Cloud storage
iCloud Plus alternatives
2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.
The projects
haiwen/seafile★15,075 GitHub starslicence unclearSelf-hosted file sync and sharing platform with desktop clients, web UI, and file versioning.Open on GitHub ↗cloudreve/cloudreve★28,483 GitHub starsGPL-3.0 licenceSelf-hosted file management and sharing system with multiple storage provider support and web interface.Open on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- Deep OS-level integration (automatic device/system backups and seamless Finder/iOS Files integration)
- Apple-managed global scale, redundancy, and CDN optimizations
- Family sharing, bundled Apple ecosystem features, and device-specific privacy features
- Official Apple support and guaranteed regional availability
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches iCloud Plus, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.