i've used both restic and unison, they're both good tools but they're focused on different jobs, they're not really comparable. restic is specialised for backu

i've used both restic and unison, they're both good tools but they're focused on different jobs, they're not really comparable. restic is specialised for backups and offers uni-directional backup and uni-directional restore from backup. unison implements bi-directional sync. if you don't want bi-directional sync and don't want specialised backup support, rsync will get the job done. if you want bi-directional sync (unifying changes made on both sides), that's something that neither rsync nor restic can handle. tangentially, re: using restic for offsite backups, one storage provider that pairs quite nicely with restic is rsync.net -- they have a lower-rate pricing offer specifically for use with restic (by default rsync.net filesystems have ZFS snapshots available, they disable ZFS snapshots for these "restic accounts" -- the restic application is then responsible for managing backup snapshots, not the filesystem). https://www.rsync.net/products/restic.html https://www.rsync.net/products/restic.html