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I've said it before and I'll say it again: I _love_ the idea of rsync.net but the pricing just cripples it. $40/TBmo up to 10TB, $30/TBmo up to 100TB or $20/TBm

by Youden 7y ago

I've said it before and I'll say it again: I _love_ the idea of rsync.net but the pricing just cripples it. $40/TBmo up to 10TB, $30/TBmo up to 100TB or $20/TBmo beyond that. And you have to buy the storage up front and pay for it even if you don't use it. To put this in perspective, I can get a Hetzner SX62 dedicated server for $72 USD/month. This comes with 4x10TB HDDs which I can put into RAID5, giving me 30TB usable storage. It also comes with an unlimited gigabit pipe, RAM and a CPU. In total, this costs $2.4/TBmo. If I want duplication in multiple countries (which isn't included in rsync.net's base price?), I can buy a second one, increasing my costs to a horrendous $4.8/TBmo, still a quarter of the cheapest price I can get at rsync.net. I get the "I don't want to manage the hardware" argument but 4x (arguably 8x) is way too high a cost for me. I'm aware of the Attic/Borg plan and I really like the idea but it's only close to competitive at the highest 100TB+ pricing ($5/TBmo).

rsync 7y ago
Your points are very well taken and appreciated. Two things: First, we are going to continue to slowly decrease the price per gigabyte, as we have these past 14 years - and as always, existing customers just get grants, or gifts, of extra space so that their price per GB always drops to match our current pricing for new customers. Second, just to clarify: "And you have to buy the storage up front and pay for it even if you don't use it." - please note that: We can increase the size of your filesystem at any time, with no downtime involved - so there is no need to overbuy in anticipation of future usage. Further, you are granted a +10% grace at all times, so you always have some room to grow. Finally, the system automatically emails you as you get close to your limit, so there is never an unexpected filling of space.

by Youden 7y ago

rsync 7y ago

Your points are very well taken and appreciated. Two things: First, we are going to continue to slowly decrease the price per gigabyte, as we have these past 14 years - and as always, existing customers just get grants, or gifts, of extra space so that their price per GB always drops to match our current pricing for new customers. Second, just to clarify: "And you have to buy the storage up front and pay for it even if you don't use it." - please note that: We can increase the size of your filesystem at any time, with no downtime involved - so there is no need to overbuy in anticipation of future usage. Further, you are granted a +10% grace at all times, so you always have some room to grow. Finally, the system automatically emails you as you get close to your limit, so there is never an unexpected filling of space.