copyparty vs Puter
Both copyparty and Puter are self-hosted alternatives to Dropbox and Google Drive.
Side by side
| Field | copyparty | Puter |
|---|---|---|
| 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-based operating system designed to be feature-rich, exceptionally fast, and highly extensible. |
| GitHub stars | 47,227 | 44,052 |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Python | Nodejs, Docker |
| Latest release | v1.20.26, 14 October 2026 | 26.10.1, 25 October 2026 |
| Repository activity | 21 October 2026 | 31 October 2026 |
| Health | Active | Active |
| Categories | File Transfer - Web-based File Managers | File Transfer & Synchronization, Remote Access |
| Website | https://github.com/9001/copyparty | https://puter.com/ |
| Source code | https://github.com/9001/copyparty | https://github.com/heyputer/puter |
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 44,052.
- Puter recorded repository activity more recently, 31 October 2026 against 21 October 2026.
- Puter has the newer release on record: 26.10.1, 25 October 2026, against v1.20.26, 14 October 2026.
- Licenses differ: copyparty is listed under MIT; Puter under AGPL-3.0.
- Platforms differ: copyparty lists Python; Puter lists Nodejs, Docker.
- copyparty is filed under File Transfer - Web-based File Managers; Puter is filed under File Transfer & Synchronization, Remote Access.