rsync.net
Hacker ApprovedRanked 5 of 14 cloud storage by recommenders
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.
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.
37 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 34
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 92%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 34 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 11 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 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
Simple, reliable SSH and ZFS storage
“Their product has been rock solid since a few years I've been using them.”
Comment from 14 Apr 2026 in “Backblaze has stopped backing up your data” “The utter simplicity of just having ssh and zfs as a service is killer!”
Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “Rsync.net Technical Notes – Q4 2025” “We love how simple and clear everything is — no fluff, just honest, practical service.”
Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “Rsync.net Technical Notes – Q4 2025” - Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “Rsync.net Technical Notes – Q4 2025”
- Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “Rsync.net Technical Notes – Q4 2025”
Works with rsync, rclone, and SSH tools
“cron to run the backup and then rsync to https://www.rsync.net”
Comment from 12 Apr 2026 in “I run multiple $10K MRR companies on a $20/month tech stack” “You can use basically any SSH tool or rclone interface.”
Comment from 14 Apr 2026 in “Backblaze has stopped backing up your data” “rsync.net and rclone are great”
Comment from 14 Apr 2026 in “Backblaze has stopped backing up your data” - Comment from 14 Apr 2026 in “Backblaze has stopped backing up your data”
Immutable ZFS snapshots protect data
“The zfs snapshots that we make of your account are immutable (read only) from the perspective of your credentials.”
Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “Rsync.net Technical Notes – Q4 2025” “It's rsync.net, so I think very durable.”
Comment from 1 Aug 2026 in “Ten Ways NAS Is Getting Enshitified” Competitive 1TB lifetime plan
“It would be great with a transparent integration with rsync.net, they even have a lifetime pricing for 1TB storage”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “Umbrel – Personal Cloud” “Their 1TB lifetime plan is very competitive though.”
Comment from 19 Nov 2025 in “Ask HN: What is the current state of the art in BIG (>5TB) cloud backups?” “I'll echo the praise for rsync.net and especially the "expert" plans that are very economical.”
Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “Rsync.net Technical Notes – Q4 2025”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Lifetime plan needs long use to pay off
“I'm always very skeptical of lifetime plans, you'd have to use it ~10 years for it to be worth it”
Comment from 21 Nov 2025 in “Ask HN: What is the current state of the art in BIG (>5TB) cloud backups?” Recent minimum order increase to 10 TiB
“Rsync.net upped their minimum order to 10 TiB recently, which is far too much for my use case.”
Comment from 8 Jul 2026 in “How to Build a Minimal ZFS NAS Without Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS” Drive purchasing questioned by one critic
“It's crazy to me that rsync.net is buying mission-critical enterprise drives on Amazon”
Comment from 12 Nov 2025 in “Maestro Technology Sells Used SSD Drives as New”
Other cloud storage people recommend
The four most recommended other cloud storage, 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.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iCloud | 144 | 231 | 38% | 13 | 3 yrs7 owners | — |
| Dropbox | 140 | 166 | 46% | 12 | 12 yrs16 owners | — |
| OneDrive | 86 | 370 | 19% | 12 | 8 yrs6 owners | — |
| Google Drive | 66 | 130 | 34% | 12 | 5 yrs3 owners | — |
| rsync.netThis page | 34 | 3 | 92% | 7 | — | Approved |
What people said
35 of the 40 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I've been using rsync.net for years.”
“one of the few providers I would trust with such an offer!”
“Maybe the most reliable and trustworthy service money can buy.”
“Why are we comparing the durability of S3 to the reliability of my Internet connection, instead of to the durability of rsync.net?”
“It's rsync.net, so I think very durable.”
“Rsync.net upped their minimum order to 10 TiB recently, which is far too much for my use case.”
“I'll take rsync.net over OneDrive, all day long.”
“rsync.net as well if you're comfy with a terminal”
“Their product has been rock solid since a few years I've been using them.”
“rsync.net and rclone are great”
“I was already using it for WP website backups”
“You can use basically any SSH tool or rclone interface.”
“cron to run the backup and then rsync to https://www.rsync.net”
“pay for storage with rsync.net”
“I have offsite backups (rsync.net for most data”
“It would be great with a transparent integration with rsync.net, they even have a lifetime pricing for 1TB storage”
“They're a great provider and work well for my needs.”
“The utter simplicity of just having ssh and zfs as a service is killer!”
“The zfs snapshots that we make of your account are immutable (read only) from the perspective of your credentials.”
“Another very happy rsync.net customer!”
“I'll echo the praise for rsync.net and especially the "expert" plans that are very economical.”
“it's been a great experience”
“Another happy rsync.net customer.”
“excellent customer support”
“We love how simple and clear everything is — no fluff, just honest, practical service.”
“companies who just do a thing well without trying to tie me up with them further”
“Absolutely love your no nonsense approach to what you do.”
“I love rsync.net. Have been using them for some time now.”
“you encrypt on your side before sending anything”
“I'm always very skeptical of lifetime plans, you'd have to use it ~10 years for it to be worth it”
“Their 1TB lifetime plan is very competitive though.”
“you could literally sync everything to rsync.net unless you have a ridiculous amount of users”
“It's crazy to me that rsync.net is buying mission-critical enterprise drives on Amazon”
“please accept my offer of a free-forever account”
“our interests are perfectly aligned: we want you to use more storage and we will make it easy for you to do so”
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