freealternatives
Back to the index

Storage · paid tool

Dropbox Plus alternatives

Cloud file storage, sync, and sharing for individuals and teams.

Vendor
Dropbox
List price
$11.99/mo
Free alternatives
4

Free alternatives

Highest score first. The score weighs licence openness, repository activity, traction, feature coverage, and cost; factors without data are left out and the rest are reweighted.

Compare alternatives

Choose two or three to line up their attributes side by side.

0 of 3 selected

Select at least two.

Showing 4 of 4

Activity and popularity use repository metadata; without it, the overall score decides.

Platform
Pricing model

  1. Nextcloud

    94.3/100

    File sync, sharing, calendars, and office tools you host yourself.

    Licence
    AGPL-3.0
    Platforms
    web, macos, windows, linux, ios, android, self-hosted
    Self-hostable
    Yes
    Repo activity
    Last release October 15, 2026
    GitHub stars
    37,302
    Last verified
    October 24, 2026
    Why this rank
    FactorPointsWeight
    Licence opennessAGPL-3.0 licence (open); self-hostable2525%
    Repository activityLast activity 0 day(s) before 2026-10-262525%
    Popularity37302 GitHub stars19.520%
    Feature coverage9 of 11 curated capability tags covered16.420%
    Costopen-core pricing model8.510%

    Points add up to the score. Factors without data are left out and the remaining weights are renormalised.

  2. Seafile

    91.3/100

    Self-hosted file sync with block-level deduplication and libraries.

    Licence
    GPL-2.0
    Platforms
    web, macos, windows, linux, ios, android, self-hosted
    Self-hostable
    Yes
    Repo activity
    Last release February 27, 2024
    GitHub stars
    15,386
    Last verified
    October 24, 2026
    Why this rank
    FactorPointsWeight
    Licence opennessGPL-2.0 licence (open); self-hostable2525%
    Repository activityLast activity 10 day(s) before 2026-10-262525%
    Popularity15386 GitHub stars17.820%
    Feature coverage6 of 8 curated capability tags covered1520%
    Costopen-core pricing model8.510%

    Points add up to the score. Factors without data are left out and the remaining weights are renormalised.

  3. ownCloud

    90.3/100

    Self-hosted file sync and sharing with desktop and mobile clients.

    Licence
    AGPL-3.0
    Platforms
    web, macos, windows, linux, ios, android, self-hosted
    Self-hostable
    Yes
    Repo activity
    Last release October 6, 2026
    GitHub stars
    8,839
    Last verified
    October 24, 2026
    Why this rank
    FactorPointsWeight
    Licence opennessAGPL-3.0 licence (open); self-hostable2525%
    Repository activityLast activity 0 day(s) before 2026-10-262525%
    Popularity8839 GitHub stars16.820%
    Feature coverage6 of 8 curated capability tags covered1520%
    Costopen-core pricing model8.510%

    Points add up to the score. Factors without data are left out and the remaining weights are renormalised.

  4. Syncthing

    89.1/100

    Peer-to-peer file sync between devices without a central server.

    Licence
    MPL-2.0
    Platforms
    macos, windows, linux, android, self-hosted
    Self-hostable
    Yes
    Repo activity
    Last release October 21, 2026
    GitHub stars
    89,772
    Last verified
    October 24, 2026
    Why this rank
    FactorPointsWeight
    Licence opennessMPL-2.0 licence (open); self-hostable2525%
    Repository activityLast activity 0 day(s) before 2026-10-262525%
    Popularity89772 GitHub stars2020%
    Feature coverage5 of 11 curated capability tags covered9.120%
    Costfree pricing model1010%

    Points add up to the score. Factors without data are left out and the remaining weights are renormalised.