Best Multi-User File Sync & Storage for self-hosting

The 68 best Multi-User file sync & storage you can self-host, ranked by community traction.

At a glance

AppDeploy effortDifficultyMin. RAMLicense★ Stars
PuterUnder-an-hour setupMedium512 MBAGPL-3.043,679
Nextcloud≈5-minute setupMedium512 MBAGPL-3.037,089
CloudreveUnder-an-hour setupMedium512 MBGPL-3.028,834
SeafileUnder-an-hour setupMedium512 MBAGPL-3.015,329
SFTPGoUnder-an-hour setupMedium128 MBAGPL-3.012,660
Nextcloud All-in-One≈5-minute setupEasy1,024 MBAGPL-3.010,583
FilePizzaRead-the-docs projectMedium50 MBBSD-3-Clause10,242
ownCloudUnder-an-hour setupMedium512 MBAGPL-3.08,833
FileBrowser QuantumUnder-an-hour setupEasy128 MBApache-2.08,700
CryptPadUnder-an-hour setupMedium512 MBAGPL-3.08,006

Quick picks

Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Multi-User within the file sync & storage category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.

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