Top 7 File transfer/synchronization Open-Source Projects

Nextcloud

607 25,563 10.0 PHP

☁️ Nextcloud server, a safe home for all your data

Project mention: Happy 20th Anniversary, Gmail. I'm Sorry I'm Leaving You | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-04-15

It really is hard to leave Gmail when all of your data has been conveniently stored therein. This is one of Google's retention strategies and it is indeed brilliant.
That said, there's a vast number of self-hosted alternatives like Stalwart Mail (email) [1], Immich (images) [2], NextCloud (Google Docs) [3], etc.
[1] https://stalwa.rt
[2] https://immich.app
[3] https://nextcloud.com/

Seafile

11 11,646 6.4 C

High performance file syncing and sharing, with also Markdown WYSIWYG editing, Wiki, file label and other knowledge management features.

Project mention: I have a cloud storage problem! | /r/selfhosted | 2023-12-07

InfluxDB

www.influxdata.com sponsored

Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale. Get real-time insights from all types of time series data with InfluxDB. Ingest, query, and analyze billions of data points in real-time with unbounded cardinality.
ownCloud

10 8,262 9.8 PHP

:cloud: ownCloud web server core (Files, DAV, etc.) (by owncloud)

Project mention: Directory "/" not found owncloud | /r/owncloud | 2023-05-10

SparkleShare

2 4,853 4.2 C#

Share and collaborate by syncing with any Git repository instantly. Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Kinto

1 4,297 9.1 Python

A generic JSON document store with sharing and synchronisation capabilities.
myDrive

8 3,017 0.0 JavaScript

Node.js and mongoDB Google Drive Clone
Samba

33 869 10.0 C

https://gitlab.com/samba-team/samba is the Official GitLab mirror of https://git.samba.org/samba.git -- Merge requests should be made on GitLab (not on GitHub) (by samba-team)

Project mention: Homelab Adventures: Crafting a Personal Tech Playground | dev.to | 2024-04-22

Samba

WorkOS

workos.com sponsored

The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).