Alternatives to Microsoft OneDrive in 2026

LocalSend localsend

An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop

Complete system Production-ready You need AirDrop-style transfers between mixed Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS devices on the same network.

★ 97k Apache-2.0 Dart Active, pushed today

Syncthing syncthing

Open Source Continuous File Synchronization

Complete system Production-ready You want folders kept in sync across your computers and servers without a cloud provider.

★ 90k MPL-2.0 Go Active, pushed today

Copyparty 9001

Portable file server with accelerated resumable uploads, dedup, WebDAV, SFTP, FTP, TFTP, zeroconf, media indexer, thumbnails++ all in one file

Complete system Production-ready You want to turn a NAS, PC or Raspberry Pi into a browser-accessible file drop and share point in minutes.

★ 47k MIT Python Active, pushed 13 days ago

Croc schollz

Easily and securely send things from one computer to another :crocodile: :package:

Developer tool Production-ready You regularly move files between machines across networks and are comfortable in a terminal.

★ 41k MIT Go Active, pushed today

Nextcloud Server nextcloud

☁️ Nextcloud server, a safe home for all your data

Complete system Production-ready You want Google Drive or Microsoft 365-style file sharing on infrastructure you control.

★ 37k AGPL-3.0 PHP Active, pushed today

Cloudreve cloudreve

🌩 Self-hosted file management and sharing system, supports multiple storage providers

Complete system Production-ready You want a personal or small-team cloud drive over existing storage with sharing links.

★ 29k GPL-3.0 Go Active, pushed 13 days ago

Filestash mickael-kerjean

:file_folder: Universal File Management Platform (for humans and agents)

Complete system Usable You want one browser front end over several existing storage systems.

★ 15k AGPL-3.0 Go Active, pushed 5 days ago

Dufs sigoden

A file server that supports static serving, uploading, searching, accessing control, webdav...

Developer tool Production-ready You need a quick, scriptable file server for a folder on a LAN, a VPS or a container.

★ 11k Apache-2.0 Rust Active, pushed 4 days ago

ownCloud Core owncloud

:cloud: ownCloud web server core (Files, DAV, etc.)

Complete system Production-ready You already run ownCloud Classic and need to keep it patched; new deployments should look at ownCloud Infinite Scale or Nextcloud instead.

★ 8.8k AGPL-3.0 PHP Active, pushed today

SparkleShare hbons

Share and collaborate by syncing with any Git repository instantly. Linux, macOS, and Windows

Complete system Usable Rarely now; consider Syncthing or Nextcloud instead.

★ 5k GPL-3.0 C# Active, pushed 2 months ago

Zrok openziti

Secure internet sharing made simple.

Complete system Production-ready You need to expose a local service or folder to collaborators and want a self-hostable ngrok-style option built on OpenZiti.

★ 4.8k Apache-2.0 Go Active, pushed 3 days ago

Syncthing macOS syncthing

Official frugal and native macOS Syncthing application bundle

Complete system Production-ready You use Syncthing on a Mac and want it to behave like a native app rather than a background command-line service.

★ 4k MIT Objective-C Active, pushed 12 days ago

HFS rejetto

HFS is a web file server for your computer. Share folders or even a single file thanks to the virtual file system.

Complete system Production-ready You want to share files straight off a PC or home server through a browser without uploading them to a cloud service.

★ 4k GPL-3.0 TypeScript Active, pushed yesterday

OxiCloud AtalayaLabs

☁️ Ultra-fast, secure & lightweight self-hosted cloud storage — your files, photos, calendars & contacts, all in one place. Built in Rust.

Complete system Usable A home lab or small team wants Nextcloud's core file, calendar and contact features with lower memory use and simpler deployment.

★ 3.7k MIT Rust Active, pushed today

Zipline diced

A ShareX/file upload server that is easy to use, packed with features, and with an easy setup!

Complete system Production-ready You take lots of screenshots or share files from ShareX or Flameshot and want links served from your own domain.

★ 3.5k MIT TypeScript Active, pushed today

PasswordPusher pglombardo

🔐 Securely share sensitive information with automatic expiration & deletion after a set number of views or duration. Track who, what and when with full audit logs.

Complete system Production-ready Your team keeps pasting credentials into email or chat and you want a self-destructing link with an audit trail instead.

