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Send 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 Send Encrypted file sharing fork of Firefox Send VS RE Resilio Sync alternative Onionshare Anonymous file sharing over the Tor network
FeatureSendResilio Sync alternative Onionshare
CategoryFile Sync & StorageFile Sync & Storage
LicenseMPL-2.0GPL-3.0
LanguageJavaScriptPython
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM256 MB256 MB
Deploymentdockerbinary, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 5,847★ 7,055
First released20202014
ReplacesWeTransfer, Firefox SendWeTransfer, Dropbox

Why pick each one

Choose Send if…

  • Released under the MPL-2.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Mature project with 5.8k GitHub stars
  • Written in JavaScript
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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 Send or Resilio Sync alternative Onionshare better?

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

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

Yes. Send is licensed under MPL-2.0 and Resilio Sync alternative Onionshare under GPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

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

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

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