copyparty vs Seafile
Both copyparty and Seafile are self-hosted alternatives to Dropbox and Google Drive.
Side by side
| Field | copyparty | Seafile |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | File hosting and sharing solution primary for teams and organizations. |
| GitHub stars | 47,227 | 15,407 |
| License | MIT | GPL-2.0, GPL-3.0, AGPL-3.0, Apache-2.0 |
| Platforms | Python | C |
| Latest release | v1.20.26, 14 October 2026 | v9.0.5, 27 February 2024 |
| Repository activity | 21 October 2026 | 16 October 2026 |
| Health | Active | Active |
| Categories | File Transfer - Web-based File Managers | File Transfer & Synchronization, Groupware |
| Website | https://github.com/9001/copyparty | https://www.seafile.com/en/home/ |
| Source code | https://github.com/9001/copyparty | https://github.com/haiwen/seafile |
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 15,407.
- copyparty recorded repository activity more recently, 21 October 2026 against 16 October 2026.
- copyparty has the newer release on record: v1.20.26, 14 October 2026, against v9.0.5, 27 February 2024.
- Licenses differ: copyparty is listed under MIT; Seafile under GPL-2.0, GPL-3.0, AGPL-3.0, Apache-2.0.
- Platforms differ: copyparty lists Python; Seafile lists C.
- copyparty is filed under File Transfer - Web-based File Managers; Seafile is filed under File Transfer & Synchronization, Groupware.