★ 3.2k Apache-2.0 Ruby Active, pushed today

Mirotalksfu miroslavpejic85

🏆 Self-hosted, open-source WebRTC video conferencing platform for real-time communication and collaboration. A modern alternative to Zoom, Google Meet, Jitsi Meet, and Microsoft Teams, powered by scalable SFU architecture with Mediasoup.

Complete system Usable You want your own Zoom-style meeting server for larger group calls and can run a Node.js service with open UDP ports.

★ 3.1k AGPL-3.0 JavaScript Active, pushed today

PairDrop schlagmichdoch

PairDrop: Transfer Files Cross-Platform. No Setup, No Signup.

Complete system Production-ready You want AirDrop-like sharing that needs nothing installed, using pairdrop.net or your own instance.

★ 12k GPL-3.0 JavaScript Slowing, pushed 6 months ago

Docs sismics

Lightweight document management system packed with all the features you can expect from big expensive solutions

Complete system Usable A small business or individual wants a simple DMS that runs in one Docker container.

★ 2.6k GPL-2.0 JavaScript Active, pushed 16 days ago

Palmr kyantech

🌴 Palmr. is an open-source file-sharing platform focused on privacy and security. It enables users to upload, manage, and share files with features like password protection, custom links, and access control without tracking or limitations. Designed for seamless and secure sharing, Palmr. is completely free.

Complete system Experimental Only if you plan to take over or fork it; new users should pick a maintained file transfer tool.

★ 2.4k Apache-2.0 TypeScript Active, pushed 17 days ago

oCIS owncloud

:atom_symbol: ownCloud Infinite Scale

Complete system Production-ready An organisation wants a self-hosted file sync and share platform that scales out and is built as Go services rather than a PHP monolith.

★ 2.2k Apache-2.0 Go Active, pushed today

ProjectSend projectsend

Share files with your clients, from your own server. Free, open source (GPLv2), self-hosted — or use ProjectSend Cloud, the official hosted version run by the same team.

Complete system Production-ready An accountant, agency or consultancy wants a self-hosted portal for delivering documents to clients instead of email attachments or public links.

★ 2k GPL-2.0 PHP Active, pushed 5 days ago

PsiTransfer psi-4ward

Simple open source self-hosted file sharing solution.

Complete system Usable You want a simple self-hosted WeTransfer replacement for sending large files to people outside your organisation.

★ 2k BSD-2-Clause JavaScript Active, pushed 9 days ago

Sync-in Server Sync-in

Sync-in · Sovereign platform for file storage, sharing, synchronization, and collaboration.

Complete system Usable A small organisation wants a lighter Nextcloud alternative focused on files, sharing and document editing on its own servers.

★ 2k AGPL-3.0 TypeScript Active, pushed yesterday

Ffsend timvisee

:mailbox_with_mail: Easily and securely share files from the command line. A fully featured Firefox Send client.

Developer tool Usable You want to share files up to about 1 GB from a terminal through an encrypted link that expires after a set number of downloads or time.

★ 7.4k GPL-3.0 Rust Slowing, pushed 12 months ago

Nextcloud-snap nextcloud-snap

☁️📦 Nextcloud packaged as a snap

Integration Production-ready You want a Nextcloud server on Ubuntu or a Raspberry Pi with the least setup and are happy with automatic updates.

★ 1.8k GPL-3.0 Shell Active, pushed today

Cryptgeon cupcakearmy

cryptgeon is a secure, open source note / file sharing service inspired by PrivNote written in rust & svelte.

Complete system Usable You want a self-hosted one-time secret link service with client-side encryption.

★ 1.6k MIT Svelte Active, pushed 13 days ago

Galene jech

The Galène videoconference server

Complete system Production-ready A university, club or small organisation wants its own meeting server that runs on modest hardware without a large media stack.

★ 1.4k MIT Go Active, pushed 3 days ago

HRConvert2 zelon88

A self-hosted, respource aware file conversion server supporting 488 formats in 26 languages.

Complete system Usable You want an online-converter experience for staff or the public without sending files to third-party conversion sites.

★ 1.4k GPL-3.0 PHP Active, pushed today

Sharry eikek

Sharry is a self-hosted file sharing web application.

Complete system Production-ready You need both to send large files out and to receive files from clients or partners on your own server.

★ 1.4k GPL-3.0 Elm Active, pushed 5 days ago

FastSend ShouChenICU

FastSend 是一个基于 WebRTC 技术的点对点文件传输工具，支持快速的目录同步和文件传输。通过浏览器即可实现安全、高效的文件共享。

Complete system Usable You want to send files or folders directly between two browsers, especially on the same LAN, with a Chinese or English interface.

