Oxolan vs Resilio Sync — office transfers vs P2P folder sync
Resilio Sync is serious peer-to-peer folder synchronization — fast, cross-platform, loved by technical users for syncing big folders across sites and devices. Oxolan targets a different daily motion: see every office PC in a sidebar, drag a file across, browse a colleague’s shared folder, lock files while editing. Continuous multi-site folder mirroring → Resilio. In-office day-to-day file movement → Oxolan.
Feature by feature
| Oxolan | Resilio Sync | |
|---|---|---|
| Model | On-demand transfer + browse + workspaces | Continuous P2P folder sync |
| Platforms | Windows 10/11 + macOS 12+ | Windows, macOS, Linux, NAS, mobile |
| Setup | Install → PCs appear automatically | Share keys/links per folder, per device |
| Send one file now | Drag & drop | Not the model — folders sync |
| Team edits, same folder | Built-in file locking | No locking — last write wins |
| Stays inside your LAN | Never — LAN only, TLS 1.3 encrypted | P2P; optional relay/tracker servers by default |
| Cross-site / over internet | No — LAN only | Yes — its strength |
| Support | Email support included | Paid tiers include support |
Speed, with real numbers
Both are fast — genuine P2P beats cloud round-trips every time. Oxolan’s verified LAN numbers: 60–80 MB/s single stream with 16 MB chunks, ~115 MB/s with parallel connections on gigabit, BLAKE3-checked per chunk, resumable after drops.
Pricing
Resilio prices per user/device tiers (free personal tier exists). Oxolan is one flat per-office license covering all machines in the band — simpler to budget for a studio. Oxolan plans run $149–$999/yr by office size (5 to 50 PCs) — see current pricing.
The honest test: run it on two PCs
Install Oxolan next to whatever you use today and let the transfers decide. Free 14 days, no card.
Try Oxolan side by side — freeFrequently asked questions
Is Resilio Sync overkill for a small office?
Often. It’s built for continuous folder mirroring across sites and devices, with per-folder keys to manage. If what your team does is "get this file to that machine, now," an on-demand tool with automatic discovery is the simpler fit.
Does Oxolan work across two office locations?
No — Oxolan is LAN-only by design (that’s the privacy model). For multi-site folder mirroring, Resilio or Syncthing are the right class of tool; some teams run one of those between sites and Oxolan inside each office.
Which handles team editing better?
Oxolan locks a file while someone edits it, so nobody overwrites anyone. Continuous sync tools propagate whichever save lands last and produce conflict copies under concurrent editing.