# Open-source alternatives for File storage and sync

> Sync and share files across devices from storage you control, instead of paying for cloud storage plans.

## Paid products
- [Open-source alternatives to Box](https://repoquarry.dev/alternatives/box.md): Box sells cloud file storage, sharing and business content tools. The alternatives cover file access and sharing rather than Box's full governance, AI and e-signature platform. Pricing: See pricing page.
- [Open-source alternatives to Dropbox](https://repoquarry.dev/alternatives/dropbox.md): Hosted cloud storage with desktop and mobile apps that keep a folder in sync across devices, plus share links, file version history and recovery, camera uploads and team folders. Storage space, history length and transfer limits grow with paid plans. Pricing: See pricing page.
- [Open-source alternatives to Google Photos](https://repoquarry.dev/alternatives/google-photos.md): Hosted photo and video library with automatic phone backup, search by faces, places and objects, shared albums and a timeline and map view. Free storage is shared with Gmail and Drive; more space is a paid Google One subscription, which is what most people are replacing. Pricing: See pricing page.

## Top ranked projects
1. [Immich](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/immich.md): Self-hosted Google Photos-style app with background phone backup, face recognition, CLIP search, shared albums, timeline and map. Commercial use: No.
2. [PhotoPrism](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/photoprism.md): Self-hosted photo library with AI labels, face recognition, search filters, maps and sharing; some features need a paid membership. Commercial use: Partial.
3. [Nextcloud Server](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/nextcloud-server.md): Self-hosted file sync and share server with desktop and mobile clients, share links, file versions and an app store for calendar, contacts and more. Commercial use: Partial.
4. [Syncthing](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/syncthing.md): Peer-to-peer continuous folder sync between your own devices, with no central server and optional file versioning. No share links or web file browser. Commercial use: Confirmed.
5. [Seafile](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/seafile.md): Self-hosted file sync and share with selective sync, encrypted libraries, share and upload links and version history; Pro edition free up to 3 users. Commercial use: Partial.
6. [Ente Photos](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/ente-photos.md): End-to-end encrypted photo backup with apps for phone, desktop and web, face detection, semantic search and shared albums; hosted or self-hosted. Commercial use: Partial.
7. [FileBrowser Quantum](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/filebrowser-quantum.md): Web file manager for folders on your server with search, previews, users, SSO and expiring share links; no sync client or mobile app. Commercial use: Confirmed.
8. [LibrePhotos](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/librephotos.md): Self-hosted photo library with face recognition, semantic search, timeline, map, shared albums and public links; Docker or Windows standalone. Commercial use: No.
9. [OpenCloud](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/opencloud.md): Apache-2.0 file sync and share server (community continuation of oCIS) that stores everything on the filesystem with no database; Docker install. Commercial use: Confirmed.
10. [Pydio Cells](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/pydio-cells.md): Go file sharing platform for teams with web UI, share links, Cells Sync desktop client and mobile apps; free Home edition, paid Connect/Enterprise. Commercial use: Partial.
11. [ownCloud Infinite Scale (oCIS)](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/owncloud-ocis.md): Go-based file sync and share server from ownCloud with spaces, web UI and desktop/mobile clients; official builds carry an EULA barring commercial use. Commercial use: Partial.
12. [Lychee](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/lychee.md): Self-hosted photo gallery for uploading, organising into albums and sharing photos via links; MIT, with a paid Supporter Edition. Commercial use: Confirmed.
13. [Memories (Nextcloud)](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/nextcloud-memories.md): Photo timeline app for Nextcloud with people and object grouping, albums, external sharing, map and Google Takeout import. Commercial use: Partial.
14. [FileRise](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/filerise.md): Self-hosted PHP web file manager with per-folder ACLs, password and expiry share links, upload-only request links, WebDAV and trash; Pro adds groups and more. Commercial use: Confirmed.
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