# rsync.net

34 Hacker News commenters recommended rsync.net and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend rsync.net as a simple, reliable SSH and ZFS storage service for offsite backups, with plain pricing and good support. The main caveat is the lifetime plan's long break-even time and a higher recent minimum order.

## Why people recommend it

- Simple, reliable SSH and ZFS storage (5 comments): "Their product has been rock solid since a few years I've been using them." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47766211)) "The utter simplicity of just having ssh and zfs as a service is killer!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46154602)) "We love how simple and clear everything is — no fluff, just honest, practical service." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46151803))
- Works with rsync, rclone, and SSH tools (4 comments): "cron to run the backup and then rsync to https://www.rsync.net" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47742489)) "You can use basically any SSH tool or rclone interface." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47764096)) "rsync.net and rclone are great" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47765700))
- Immutable ZFS snapshots protect data (2 comments): "The zfs snapshots that we make of your account are immutable (read only) from the perspective of your credentials." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46153025)) "It's rsync.net, so I think very durable." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49132540))
- Competitive 1TB lifetime plan (3 comments): "It would be great with a transparent integration with rsync.net, they even have a lifetime pricing for 1TB storage" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46280743)) "Their 1TB lifetime plan is very competitive though." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45982307)) "I'll echo the praise for rsync.net and especially the "expert" plans that are very economical." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46152890))

## What people warn about

- Lifetime plan needs long use to pay off (1 comments): "I'm always very skeptical of lifetime plans, you'd have to use it ~10 years for it to be worth it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46003140))
- Recent minimum order increase to 10 TiB (1 comments): "Rsync.net upped their minimum order to 10 TiB recently, which is far too much for my use case." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48827630))
- Drive purchasing questioned by one critic (1 comments): "It's crazy to me that rsync.net is buying mission-critical enterprise drives on Amazon" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45904120))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Apple iCloud](https://hackerapproved.com/p/icloud.md): 144 recommend
- [Dropbox](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dropbox.md): 140 recommend
- [OneDrive](https://hackerapproved.com/p/onedrive.md): 86 recommend
- [Google Drive](https://hackerapproved.com/p/google-drive.md): 66 recommend
- [Hetzner Storage Box](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hetzner-storage-box.md): 27 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.rsync.net/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "rsync.net", https://hackerapproved.com/p/rsync-net/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).