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rsync.net — Cloud Storage for Offsite Backup vs BorgBase

rsync.net — Cloud Storage for Offsite Backup lands on Depends, and BorgBase lands on Worth it.

rsync.net — Cloud Storage for Offsite Backup

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you're comfortable with SSH and want cheap, standards-based offsite storage you control with your own tools.

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BorgBase

Worth it

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you run Linux servers or a homelab and want cheap, encrypted offsite Borg/Restic storage with a clean dashboard.

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rsync.net — Cloud Storage for Offsite Backup versus BorgBase
Compare	rsync.net — Cloud Storage for Offsite Backup	BorgBase
Verdict	Depends	Worth it
Best for	Technical users comfortable with SSH	Linux homelab users
Who it's not for	Non-technical users wanting point-and-click backup apps	Non-technical users wanting one-click backup
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.^¹	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Support quality	Vendor testimonials positive; independent data thin	2023 outage communication frustrated customers
Public sentiment	Reddit users frequently recommend as a cheap, credible offsite backup target for NAS and homelab setups.^⁷	Linux and homelab communities mostly praise BorgBase's price and reliability, with a notable 2023 outage complaint.¹³
Biggest gotcha	Pricing bands by TB; verify your band before large uploads^²	2023 outage lasted three days; some customers felt vendor communication was poor.¹²

Pick rsync.net — Cloud Storage for Offsite Backup when

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

When rsync.net — Cloud Storage for Offsite Backup is not a fit

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

Pick BorgBase when

Linux homelab users
Developers backing up servers
Borg/Restic users needing offsite target
Privacy-minded individuals

When BorgBase is not a fit

Non-technical users wanting one-click backup
Enterprises needing SLAs and compliance reports
Anyone uncomfortable with SSH keys and CLI
Teams needing guaranteed 24/7 vendor support

Sources

Cloud Storage for Offsite Backuprsync.net
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Simple Pricingrsync.net
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Testimonials, Awards, Reviews and Discussionsrsync.net
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Offsite Backup and Managed Services SLArsync.net
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Data Processing Addendumrsync.net
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Cheapest off-site backup storage in 2025? : r/DataHoarderreddit.com
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How many of you actually have a cloud backup? : r/homelabreddit.com
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Cloud backup storage prices - am I missing something?reddit.com
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FreeBSD Committer's Guidedocs.freebsd.org
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Borgbackup is amazing (1TB = $6.67)reddit.com
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Borgbase backups have been unavailable for 3 daysnews.ycombinator.com
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Customer comment on outage communicationnews.ycombinator.com
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Does anyone use BorgBase for Backup?forum.level1techs.com
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BorgBase Halloween Promotion: 10 GB free foreverlowendtalk.com
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Borgbase Restic is awesome, but the price including VATreddit.com
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BorgBase Alternative: Restic-Native, $5/200GBservercrate.net
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