ownCloud Core vs WeTransfer
ownCloud Core and WeTransfer are both file transfer software. OwnCloud Core is open source under AGPL-3.0, with 8.8k GitHub stars. WeTransfer is a commercial product from Bending Spoons.
Which to pick
- 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.
- Pick WeTransfer when
- You occasionally need to send a large file to someone outside your organisation without setting up shared storage.
Side by side
The PHP server of ownCloud Classic, providing file sync and sharing, WebDAV, CalDAV and CardDAV, user management, encryption and external storage.
Sends large files to people by link or email, with no account needed on the free tier.
ownCloud (now under Kiteworks) points new users to Infinite Scale, so Classic is in maintenance mode.
Since Bending Spoons bought it the free tier has tightened, and links expire, so it is not storage.
Production-ready (both)
Self-hosted server
Cloud service
PHP, JavaScript, MySQL and PostgreSQL
Not published
Open source, AGPL-3.0 (network copyleft)
Closed source, sold by Bending Spoons
Use inside your business is unrestricted. If you change it and let customers use it over the internet, you must publish your changes.
Closed source: you use it under the maker's terms and cannot change or resell the code.
8.8k GitHub stars
3.8k Wikipedia readers a month on phones
Established: started 14 years ago, latest release v10.16.6.
Not known
Other comparisons
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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.