Results 1 to 17 of 17
  1. #1

    r1soft alternatives

    I was in the process of testing r1soft on some nodes, and with the recent price increase of r1soft, I would like to evaluate alternatives. Aside from a basic custom coded rsync functionality, could we start a list of alternative products? I know ThePlanet a few years ago had something called DiskSync (not sure if it still is offered), and it was basically identical to r1soft, but don't think is offered retail.

  2. #2
    So you want to sync to an FTP site
    The best free software i know about works great for me !
    Comodo Backup << FREE
    I set it up to back everything of my laptop to my Hosting and it works like a charm.
    I even backup my system to so if the Harddrive dies i got it stored

    hope this helps

  3. #3
    Quote Originally Posted by forasse View Post
    I was in the process of testing r1soft on some nodes, and with the recent price increase of r1soft, I would like to evaluate alternatives. Aside from a basic custom coded rsync functionality, could we start a list of alternative products? I know ThePlanet a few years ago had something called DiskSync (not sure if it still is offered), and it was basically identical to r1soft, but don't think is offered retail.
    I recommend BQ Internet: http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showpo...3&postcount=12
    HostXNow - Shared Web Hosting | Semi Dedicated Hosting | Enterprise Reseller Hosting | VPS Hosting

  4. #4
    Neither one of those are robust applications comparable to R1soft. Using BQInternet is simply using rsync also. I'm looking for software alternatives to R1soft.

  5. #5
    Looks like your stuck with R1soft then.
    HostXNow - Shared Web Hosting | Semi Dedicated Hosting | Enterprise Reseller Hosting | VPS Hosting

  6. #6
    Join Date
    Jan 2006
    Location
    Canada
    Posts
    303
    I hear Bacula is pretty good (from what people on WHT are saying) www.Bacula.org

    Hope this helps

    P.S. Its open source and free

  7. #7
    http://www.zmanda.com/ is what you want there is a community and enterprise version!! Check it out.
    Jay

  8. #8
    Join Date
    Aug 2003
    Location
    East Coast
    Posts
    2,082
    Bacula / Zmanda are not really built with the hosting industry in mind.

  9. #9
    Join Date
    Feb 2003
    Posts
    286
    Never tried it before but had it bookmarked for a while, worth a look:

    http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/

  10. #10
    ... which means there are no alternatives.

  11. #11
    Quote Originally Posted by essam me View Post
    ... which means there are no alternatives.
    in which case then, R1soft has a monopoly allowing them to raise prices as they feel like it until someone else comes along with a competing product.

  12. #12
    Quote Originally Posted by Dave - Just199 View Post
    Bacula / Zmanda are not really built with the hosting industry in mind.
    they don't have a cpanel interface for clients to use, but they are from what I can read and see are pretty good at backing up server farms!!
    Jay

  13. #13
    Join Date
    Nov 2004
    Location
    Tega Cay
    Posts
    823
    Have you looked at http://www.vembu.com ?
    At first glance it looks like Windows only on the client side but is does support Linux, FreeBSD, MAC and Solaris clients. Very affordable.

  14. #14
    Join Date
    Aug 2006
    Location
    Ashburn VA, San Diego CA
    Posts
    4,615
    Nothing else integrates into Cpanel if that is what you're looking for.

    As for free/opensource alternatives, Bacula is your best bet.

    Commercial products are a dime a dozen.
    Fast Serv Networks, LLC | AS29889 | DDOS Protected | Managed Cloud, Streaming, Dedicated Servers, Colo by-the-U
    Since 2003 - Ashburn VA + San Diego CA Datacenters

  15. #15
    I don't care about cPanel integration at all. Ideally it would be a nightly backup that does not affect disk i/o tremendously like Rsync does.

  16. #16
    Join Date
    Aug 2002
    Location
    Bharat
    Posts
    4,808
    Then better explore bacula.
    Vinsar.Net - Quality Web Hosting at Economical Price on USA & European Servers
    Offering domains, shared, reseller & VPS hosting.
    Reliable Domain Reseller Account Resell Domains with Confidence

  17. #17
    Ahsay
    Vembu
    CrashPlan Pro
    Kaseya
    Asigra
    Novastor
    BackupExec
    Genesoft

Similar Threads

  1. R1SOFT Backups
    By AustinS in forum Hosting Software and Control Panels
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 12-18-2009, 03:32 PM
  2. r1soft
    By DT-Spirit in forum Managed Hosting and Services
    Replies: 18
    Last Post: 08-21-2009, 12:51 PM
  3. R1Soft Providers
    By IGXHost in forum Managed Hosting and Services
    Replies: 28
    Last Post: 07-30-2009, 05:21 PM
  4. Best place to get R1Soft
    By Slav in forum Hosting Security and Technology
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 12-10-2008, 07:21 AM
  5. Rsync VS R1Soft
    By JFSG in forum Hosting Software and Control Panels
    Replies: 22
    Last Post: 10-31-2008, 10:06 PM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •