[category: cloud storage][verified alternatives][no votes, no pay-to-list]
Free and open source alternatives for Cloud storage
8 free or open source projects taken from the pages of 10 paid apps in this category. For each one: how many it replaces, how much subscription it cancels, what it costs to run.
- free alternatives
- 8
- $/month replaceable
- 95
- already self-hosted
- 8
- apps covered
- 10
8 alternatives
No alternative matches these filters. Try dropping the set or the category.
The value is the sum of the prices of the apps that project replaces — including outside this category, because a good alternative rarely serves only one.
55 $ /mese
Seafile Community Edition open source ★ 15,1k active [ops] web · self-hosted · macOS · Windows · Linux · iOS · Android
Desktop file sync and automatic mobile photo backup, with a database and server attached.
the 5 apps it replaces · 55 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (55 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
source code · verificata il 2026-08-06
44 $ /mese
Nextcloud Files open source ★ 36,3k active [ops] web · self-hosted · macOS · Windows · Linux · iOS · Android
File sync plus phone photo uploads on storage you own; Google’s invisible operations team is gone.
the 5 apps it replaces · 44 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (44 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
source code · verificata il 2026-08-06
44 $ /mese
OpenCloud open source ★ 5,8k active [docker] web · self-hosted · macOS · Windows · Linux · iOS · Android
Files and automatic photo uploads across desktop and mobile, provided you run the cloud yourself.
the 5 apps it replaces · 44 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (44 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
source code · verificata il 2026-08-06
21 $ /mese
Backrest open source ★ 7,1k active [1-click] web · macOS · Windows · Linux
Restic with buttons, schedules, checks, and enough guardrails to avoid living in a terminal.
the 2 apps it replaces · 21 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (21 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
source code · verificata il 2026-08-06
21 $ /mese
Duplicati open source ★ 14,9k active [1-click] web · macOS · Windows · Linux
Browser-driven encrypted backups to nearly any storage target, with more knobs than charm.
the 2 apps it replaces · 21 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (21 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
source code · verificata il 2026-08-06
21 $ /mese
Kopia open source ★ 13,8k active [1-click] CLI · macOS · Windows · Linux
Encrypted snapshots to storage you choose; the cloud bill and restore drills are still yours.
the 2 apps it replaces · 21 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (21 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
source code · verificata il 2026-08-06
19 $ /mese
Peergos open source ★ 2,4k active [ops] web · self-hosted · macOS · Windows · Linux · Android
End-to-end encrypted sync and secret links, with a smaller ecosystem and a stranger architecture.
the 2 apps it replaces · 19 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (19 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
source code · verificata il 2026-08-06
16 $ /mese
Syncthing open source ★ 87,3k active [1-click] web · CLI · macOS · Windows · Linux
Syncs the vault directly between computers; iPhones remain the awkward relative.
the 2 apps it replaces · 16 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (16 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
source code · verificata il 2026-08-06
Checked by hand: no votes, no buyable positions. Prices in dollars.