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Rclone vs rsync: catalog facts
Rclone	rsync
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence. You still pay whatever your storage provider…	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Over seventy cloud storage products behind one command syntax, including S3, Drive, Dropbox, B2 and Azure Preserves timestamps and verifies checksums at all times, and resumes interrupted transfers	Transfers only the changed parts of files, so repeat syncs are fast Preserves permissions, links and attributes, which makes it safe for system trees
Command line only; the web GUI is experimental and third party front ends vary in quality Mounting a remote as a drive needs WinFsp on Windows or FUSE on Linux and macOS	No versioning or snapshots on its own; --delete destroys without warning Command-line only, with a long list of subtle flags
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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