Resilio Sync
Shares rank 13 of 14 file sync apps by recommenders
People recommend it as a peer-to-peer file sync tool that runs on Mac and Linux. The main caveat is that it is proprietary and paid.
People recommend it as a peer-to-peer file sync tool that runs on Mac and Linux. The main caveat is that it is proprietary and paid.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 71%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Peer-to-peer syncing without cloud storage
“I switched back to P2P file syncing via Syncthing and Resilio Sync out of frustration.”
Comment from 3 Nov 2025 in “Why Nextcloud feels slow to use” Works on Mac and Linux
“Pretty happy with Resilio Sync. I use it on Mac, and linux in a docker container.”
Comment from 3 Nov 2025 in “Why Nextcloud feels slow to use” Seen as best available replacement
“the best replacement I could find that still exists”
Comment from 19 Sep 2026 in “Ray Ozzie and the Optimism of Being Early”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Proprietary, not open source
“It is proprietary: it has words license and price on their page”
Comment from 3 Nov 2025 in “Why Nextcloud feels slow to use” No HTTPS download for shared files
“I had assumed it would allow download over HTTPS when sharing files to third parties but I was wrong.”
Comment from 27 Dec 2025 in “Request for comments: mathematical paper on naturist venues (SFW)”
Other file sync apps people recommend
The four most recommended other file sync apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
See all 14 file sync apps, rankedWhat people said
5 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the best replacement I could find that still exists”
“I had assumed it would allow download over HTTPS when sharing files to third parties but I was wrong.”
“It is proprietary: it has words license and price on their page”
“I switched back to P2P file syncing via Syncthing and Resilio Sync out of frustration.”
“Pretty happy with Resilio Sync. I use it on Mac, and linux in a docker container.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.