Compare top file management and sharing platforms. Find the best software for organizing team documents and assets.
45 tools
Tools in File Management
Restic — Restic is a free, open-source command-line backup program that provides fast, encrypted, deduplicated backups to a wide range of local and cloud storage backends.
BorgBackup — BorgBackup is a free, open-source deduplicating backup program for Linux, macOS, and BSD, combining space-efficient compression with authenticated 256-bit encryption.
Kopia — Free, open-source, cross-platform backup tool with client-side encryption, compression and deduplication, usable via CLI or GUI.
Duplicati — Duplicati is a free, open-source backup application that creates encrypted, incremental backups and stores them on cloud storage providers or local and network destinations.
UrBackup — UrBackup is a free, open-source client-server backup system that combines fast incremental file backups with full image backups for Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Bareos — Bareos is a free, open-source network backup and recovery solution forked from Bacula, supporting Linux, Windows, and Mac with an optional paid subscription for support.
Bacula — Bacula is free, open-source network backup and recovery software for Linux, Windows, and Mac, with a commercial enterprise edition offered by Bacula Systems.
Proxmox Backup Server — Proxmox Backup Server is an open-source enterprise backup solution for backing up and restoring virtual machines, containers, and physical hosts, built on Rust with deduplication and incremental-forever backups.
Syncthing — Syncthing is a free, open-source, peer-to-peer continuous file synchronization tool that syncs files directly between devices without a central server, maintained by the nonprofit Syncthing Foundation.
Resilio Sync — Resilio Sync is a peer-to-peer file synchronization tool built on BitTorrent protocol technology that syncs files directly between devices without routing through the cloud.
Unison — Unison is a free, open-source, cross-platform file-synchronization tool that keeps two replicas of a folder in sync across hosts, handling changes on both sides and flagging conflicts for manual resolution.
Rclone — Open-source command-line tool to sync, copy, mount, and manage files across 70+ cloud storage providers
Mutagen — Mutagen is a fast file synchronization and network forwarding tool, now owned by Docker, that lets developers use local tools and editors while working against remote servers, VMs, and containers.
Kiwix — Kiwix is a free, open-source offline reader that lets users download and browse Wikipedia and other web content without an internet connection.
bewCloud — bewCloud is a lightweight, open-source self-hosted alternative to Nextcloud, offering file storage, calendar, contacts, notes, and photos in under 50 MB of RAM.
Cloudreve — Cloudreve is a free, open-source, self-hosted file management and sharing system with multi-cloud storage support, built in Go and licensed under GPLv3.
Git Annex — git-annex is a free, open-source distributed file synchronization and version control tool that lets Git manage and track very large files without storing their full content in the Git repository history.
Kinto — Kinto is a free, open source, self-hostable JSON document storage service with synchronization and fine-grained sharing permissions, built by Mozilla.
OpenCloud — OpenCloud is an open-source file management, sharing, and collaboration platform forked from ownCloud Infinite Scale, developed by Germany's Heinlein Group as a sovereign, GDPR-focused alternative for European organizations.
OpenSSH SFTP server — OpenSSH SFTP server (sftp-server) is the free, open-source SFTP subsystem bundled with OpenSSH, providing secure file transfer over SSH as part of the OpenBSD project.
Puter — Open-source, self-hostable 'Internet OS' that gives users and developers a full browser-based desktop with cloud file storage, an app store, and AI APIs.
Samba — Samba is a free, open-source implementation of the SMB/CIFS networking protocol that lets Unix and Linux systems share files and printers with, and interoperate with, Windows.
Sync-in — Sync-in is an open-source, self-hosted file storage, sync, and collaboration platform built with TypeScript, offering secure sharing, real-time document editing, and desktop sync as an alternative to Dropbox, Google Drive, or Nextcloud.
bittorrent-tracker — bittorrent-tracker is an open-source Node.js library providing client and server implementations of BitTorrent HTTP, UDP, and WebSocket trackers, used by WebTorrent.
Deluge — Deluge is a free, open-source, cross-platform BitTorrent client with a client/daemon architecture supporting web, console, and desktop interfaces.
PrivyDrop — PrivyDrop is a free, open-source, peer-to-peer file and clipboard sharing web app that moves files directly between devices using WebRTC, with no account, upload limit, or server storage.
qBittorrent — Free, open-source, ad-free BitTorrent client written in C++ with an integrated search engine, RSS auto-downloader, and remote web-based control panel.
Transmission — Transmission is a free, open-source, cross-platform BitTorrent client known for its lightweight footprint, clean interface, and native apps for macOS, Linux, and other Unix systems.
Chibisafe — Chibisafe is a free, open-source, self-hosted file and image uploader written in TypeScript that gives you a private, ShareX-compatible vault with shareable links.
Enclosed — Enclosed is a free, open-source, minimalistic web app for sending private, end-to-end encrypted, self-destructing notes and files with zero server-side knowledge of their contents.
goploader — goploader is a free, open source, self-hosted file-sharing tool with a Go client and server that lets you upload and encrypt files straight from the terminal using curl, httpie or wget.
PictShare — PictShare is a free, open-source, self-hosted image, video, and text hosting service with a simple URL-based resizing and upload API, built by Haschek Solutions.
ProjectSend — Free, open-source, self-hosted file sharing software that lets businesses securely send and receive files with clients through their own server.
QuickShare — Open-source, self-hosted file sharing application for transferring, organizing and managing files across your own devices without relying on third-party cloud storage.
Safebucket — An open-source, self-hosted file sharing platform where files upload and download directly to your own S3-compatible storage rather than passing through the application server.
Slink — Slink is a link-in-bio tool that lets creators and businesses build a single shareable landing page linking out to their social media, streaming, e-commerce, and website profiles.
XBackBone — XBackBone is a free, open-source, self-hosted file and media sharing server with full ShareX support, letting teams run their own private alternative to third-party image and file hosts.
Apaxy — Apaxy is a free, open-source CSS theme that restyles Apache's default mod_autoindex directory listings into a cleaner, customizable browsing experience.
ClyoCloud — Self-hosted personal cloud storage and media streaming server built with Nuxt, emphasizing privacy, file sharing, and a database-free architecture.
Directory Lister — Directory Lister is a free, open-source PHP script that turns any web-accessible folder into a searchable, sortable file-browsing page with zero-configuration installation.
FileGator — FileGator is a free, open-source, self-hosted PHP web application for managing files and folders with multi-user roles, chunked uploads, and support for storage backends like local disk, FTP, SFTP, S3, and Dropbox.
ResourceSpace — ResourceSpace is an open-source digital asset management (DAM) system that can be self-hosted for free or run as a managed cloud service by its maintainer, Montala.
Surfer — Surfer is a lightweight, open-source static file server packaged for Cloudron, letting self-hosters serve static websites and share files through a web interface, CLI, or WebDAV.
TagSpaces — TagSpaces is an open-source, offline-first file organizer that lets you tag, organize, and search local files and folders without relying on cloud services.
Tiny File Manager — Tiny File Manager is a free, open-source, single-file PHP web-based file manager that lets you browse, upload, edit and manage files on a server through the browser without a database.