How is Resilio Sync doing? Is Resilio still alive?

[drego85]

Hello,
this is meant to be a serious thread to reason about the state of development of a software that I've loved and supported for a long time.

In September 2014, almost 10 years ago, I started using BitTorrent Sync (btsync) with great satisfaction and recommended it to many friends.

I and other users have helped in this forum (and in the previous BitTorrent forum) new users, we have helped developers with long debugging sessions to help the development of this software.

Now I am honestly very very confused or perhaps disappointed. 😥

Resilio Sync has not received new features since May 8, 2020, almost 4 years ago with version 2.7.0.1366.

All subsequent versions bring only fixes, and the latest fixes were released on March 28, 2022 (2.7.3.138).

This latest version is not without bugs (crashes at startup, GUI reporting incomplete errors, etc etc).

Resilio continues to write Blog articles (at least two per month) to publicize his solutions. But it is not updated the software. 🤷‍♂️

Personally, I'm disappointed, disappointed. I would like the development situation to be clear for the future.
Should we still trust Resilio or is it time to migrate to other solutions (Syncthing, GoodSync, etc.).

Thank you for your attention!
Andrea

[jdrch]

This has been discussed elsewhere in the forums before. The Android client was updated as recently as last week. I haven't experienced any bugs I haven't been able to work around across Windows, macOS, Android, Linux, and iOS peers.

I don't personally need any new features.

[Kworr]

I don't think Android client was "updated", they just allowed newer build, while it even newer builds are already available to PCs.

And I don't think there's nothing left to fix, there's a ton of issues:

1. When you are connecting a share it may stuck if new device fails to acquire keys.
2. Memory usage is gross, especially for mobiles. 500MB to 1GB is too much, other apps are preempted and stopped. CPU usage might be high too for no apparent reason.
3. There's a ton of UI issues - you can't see what files are ignored, stuck, you can't fix sync issues or resync files.

Personally I want to buy a family 5-pack right now, just to support devs mostly as I don't think I hardly need all that features, just waiting for a next discount. On the other hand really useful features are only available on subscription, like syncing with online storages etc.

[eltopo]

I seriously doubt the "updated" Android apk contains any new code or bugfix. I think it's probably because Google asked them to compile the package with higher / required Android SDK level, or the app will get delisted. 

I used to share files with my friends using RSL. Not anymore, it seems nobody still uses it nowadays. I still have RSL clients running on my Raspberry PIs, but haven't modified files in these shared folders for quite a long time. I got 3 new devices this year (2023): a Linux server, a Win11, and an Android phone, none of them got RSL installed.

[Tony R]

On 12/8/2023 at 6:29 PM, jdrch said:

I don't personally need any new features.

How about fixes for what's not working properly? Scroll bars for the windowed app would be nice. So would fixing the error messages so they actually tell you the specific issue - at the moment I can get a sync error 'Can't sync file' but it doesn't expand to anything - the file names woule help!

[nomesire]

On 12/7/2023 at 10:23 AM, drego85 said:

Should we still trust Resilio or is it time to migrate to other solutions (Syncthing, GoodSync, etc.).

Resilio is great and will do the job  , other solutions like Syncthing, GoodSync , Syncback , Gs Richcopy 360 , ShareGate ...etc will also help but Resilio is the best 

[RobM]

Resilio Sync is best in class. I would like the product to be supported and to have a future.

If you need more revenue to justify development, why don't you offer upgrades for a fee?

[Andy+]

I can only agree that Resilio Sync has some bugs that are becoming more and more obvious as the platforms (Windows, Linux, Android ...) progress. It can only be used efficiently as a complete package across the platforms. Personally, I don't need any additional features, but I do need fine-tuning and bug fixes. These are not coming and I started with Syncthing on two tracks and today I only use Syncthing. Monthly release updates and development versions in between, plus open source and free to use. I also purchased several licenses of Resilio Sync and have been using it since BTsync. Realizing that Sync seems to be a dead end, because the maintainers in the forum don't seem to support it anymore, has prompted me to switch completely to Syncthing.

The question is why these views here are sometimes somewhat naive. Take a look at the changelogs to see how Resilio Connect is being updated. Today is on 3.8.2.2285 (18/March/2024). The same in comparison with Resilio Sync with the following image:

