Cloudreve vs Rclone
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted apps from related categories
— licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one
replaces.
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Compare Cloudreve with
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Compare Rclone with
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Feature Cloudreve Rclone Category File Sync & Storage Backup & Recovery License GPL-3.0 MIT Language Go Go Setup difficulty Medium Medium Min. RAM 512 MB 128 MB Deployment docker binary, docker GitHub stars ★ 28,485 ★ 58,995 First released 2026 2014 Replaces — Backblaze
Why pick each one
Choose Cloudreve if… Released under the GPL-3.0 license First-class Docker support for quick deployment Mature project with 28.5k GitHub stars Written in Go Cloudreve details Choose Rclone if… Works with almost any cloud Extremely versatile Reliable Rclone details
Frequently asked questions Is Cloudreve or Rclone better? Neither is universally better. Rclone has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are Cloudreve and Rclone free and open-source? Yes. Cloudreve is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Rclone under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Cloudreve and Rclone with Docker? Cloudreve: yes. Rclone: yes.