Dropbox alternatives

Open-source alternatives

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  Nextcloud Hub

  Fit: PartialCore overlap exists; named gaps need replacing or rebuilding.Fit is not feature parity. B Tier BPaid extras for admin, identity or audit GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 Permissions of this strongest copyleft license are conditioned on making available complete source code of licensed works and modifications, which include larger works using a licensed work, under the same license. Copyright and license notices must be preserved. Contributors provide an express grant of patent rights. When a modified version is used to provide a service over a network, the complete source code of the modified version must be made available. May Commercial useModificationDistributionPatent usePrivate use Must License and copyright noticeState changesDisclose sourceNetwork use is distributionSame license No LiabilityWarranty Summary from GitHub's choosealicense.com Self-hostable: yesYou can run it on your own server.

  Self-hosted file sync/share alternative with desktop/mobile clients, sharing and versioning; own server/storage/backup operations required. Dropbox signatures, Replay, AI connectors and complex team policies need independent replacement or evaluation.

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  ownCloud Infinite Scale (oCIS source edition)

  Fit: PartialCore overlap exists; named gaps need replacing or rebuilding.Fit is not feature parity. B Tier BPaid extras for admin, identity or audit Apache License 2.0 A permissive license whose main conditions require preservation of copyright and license notices. Contributors provide an express grant of patent rights. Licensed works, modifications, and larger works may be distributed under different terms and without source code. May Commercial useModificationDistributionPatent usePrivate use Must License and copyright noticeState changes No Trademark useLiabilityWarranty Summary from GitHub's choosealicense.com Self-hostable: yesYou can run it on your own server.

  File sync/share with team-owned spaces, desktop/mobile clients and WebDAV. Recreate sharing/permissions and evaluate editor integrations; does not cover all Dropbox PDF/signing/video/AI bundles. Separate source rights from vendor stable binary EULA.

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  Seafile Community Edition

  Fit: PartialCore overlap exists; named gaps need replacing or rebuilding.Fit is not feature parity. C Tier CDaily-workflow features need a paid edition GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 Permissions of this strongest copyleft license are conditioned on making available complete source code of licensed works and modifications, which include larger works using a licensed work, under the same license. Copyright and license notices must be preserved. Contributors provide an express grant of patent rights. When a modified version is used to provide a service over a network, the complete source code of the modified version must be made available. May Commercial useModificationDistributionPatent usePrivate use Must License and copyright noticeState changesDisclose sourceNetwork use is distributionSame license No LiabilityWarranty Summary from GitHub's choosealicense.com OpenSSL linking exception (custom license) Not a standard license, so GitHub's license summaries don't cover it. Read the project's license text before relying on it. Self-hostable: yesYou can run it on your own server.

  File sync/share and library versioning fit; libraries replace Dropbox folder model, so permissions, shares and links need recreation/testing. Pro is needed for full-text search and granular folder permissions; Dropbox bundled signatures/video review not covered.