Open-source alternatives to Dropbox
3 open-source and self-hostable projects you can use instead of Dropbox, with license, free-edition limits and setup checked against official sources.
- NextcloudAlternative to Dropbox
A self-hosted file sync and sharing platform with an app store for calendar, contacts, mail and chat.
AGPL-3.0Self-hosted37kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - ownCloud Infinite ScaleAlternative to Dropbox, Google Drive
A self-hosted file sync and sharing platform written in Go, shipped as a single binary or container, with desktop and mobile clients.
Apache-2.0Self-hosted2.1kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - SeafileAlternative to Dropbox, Google Drive
A self-hosted file sync and sharing system built around libraries that can be synced separately and optionally encrypted.
AGPL-3.0Self-hostedCloud546GitHub starsSome features paywalled
- Nextcloud — Nextcloud offers file storage, sync and sharing like Dropbox, but you run it on your own server and the core is open source.
- ownCloud Infinite Scale — oCIS is a self-hosted file sync and share platform, so it can replace a hosted service like Dropbox while keeping data on your own storage.
- Seafile — Seafile is a self-hosted file sync and sharing system, so it can replace a hosted service like Dropbox while keeping data on your own server.