★ 1.3k MIT JavaScript Active, pushed 2 days ago

Rustypaste orhun

A minimal file upload/pastebin service.

Complete system Production-ready You want a 0x0.st-style upload endpoint on your own server for sharing logs, snippets and files from the terminal.

★ 1.2k MIT Rust Active, pushed 2 days ago

Updog sc0tfree

Updog is a replacement for Python's SimpleHTTPServer. It allows uploading and downloading via HTTP/S, can set ad hoc SSL certificates and use http basic auth.

Developer tool Usable You need to move files to or from a machine quickly during admin, testing or security work and Python is already installed.

★ 3.4k MIT Python Slowing, pushed 12 months ago

CommunityServer ONLYOFFICE

Free open source office suite with business productivity tools: document and project management, CRM, mail aggregator.

Complete system Usable Only for existing installs; ONLYOFFICE now steers users to DocSpace and Workspace.

★ 3.2k Apache-2.0 C# Slowing, pushed 6 months ago

Twake-legacy linagora

Twake is a secure open source collaboration platform to improve organizational productivity.

Complete system Experimental Do not adopt it; Linagora has deprecated this repository in favour of Twake Workplace.

★ 1.9k AGPL-3.0 TypeScript Slowing, pushed 9 months ago

Bita oll3

Differential file synchronization over http

Developer tool Usable You ship large firmware or disk images to embedded or IoT devices and want delta updates without building patch files or running a special server.

★ 293 MIT Rust Active, pushed 2 months ago

SyncUp sidtech-solutions

SyncUp: an open-source Syncthing client for iOS and Android, powered by react-native

Complete system Usable You use Syncthing and need a maintained mobile client, especially on iOS, since the official Android app was archived.

★ 245 MPL-2.0 TypeScript Active, pushed 6 days ago

Desktop Sync-in

Sync-in Desktop · Full-featured app for file sync and server access

Complete system Usable You run a Sync-in server and want desktop sync or scripted transfers against it.

★ 179 AGPL-3.0 TypeScript Active, pushed 8 days ago

Repo-file-sync-action BetaHuhn

🔄 GitHub Action to keep files like Action workflows or entire directories in sync between multiple repositories.

Developer tool Usable You maintain many repositories and want shared workflow, config or licence files kept identical from one source repo.

★ 366 MIT JavaScript Quiet, pushed 2 years ago

Polyx thesephist

Productivity suite written from scratch in Ink on the backend and Torus on the web

List, course or other material Experimental You want to study an example of building personal tools from scratch; it is not meant for others to run.

★ 229 MIT JavaScript Quiet, pushed 5 years ago

Google Drive Google

Cloud storage and file synchronization service

Complete system Production-ready You use Google accounts or Workspace and want storage that works with Google's editors and sharing.

61k readers a month Since 2012 Commercial

Dropbox Dropbox, Inc.

Discover Dropbox – secure, easy cloud storage for file sharing and collaboration. With Dash, save time and organize all your company content in one place.

Complete system Production-ready A team works with large files across mixed platforms and wants dependable sync independent of Microsoft or Google.

4.5k readers a month Since 2007 Commercial

WeTransfer Bending Spoons

The simple, quick and secure way to send your files around the world without an account. Share your files, photos, and videos today for free.

Complete system Production-ready You occasionally need to send a large file to someone outside your organisation without setting up shared storage.

3.8k readers a month Since 2009 Commercial

Box Box, Inc.

Intelligent Content Management makes it easy to automate workflows, collaborate internally and externally, and protect your sensitive data, all on one platform.

Complete system Production-ready An enterprise wants secure external file sharing and governance independent of Microsoft or Google.

1.2k readers a month Since 2005 Commercial

pCloud pCloud AG

Store, sync, and share your files securely with pCloud. Get up to 10 GB of free secure cloud storage and access your files from any device, anywhere.

Complete system Production-ready You want personal cloud storage outside the big US platforms and like the idea of paying once for a lifetime plan.

464 readers a month Commercial

Egnyte Egnyte

23,000+ businesses use Egnyte to give AI the business context it needs, collaborate on massive files, and govern sensitive content on one secure platform.

Complete system Production-ready A regulated or file-heavy business, such as construction, engineering or life sciences, needs controlled sharing of large files and compliance reporting.

191 readers a month Since 2007 Commercial