copyparty vs Syncthing
Both copyparty and Syncthing are self-hosted alternatives to Dropbox.
Side by side
| Field | copyparty | Syncthing |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Peer-to-peer file synchronisation tool. |
| GitHub stars | 47,227 | 89,995 |
| License | MIT | MPL-2.0 |
| Platforms | Python | Go, Docker, deb |
| Latest release | v1.20.26, 14 October 2026 | v2.1.7, 21 October 2026 |
| Repository activity | 21 October 2026 | 27 October 2026 |
| Health | Active | Active |
| Categories | File Transfer - Web-based File Managers | File Transfer & Synchronization |
| Website | https://github.com/9001/copyparty | https://syncthing.net/ |
| Source code | https://github.com/9001/copyparty | https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing |
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.
- Syncthing has more GitHub stars in the dataset, 89,995 against 47,227.
- Syncthing recorded repository activity more recently, 27 October 2026 against 21 October 2026.
- Syncthing has the newer release on record: v2.1.7, 21 October 2026, against v1.20.26, 14 October 2026.
- Licenses differ: copyparty is listed under MIT; Syncthing under MPL-2.0.
- Platforms differ: copyparty lists Python; Syncthing lists Go, Docker, deb.
- copyparty is filed under File Transfer - Web-based File Managers; Syncthing is filed under File Transfer & Synchronization.