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Open source alternatives to Google Drive

We track 6 open-source Google Drive alternatives, of which 3 currently score 70 or above on Repoly's GitHub health scale and 2 ship a Docker image. ownCloud leads on health at 96/100 with 137 commits in the last 90 days; across all 6 projects you are choosing between AGPL-3.0, Apache-2.0, GPL-2.0 and 2 other licences.

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62k
Combined stars
2,125
Commits / 90 days
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All 6 Google Drive alternatives, ranked by health

  • Top pick · highest health

    ownCloud

    96 GOOD

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

    ★ 8.8k · ⟳ today · v11.0.0 · AGPL-3.0

    DockerPHPdeb
    Website ↗ Source ↗

  • Nextcloud

    88 GOOD

    Access and share your files, calendars, contacts, mail and [more](https://apps.nextcloud.com/) from any device, on your terms.

    ★ 37k · ⟳ today · v32.0.15 · AGPL-3.0

    PHPdeb
    Website ↗ Source ↗

  • bewCloud

    76 GOOD

    File sharing + sync, notes, and photos (alternative to Nextcloud and ownCloud's RSS reader).

    ★ 1.2k · ⟳ 25 days ago · v4.15.0 · AGPL-3.0

    Docker
    Website ↗ Source ↗

  • Seafile

    41 SLOWING

    File hosting and sharing solution primary for teams and organizations.

    ★ 15k · ⟳ 17 days ago · v9.0.5 · GPL-2.0

    C
    Website ↗ Source ↗

  • Cozy Cloud

    10 STALE

    Personal cloud where you can manage and sync your files, notes, contacts, passwords, and documents.

    GPL-3.0

    Nodejs
    Website ↗ Source ↗

Google Drive alternatives: common questions

What is the most maintained open source alternative to Google Drive?

ownCloud scores highest at 96/100, with 137 commits in the last 90 days, 8.8k GitHub stars and its latest release (v11.0.0) published 2 months ago. Nextcloud has the most raw commit activity at 1960 commits in 90 days.

Which Google Drive alternatives use a permissive licence?

1 of 6 are permissively licensed (MIT, Apache, BSD or similar): Seafile (GPL-2.0). 4 use copyleft licences such as GPL or AGPL, which require you to publish changes if you distribute a modified version.

Which Google Drive alternatives run in Docker?

2 of 6 publish a Docker image or Compose file: ownCloud, bewCloud. Docker support contributes 10 of the 100 available health points, because it is the clearest signal that self-hosting is a supported path rather than an afterthought.