Copyparty vs ownCloud Core
Copyparty and ownCloud Core are both file transfer software. Copyparty is open source under MIT, with 47k GitHub stars. OwnCloud Core is open source under AGPL-3.0, with 8.8k GitHub stars.
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 ownCloud Core when
- You already run ownCloud Classic and need to keep it patched; new deployments should look at ownCloud Infinite Scale or Nextcloud instead.
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.
The PHP server of ownCloud Classic, providing file sync and sharing, WebDAV, CalDAV and CardDAV, user management, encryption and external storage.
Mostly one developer's work, and its many protocols and options need careful permission configuration before exposing it to the internet.
ownCloud (now under Kiteworks) points new users to Infinite Scale, so Classic is in maintenance mode.
Production-ready (both)
Self-hosted server and command line
Self-hosted server
Python and JavaScript
PHP, JavaScript, MySQL and PostgreSQL
Open source, MIT (permissive)
Open source, AGPL-3.0 (network copyleft)
You can build it into a product you sell, as long as you keep its copyright notice.
Use inside your business is unrestricted. If you change it and let customers use it over the internet, you must publish your changes.
47k GitHub stars
8.8k GitHub stars
Established: started 7 years ago, latest release v1.20.26.
Established: started 14 years ago, latest release v10.16.6.
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Both sides were judged on 2026-11-03 from each project's README and GitHub data. License, age and popularity lines are worked out directly.