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Should I use rsync.net — Cloud Storage for Offsite Backup?

Secure cloud storage on an open standards ZFS and SSH platform for offsite backup and disaster recovery - rsync.net

Depends. Buy if you're comfortable with SSH and want cheap, standards-based offsite storage you control with your own tools. Skip it if you want polished point-and-click apps or one-click photo sync.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~80 public sources; mostly Reddit threads and rsync.net's own pages, with no aggregate review ratings found.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Tiered capacity bands

Published per TB; entry band 0–9 TB

ModelTiered by TB
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Technical users comfortable with SSH
  • NAS and homelab offsite backups
  • DataHoarders optimizing cost per TB
  • Compliance teams needing DPA docs

Not for

  • Non-technical users wanting point-and-click backup apps
  • Consumers backing up one laptop — cheaper consumer tools exist
  • Mobile photo-sync users wanting Dropbox-style apps

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Pricing bands by TB; verify your band before large uploads

medium

Bring your own client (rsync/borg/restic); no polished sync apps advertised

low

Product security page URL returned Not Found during this review's crawl

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Open standards: SSH, rsync, ZFS — avoids proprietary lock-in
  • Recurring Reddit pick in cheapest-offsite-backup threads
  • Publishes SLA, DPA, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance pages
  • Positive testimonials praise backup expertise

Cons

  • SSH/CLI-first setup; non-technical users will struggle
  • Some Reddit threads debate its pricing vs rivals
  • No aggregate third-party star ratings surfaced in sources

Sources & method

Analyzed 10/02/2026 - 9 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x5review x3news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • Published per TB; entry band 0–9 TB

    Starting price

  • 9

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Reddit users repeatedly call pricing competitive
  • Ease of use: 3/5. Guess: SSH/CLI-first; no polished apps mentioned
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Open standards SSH, rsync, ZFS platform
  • Support quality: 3/5. Vendor testimonials positive; independent data thin
  • Security posture: 4/5. ZFS/SSH platform; publishes DPA and SLA
  • Tiered by TB Pricing model 0–9 TB entry band on pricing page
  • 15+ threads Reddit discussion DataHoarder, homelab, synology communities
  • Published SLA public offsite backup SLA (updated Jan 2025)
  • Not listed Free tier no free tier mentioned in sources reviewed

Pricing

Tiered capacity bands

Published per TB; entry band 0–9 TB

  • Simple flat pricing page
  • Quantity discounts on universal plan

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Reddit users frequently recommend rsync.net as a cheap, credible offsite backup target for NAS and homelab setups.

“Wow pretty nice pricing.”
Reddit, r/homelab

Alternatives

Compare rsync.net — Cloud Storage for Offsite Backup with each alternative.

  • AWS Glacier Deep Archive

    Ultra-cheap archive tier for rarely restored data

Companies that use it

  • FreeBSD project⁹
Full analysis

Based on ~80 public sources; mostly Reddit threads and rsync.net's own pages, with no aggregate review ratings found.

Cheap, standards-based offsite backup for technical users; wrong pick if you want polished apps or one-click sync.

Methodology

Based on ~80 public sources; mostly Reddit threads and rsync.net's own pages, with no aggregate review ratings found.

Sources

  1. Cloud Storage for Offsite Backuprsync.net
    official
  2. Simple Pricingrsync.net
    official
  3. Testimonials, Awards, Reviews and Discussionsrsync.net
    official
  4. Offsite Backup and Managed Services SLArsync.net
    official
  5. Data Processing Addendumrsync.net
    official
  6. Cheapest off-site backup storage in 2025? : r/DataHoarderreddit.com
    review
  7. How many of you actually have a cloud backup? : r/homelabreddit.com
    review
  8. Cloud backup storage prices - am I missing something?reddit.com
    review
  9. FreeBSD Committer's Guidedocs.freebsd.org
    news

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