Self-hosted alternatives to Google Drive

Sync and share files on your own server, with no third-party storage limits. Below are 12 open source options you host on your own server — with no monthly per-user fee and full control of your data.

Syncthing

★ 85,702

Syncthing continuously syncs files between your devices, encrypted and peer-to-peer, with no central server. It's the alternative to Dropbox for people who don't want a third-party cloud: files go straight from one machine to another.

File Transfer & Synchronization MPL-2.0

copyparty

★ 45,314

Portable file server with accelerated resumable uploads, deduplication, WebDAV, FTP, zeroconf, media indexer, video thumbnails, audio transcoding, and write-only folders, in a single file with no mandatory dependencies.

File Transfer - Web-based File Managers MIT

Puter

★ 42,384

Web-based operating system designed to be feature-rich, exceptionally fast, and highly extensible.

File Transfer & SynchronizationRemote Access AGPL-3.0

Nextcloud

★ 35,889

Nextcloud is a complete private-cloud suite: files, calendar, contacts, email, calls and document editing. It's the most robust self-hosted alternative to Google Drive and Microsoft 365, with a huge ecosystem of apps.

File Transfer & SynchronizationGroupware AGPL-3.0

filebrowser

★ 35,196

File Browser offers a web file manager with a clean interface to browse, upload and share files from the server. Self-hosted, it's a simple way to access your files through the browser.

File Transfer - Web-based File Managers Apache-2.0

Cloudreve

★ 28,157

File management and sharing system, supports multiple storage providers.

File Transfer & Synchronization GPL-3.0

Seafile

★ 14,882

File hosting and sharing solution primary for teams and organizations.

File Transfer & SynchronizationGroupware GPL-2.0

Filestash

★ 14,326

Web file manager that lets you manage your data anywhere it is located: FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Git, S3, Minio, Dropbox, or Google Drive.

File Transfer - Web-based File Managers AGPL-3.0

ownCloud

★ 8,794

All-in-one solution for saving, synchronizing, viewing, editing and sharing files, calendars, address books and more.

File Transfer & Synchronization AGPL-3.0

miniserve

★ 7,678

CLI tool to serve files and dirs over HTTP.

File Transfer - Web-based File Managers MIT

Tiny File Manager

★ 5,925

Web based File Manager in PHP, simple, fast and small file manager with a single file.

File Transfer - Web-based File Managers GPL-3.0

OpenCloud

★ 5,616

File Sharing and Collaboration Platform.

File Transfer & Synchronization Apache-2.0

Frequently asked questions

Is there a free self-hosted alternative to Google Drive?

Yes. We've gathered 12 self-hosted, open source alternatives to Google Drive — including Syncthing, copyparty, Puter. You run all of them on your own server.

What is the best open source alternative to Google Drive?

Syncthing is one of the most popular (85,702 GitHub stars). The "best" depends on your case — compare the options below.

Do I need a server to replace Google Drive?

Yes. You can use a home server (homelab) or a cheap VPS (from ~€4/mo). See the hosting suggestions on this page.