copyparty vs FileGator
Both copyparty and FileGator are self-hosted alternatives to Dropbox and Google Drive. Both are filed under File Transfer - Web-based File Managers.
Side by side
| Field | copyparty | FileGator |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Portable file server with accelerated resumable uploads, deduplication, WebDAV, FTP, zeroconf, media indexer, video thumbnails, audio transcoding, and write-only folders, in a single file with no mandatory dependencies. | Powerful multi-user file manager with a single page front-end. |
| GitHub stars | 47,243 | 3,085 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Platforms | Python | PHP, Docker |
| Latest release | v1.20.26, 14 October 2026 | v7.16.8, 21 October 2026 |
| Repository activity | 21 October 2026 | 27 October 2026 |
| Health | Active | Active |
| Categories | File Transfer - Web-based File Managers | File Transfer - Web-based File Managers |
| Website | https://github.com/9001/copyparty | https://filegator.io/ |
| Source code | https://github.com/9001/copyparty | https://github.com/filegator/filegator |
Where the records differ
Computed from the two records above: a line appears only where the dataset states a figure, a date or a set relation, and no line recommends one application over the other.
- copyparty has more GitHub stars in the dataset, 47,243 against 3,085.
- FileGator recorded repository activity more recently, 27 October 2026 against 21 October 2026.
- FileGator has the newer stable release on record: v7.16.8, 21 October 2026, against v1.20.26, 14 October 2026.
- Both are listed under the same license: MIT.
- Platforms differ: copyparty lists Python; FileGator lists PHP, Docker.
- Both are filed under the same categories: File Transfer - Web-based File Managers.