Open Source Alternative

Best Storage & files in 2026

9 listings. Featured first, then A to Z. Head-to-head comparisons

Featured

Nextcloud

Storage & files

Self-hosted file sync, sharing and collaboration

vs Dropbox, Google DriveOpen sourcefile-synccollaboration

File Browser

Storage & files

Web file manager for a folder on your server

vs Dropbox, Google DriveOpen sourcefile-managerweb-ui

Immich

Storage & files

Self-hosted photo and video backup

vs Google Photos, iCloud PhotosOpen sourcephotosbackup

MinIO

Storage & files

S3-compatible object storage

vs Amazon S3Open sourceobject-storages3

ownCloud

Storage & files

File sync and share platform

vs Dropbox, BoxOpen sourcefile-syncsharing

PhotoPrism

Storage & files

AI-assisted photo management you host

vs Google PhotosOpen sourcephotosself-hosted

restic

Storage & files

Fast, encrypted backup program

vs Backblaze Personal Backup, CarboniteOpen sourcebackupencryption

Seafile

Storage & files

File syncing with a focus on speed and reliability

vs Dropbox, Google DriveOpen sourcefile-syncencryption

Syncthing

Storage & files

Peer-to-peer file synchronization

vs Dropbox, Resilio SyncOpen sourcefile-syncpeer-to-peer