cloudback.it · its alternatives →

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   ZeroFS, the Filesystem That Makes S3 Your Primary Storage▲64

   ZeroFS: A log-structured filesystem for S3. ZeroFS serves S3-compatible buckets as POSIX filesystems over NFS and 9P, or as raw block devices over NBD. - GitHub - Barre/ZeroFS: ZeroFS: A log-structured filesystem for S3. ZeroFS serves S3-compatible buckets as POSIX filesystems over NFS and 9P, or as

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Zero – Local file system transparently swapping to the cloud▲252

    Local file system transparently swapping to the cloud - KonstantinSchubert/zero

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Stop paying for Dropbox/Google Drive, use your own S3 bucket instead▲252

    Last week SWYX nerd-sniped me into building an Open-source Dropbox. Here is Locker: the ultimate open-source Google Drive/box/Dropbox alternative - Provider agnostic (S3, R2, vercel blob, local) - BYOB (Bring your own bucket) - Virtual file system - QMD Search plugin

    Apr 2026 · locker.dev · its alternatives →

12. 12FS
    full system backups via Sneakernet▲45

    2012 · sneakerbackup.com · its alternatives →

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    Low-cost backup to S3 Glacier Deep Archive▲120

    Hi, most people (hopefully) have local backups. However, when that backup fails, it is good to have a backup stored somewhere off-site. In the old days you would ship physical drives/tapes, which is cumbersome, costly, and slow. With fast upload speeds, it is now possible to upload your data to the cloud. I have found S3 Glacier Deep Archive to be a great solution for this: - It is very cheap ($1/TB/month for US region) - Very reliable (99.999999999% data durability, data spread over 3 Availability Zones) However, usability out of the box is not that great, I'm not aware of…

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Decentrafile▲144

    Free anonymous decentralized cloud storage for everyone

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    DBacked▲148

    Simple, secure database backup as a service 🛠️

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    CallFS – S3-style object store in one Go binary (MIT)▲66

    We started CallFS after yet another late-night “why did the uploads vanish?” incident. Our small team had stitched together rsync, a fragile NFS mount, and an S3 bucket—none of it observable, all of it waiting to bite us. So we wrote a single-process file service in Go that: • Speaks the S3 API (so existing tooling works). • Stores hot data on local disks for speed; cold data can sit in any S3-compatible bucket. • Exposes Prometheus metrics and JSON logs by default, because “what happened?” shouldn’t be guesswork. • Ships as a ~25 MB static binary—no external deps, MIT license. Today it’s…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Insync - use GDocs like Dropbox▲32

    Sync your cloud and manage your files across Linux, Windows and macOS. Insync supports Google Drive, OneDrive, Sharepoint and Dropbox with advanced local sync features.

    2011 · insynchq.com · its alternatives →

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    Drivebase▲98

    Unified file manager for all your cloud storage with E2EE

    Feb 2026 · drivebase.io · its alternatives →

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    Zs3 – S3 server in ~1K lines of Zig, 250KB binary, zero dependencies▲42

    Most S3 usage is PUT, GET, DELETE, LIST with basic auth. This does exactly that. SigV4 auth, multipart uploads, range requests. Storage is just files on disk. No versioning, no ACLs, no encryption. Use MinIO or AWS if you need those.

    Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Proton Drive 2.0▲125

    Free secure cloud storage | proton

    2025 · proton.me · its alternatives →

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    Simple realtime two-way sync with SSH, fswatch and rsync▲71

    DropBox/GoogleDrive-style 2-way sync using rsync and fswatch - francoisp/DuplexRsync

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    NFreezer – Encrypted-at-rest remote backup tool▲96

    nFreezer is an encrypted-at-rest backup tool. Contribute to josephernest/nfreezer development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Sshync – Auto-sync files over SSH▲65

    Auto-sync files or directories over SSH. Contribute to mateogianolio/sshync development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Filebase▲18

    Learn how to use thirdweb and Filebase to deploy NFT collections onto IPFS, ensuring decentralized storage at a fraction of the cost.

    Jun 2026 · filebase.com · its alternatives →

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