copyparty vs Filestash
Both copyparty and Filestash are self-hosted alternatives to Google Drive. Both are filed under File Transfer - Web-based File Managers.
Side by side
| Field | copyparty | Filestash |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Web file manager that lets you manage your data anywhere it is located: FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Git, S3, Minio, Dropbox, or Google Drive. |
| GitHub stars | 47,227 | 14,856 |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Python | Docker |
| Latest release | v1.20.26, 14 October 2026 | No release recorded |
| Repository activity | 21 October 2026 | 29 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://www.filestash.app/ |
| Source code | https://github.com/9001/copyparty | https://github.com/mickael-kerjean/filestash |
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, 47,227 against 14,856.
- Filestash recorded repository activity more recently, 29 October 2026 against 21 October 2026.
- copyparty has a release on record (v1.20.26); the dataset records no release for Filestash.
- Licenses differ: copyparty is listed under MIT; Filestash under AGPL-3.0.
- Platforms differ: copyparty lists Python; Filestash lists Docker.
- Both are filed under the same categories: File Transfer - Web-based File Managers.