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Seafile vs Resilio Sync alternative Onionshare

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted file sync & storage options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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SE Seafile High-performance file sync and share with block storage VS RE Resilio Sync alternative Onionshare Anonymous file sharing over the Tor network
FeatureSeafileResilio Sync alternative Onionshare
CategoryFile Sync & StorageFile Sync & Storage
LicenseAGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
LanguageCPython
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM512 MB256 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metalbinary, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 15,077★ 7,055
First released20122014
ReplacesDropbox, Google DriveWeTransfer, Dropbox

Why pick each one

Choose Seafile if…

  • Excellent sync performance
  • Stable and battle-tested
  • Good for large libraries
Seafile details

Choose Resilio Sync alternative Onionshare if…

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • Mature project with 7.1k GitHub stars
  • Written in Python
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 256 MB RAM
Resilio Sync alternative Onionshare details

Frequently asked questions

Is Seafile or Resilio Sync alternative Onionshare better?

Neither is universally better. Seafile has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Seafile and Resilio Sync alternative Onionshare free and open-source?

Yes. Seafile is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Resilio Sync alternative Onionshare under GPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Seafile and Resilio Sync alternative Onionshare with Docker?

Seafile: yes. Resilio Sync alternative Onionshare: check the project docs for container support.

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