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File Sync & Storage

Syncing and sharing files across devices and teams.

32 products, 27 Projects: 24 open source, 0 source-available, 3 unresolved-license

Dropbox

Dropbox

File sync and sharing across devices and teams

CompanyDropbox
Since2008
PricingPaid

Dropbox made file sync boring in the best sense: a folder that is the same everywhere, with conflict handling that mostly does the right thing. Two decades on, the sync engine is still the part competitors struggle to match.

Immich

ImmichOpen

Self-hosted photo and video backup for your own server

Stars113.1K
Commit8h ago
LicenseAGPL-3.0

Immich replaces a cloud photo service with software that runs on hardware you own. Mobile apps for iOS and Android back up new photos and videos in the background, so the library on your server stays current without you thinking about it.

Alternative toGoogle PhotosDropbox
Google Drive

Google Drive

Storage and document collaboration inside Workspace

CompanyGoogle
Since2012
PricingPaid

Google Drive is storage with an office suite attached, and the suite is the reason most organisations are on it. Docs, Sheets, and Slides collaborate in real time well enough that the underlying file storage barely gets thought about.

Alternative toDropbox
Google Photos

Google Photos

Cloud photo library with automatic backup and search

CompanyGoogle
Since2015
PricingPaid

Google Photos backs up everything a phone takes and then makes it findable. Search understands objects, places, and people without any tagging, and the timeline handles libraries in the hundreds of thousands without stalling.

LocalSend

LocalSendOpen

Share files to nearby devices.

Stars94K
Commitjust now
LicenseApache-2.0

LocalSend is a free, open-source app that sends files and text directly between nearby devices over the local network, with no account, cloud, or internet needed.

Alternative toSyncthingNextcloud
Syncthing

SyncthingOpen

Continuous file sync between your own devices only

Stars72.1K
Commit3d ago
LicenseMPL-2.0

Syncthing synchronises folders directly between devices with no server in the middle. There is no account, no storage quota, and no third party holding the data, because the data never leaves the set of machines you nominate.

Alternative toDropbox
Unraid

Unraid

Paid NAS operating system for storage, Docker apps, and VMs

CompanyLime Technology, Inc.
Since2005
PricingPaid

Unraid is a paid NAS operating system that combines network storage, Docker containers, and virtual machines on one home server.

Alternative toCasaOS
Apple Photos

Apple Photos

Photo library synced through iCloud across Apple devices

CompanyApple
Since2015
PricingPaid

Apple Photos does most of its analysis on the device rather than in the cloud, so face grouping and object search work without the library being readable by the vendor. Sync happens through iCloud, and the library is a first party part of the operating system rather than an app you install.

Alternative toGoogle Photos
Puter

PuterOpen

Browser-based personal cloud computer with apps and storage

Stars43.7K
Commitjust now
LicenseAGPL-3.0

Puter is a browser-based personal cloud computer with a virtual desktop, built-in apps, file storage, and a developer backend.

Alternative toNextcloud
Spacedrive

SpacedriveOpen

Local-first file explorer unifying devices, drives, and clouds

Stars39.2K
Commitjust now
LicenseApache-2.0

Spacedrive is a local-first, open source file explorer that unifies files across devices, drives, servers, and optional clouds in one searchable interface.

Alternative toDropbox
Nextcloud

NextcloudOpen

File sync, sharing, and a suite of apps on your own server

Stars30.1K
Commit8h ago
LicenseAGPL-3.0

Nextcloud started as file sync and grew into a full collaboration suite: documents, calendar, contacts, chat, and an application ecosystem on top of the same account system.

Alternative toNotionDropbox
Ceph

Ceph

Unified open-source object, block, and file storage for clusters

Stars17.1K
Commitjust now
LicenseLGPL-2.1

Ceph is a distributed storage system that serves object, block, and file storage from a single cluster built on commodity hardware.

Filestash

FilestashOpen

Self-hosted web file manager for FTP, S3, Dropbox, and Google Drive

Stars14.8K
Commitjust now
LicenseAGPL-3.0

Filestash is a self-hosted web file manager that brings a sharing interface to FTP, S3, Dropbox, and Google Drive storage.

Alternative toNextcloudDropbox
PairDrop

PairDropOpen

Share files between devices in your browser.

Stars11.6K
Commit4mo ago
LicenseGPL-3.0

PairDrop is a free, open-source web app that sends files and text directly between devices over the local network, with no account or setup needed.

Alternative toLocalSend
Papermark

PapermarkOpen

Open-source document sharing and data rooms with analytics

Stars9,244
Commit3d ago
LicenseAGPL-3.0

Papermark is an open-source platform for sharing documents and data rooms with page-by-page analytics, NDA gating, and dynamic watermarking.

Alternative toDocuSeal
CryptPad

CryptPadOpen

Encrypted collaboration suite for docs, sheets, and files

Stars7,985
Commitjust now
LicenseAGPL-3.0

CryptPad is an encrypted collaboration suite with documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and file storage in one browser workspace.

Alternative toGoogle DriveDropbox
OpenCloud

OpenCloudOpen

Self-hosted file sharing and collaboration on a Go microservice backend

Stars6,141
Commitjust now
LicenseApache-2.0

OpenCloud is a self-hosted file-sharing and collaboration platform with a Go microservice backend, desktop and mobile apps, and EU-based hosting options.

Alternative toNextcloudDropbox
Papra

PapraOpen

Open-source document archiving with search, tags, and email ingestion

Stars5,558
Commitjust now
LicenseAGPL-3.0

Papra is an open-source document archiving platform that organizes files with tags, full-text search, and email ingestion, self-hosted or in the cloud.

Alternative toNextcloud
Garage

GarageOpen

Self-hosted S3-compatible object store for geo-distributed clusters

Stars4,646
Commitjust now
LicenseAGPL-3.0

Garage is a self-hosted distributed object store with an S3-compatible API, designed for small clusters spread across homes, offices, and datacenters.

Alternative toCeph
Storj

StorjOpen

Decentralized S3-compatible cloud object storage network

Stars3,282
Commitjust now
LicenseAGPL-3.0

Storj is a distributed, S3-compatible cloud object storage platform that encrypts, fragments, and stores data across a global node network.

Alternative toGarage
Peergos

PeergosOpen

Post-quantum encrypted storage, sync, and sharing you can self-host

Stars2,533
Commitjust now
LicenseAGPL-3.0

Peergos is a peer-to-peer, end-to-end encrypted drive for storing, syncing, and sharing files, with a self-hostable open-source server.

WR.DO

WR.DOOpen

Self-hosted short links, temporary email, and file storage on your own domain

Stars2,287
Commitjust now
LicenseMIT

WR.DO is an open-source platform for short links, temporary email, file storage, and subdomain management on your own domain.

Alternative toDub
ownCloud

ownCloudOpen

Self-hosted file sync and sharing with enterprise compliance controls

Stars2,152
Commitjust now
LicenseApache-2.0

ownCloud Infinite Scale is self-hosted file sync and sharing with Spaces, guest accounts, and office integrations for teams that control their own data.

Alternative toSyncthingNextcloud
Plakar

Plakar

Open-source backup with deduplication and end-to-end encryption

Stars2,088
Commitjust now
LicenseISC

Plakar is an open-source backup tool that stores deduplicated, compressed, and encrypted snapshots you can browse and restore from anywhere.

Alternative toPluton