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Rclone vs Sosse

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted backup & recovery options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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RC Rclone Sync and copy files to dozens of cloud providers VS SO Sosse Selenium based search engine and crawler with offline archiving
FeatureRcloneSosse
CategoryBackup & RecoveryBackup & Recovery
LicenseMITAGPL-3.0
LanguageGoPython
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM128 MB512 MB
Deploymentbinary, dockerdocker
GitHub stars★ 58,995★ 2
First released20142020
ReplacesBackblaze—

Why pick each one

Choose Rclone if…

  • Works with almost any cloud
  • Extremely versatile
  • Reliable
Rclone details

Choose Sosse if…

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in Python
  • Lightweight — runs in 512 MB RAM
Sosse details

Frequently asked questions

Is Rclone or Sosse better?

Neither is universally better. Rclone has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Rclone and Sosse free and open-source?

Yes. Rclone is licensed under MIT and Sosse under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Rclone and Sosse with Docker?

Rclone: yes. Sosse: yes.

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