Filestash vs Spacedrive
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 Filestash with
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Compare Spacedrive with
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Feature Filestash Spacedrive Category Document Management File Sync & Storage License AGPL-3.0 AGPL-3.0 Language Go Rust Setup difficulty Easy Medium Min. RAM 256 MB 512 MB Deployment docker, binary, bare-metal binary GitHub stars ★ 14,451 ★ 38,732 First released 2017 2022 Replaces Dropbox, SharePoint Google Drive, Dropbox
Why pick each one
Choose Spacedrive if… Released under the AGPL-3.0 license Mature project with 38.7k GitHub stars Written in Rust Lightweight — runs in 512 MB RAM Spacedrive details
Frequently asked questions Is Filestash or Spacedrive better? Neither is universally better. Spacedrive has the larger community, while Filestash is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.
Are Filestash and Spacedrive free and open-source? Yes. Filestash is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Spacedrive under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Filestash and Spacedrive with Docker? Filestash: yes. Spacedrive: check the project docs for container support.