Copyparty vs Microsoft OneDrive
Copyparty and Microsoft OneDrive are both file sync and storage software. Copyparty is open source under MIT, with 47k GitHub stars. Microsoft OneDrive is a commercial product from Microsoft.
Which to pick
- Pick Copyparty when
- You want to turn a NAS, PC or Raspberry Pi into a browser-accessible file drop and share point in minutes.
- Pick Microsoft OneDrive when
- You already use Microsoft 365 or Windows and want file sync and Office co-editing included in what you pay for.
Side by side
A single-file Python file server with resumable uploads, deduplication, thumbnails, media indexing and access over HTTP, WebDAV, SFTP, FTP, TFTP and SMB.
Microsoft's cloud file storage and sync, built into Windows and Microsoft 365, with Office co-authoring and files-on-demand.
Mostly one developer's work, and its many protocols and options need careful permission configuration before exposing it to the internet.
Windows pushes folder backup by default, which confuses users, and sharing behaviour differs between personal and business accounts.
Production-ready (both)
Self-hosted server and command line
Cloud service, desktop app and mobile app
Python and JavaScript
Not published
Open source, MIT (permissive)
Closed source, sold by Microsoft
You can build it into a product you sell, as long as you keep its copyright notice.
Closed source: you use it under the maker's terms and cannot change or resell the code.
47k GitHub stars
7.4k Wikipedia readers a month on phones
Established: started 7 years ago, latest release v1.20.26.
Not known
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Both sides were judged on 2026-11-03 from makers' descriptions, Wikipedia, READMEs and GitHub data. License, age and popularity lines are worked out directly.