Build	Release date	Days between	Max/Min/Aver
Today Date	02.04.2024	736	736
Latest desktop build 2.7.3	28.03.2022	615	1
Latest desktop build 2.7.2	21.07.2020	34	49
Latest desktop build 2.7.1	17.06.2020	40
Latest Desktop Build 2.7.0	08.05.2020	136
Latest Desktop Build 2.6.4	24.12.2019	344
Latest Desktop Build 2.6.3	14.01.2019	53
Latest Desktop Build 2.6.2	22.11.2018	57
Latest desktop build 2.6.1	26.09.2018	62
Latest desktop build 2.6.0	26.07.2018	63
Latest desktop build 2.5.13	24.05.2018	133
Latest desktop build 2.5.12	11.01.2018	2
Latest desktop build 2.5.11	09.01.2018	22
Latest Desktop Build 2.5.10	18.12.2017	74
Latest Desktop Build 2.5.9	05.10.2017	29
Latest Desktop Build 2.5.8	06.09.2017	28
Latest Desktop Build 2.5.7	09.08.2017	27
Latest Desktop Build 2.5.6	13.07.2017	8
Latest Desktop Build 2.5.5	05.07.2017	16
Latest Desktop Build 2.5.4	19.06.2017	11
Latest Desktop Build 2.5.3	08.06.2017	21
Latest Desktop Build 2.5.2	18.05.2017	1
Latest Desktop Build 2.5.1	17.05.2017	43
Latest Desktop Build 2.4.5	04.04.2017	116
Latest Desktop Build 2.4.4	09.12.2016	4
Latest Desktop Build 2.4.3	05.12.2016	24
Latest Desktop Build 2.4.2	11.11.2016	43
Latest Desktop Build 2.4.1	29.09.2016	16
Latest Desktop Build 2.4.0	13.09.2016	83
Latest Desktop Build 2.3.8	22.06.2016	49
Latest Desktop build 2.3.7	04.05.2016	37
Latest Desktop build 2.3.6	28.03.2016	11
Latest Desktop build 2.3.5	17.03.2016	1
Latest Desktop build 2.3.4	16.03.2016	22
Latest Desktop build 2.3.3	23.02.2016	5
Latest Desktop build 2.3.2	18.02.2016	16
Latest Desktop Build 2.3.1	02.02.2016	12
Latest Desktop Build 2.3.0	21.01.2016	69
Latest Desktop Build 2.2.7	13.11.2015	11
Latest Desktop Build 2.2.6	02.11.2015	24
Latest Desktop Build 2.2.5	09.10.2015	3
Latest Desktop Build 2.2.4	06.10.2015	7
Latest Desktop Build 2.2.3	29.09.2015	6
Latest Desktop Build 2.2.2	23.09.2015	7
Latest Desktop Build 2.2.1	16.09.2015	7
Latest Desktop Build 2.2.0	09.09.2015	9
Latest Destkop Build 2.1.4	31.08.2015	17
Latest Desktop Build 2.1.3	14.08.2015	3
Latest Desktop Build 2.1.2	11.08.2015	22
Latest Desktop Build 2.1.1	20.07.2015	5
Latest Desktop Build 2.1.0	15.07.2015	19
Latest Desktop Build 2.0.128	26.06.2015	1
Latest Desktop Build 2.0.127	25.06.2015	2
Latest Desktop Build 2.0.126	23.06.2015	5
Latest Desktop Build 2.0.125	18.06.2015	10
Latest Desktop Build 2.0.124	08.06.2015	20
Latest Desktop Build 2.0.120	19.05.2015	70
Sync 2.0 Is Available	10.03.2015	33
Latest Desktop Build 1.4.110	05.02.2015	31
Latest Desktop Build 1.4.106	05.01.2015	55
Latest Desktop Build 1.4.103	11.11.2014	11
Latest Desktop Build 1.4.99	31.10.2014	14
Latest Desktop Build 1.4.93	17.10.2014	1
Latest Desktop Build 1.4.92	16.10.2014	6
Latest Desktop Build 1.4.91	10.10.2014	22
Latest Desktop Build 1.4.83	18.09.2014	2
Latest Desktop Build 1.4.82	16.09.2014	14
Latest Desktop Build 1.4.75	02.09.2014	6
Latest Desktop Build 1.4.72	27.08.2014	27
Latest Desktop Build 1.3.109	31.07.2014	45
Latest Desktop Build 1.3.106	16.06.2014	28
Latest Desktop Build 1.3.105	19.05.2014	13
Latest Desktop Build 1.3.94	06.05.2014	19
Latest Desktop Build 1.3.93	17.04.2014	8
Latest Desktop Build 1.3.87	09.04.2014	1
Latest Desktop Build 1.3.86	08.04.2014

[drego85]

Today Resilio released a new version, 2.8.0. A new thread was opened by the Admins in this forum but no one has officially responded to my discussion (which had almost 2 thousand readings).

The new version has a minimal changelog, as the first detail stating that it has improved software security "security enhancements."

I remain disappointed with this very poor communication, so for over two years we have had software with security issues installed on our computers and they just release such a minimalist changelog?!

In 2024, cybersecurity must be the focus of every software house. Especially if their product shares/sync files/data.

I'm so, so sorry. I'm disappointed! 😪

[Mawthra]

4 hours ago, drego85 said:

Today Resilio released a new version, 2.8.0. A new thread was opened by the Admins in this forum but no one has officially responded to my discussion (which had almost 2 thousand readings).

The new version has a minimal changelog, as the first detail stating that it has improved software security "security enhancements."

I remain disappointed with this very poor communication, so for over two years we have had software with security issues installed on our computers and they just release such a minimalist changelog?!

In 2024, cybersecurity must be the focus of every software house. Especially if their product shares/sync files/data.

I'm so, so sorry. I'm disappointed! 😪

I received an email update yesterday and this is what it said:

We understand it's been a while since you've received a software update, and we wanted to acknowledge that and share the latest news. The team has been working behind the scenes to develop the next generation of Resilio Sync. We're committed to continuously improving your experience, and a significant update will be designed to make Sync even more powerful. We can’t reveal all the details yet, but it is scheduled to launch in the near future. In the meantime, we have released a maintenance update today. Resilio Sync 2.8 includes security enhancements, bug fixes, and other performance improvements. We highly recommend you update your current version to Sync 2.8.   What’s New in Sync 2.8 How to Update Sync Thank you again for your continued support. We're thrilled to share what we've been working on soon! Sincerely, Team Resilio