Dropbox pioneered cloud storage, but storage limits and pricing can be restrictive. devpick lists 6 self-hosted alternatives that let you manage storage capacity on your own terms.
- Unlimited storage constrained only by your server disk capacity
- Client-side encryption in Seafile where even server administrators cannot decrypt data
- P2P sync via Syncthing with no central server dependency
- Photo management with Immich providing Google Photos-equivalent capabilities
- Office integration in Nextcloud with LibreOffice Online collaborative editing
6 tools
immich
97,218TypeScriptAGPL-3.0
High performance self-hosted photo and video management solution.
Free
syncthing
81,526GoMPL-2.0
Open Source Continuous File Synchronization
Free
server
34,566PHPAGPL-3.0
☁️ Nextcloud server, a safe home for all your data
Open Core
seafile
14,549CNOASSERTION
Beyond file syncing and sharing, a new way to organize your files with extensible file properties and flexible views
Open Core
duplicati
14,422C#NOASSERTION
Store securely encrypted backups in the cloud!
Free
core
8,758PHPAGPL-3.0
:cloud: ownCloud web server core (Files, DAV, etc.)
Open Core
How to Choose
For a Google Workspace-equivalent suite choose Nextcloud, for fast file sync choose Seafile, and for serverless peer-to-peer sync choose Syncthing.