Cloud storage
Transfer.zip alternatives
3 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
robinkarlberg/transfer.zip-webthe vendor’s own source★1,494 GitHub starsAGPL-3.0 licenceA self-hostable complete file-sharing solution that focuses on reliability, security and ease of use. Open on GitHub ↗ErugoOSS/Erugo★1,127 GitHub starsMIT licenceSelf-hosted Laravel+Vue file-sharing web app for sending and managing secure file transfers via a web UI.Open on GitHub ↗cloudreve/cloudreve★28,485 GitHub starsGPL-3.0 licenceSelf-hosted file management and sharing system supporting multiple storage backends and web-based uploads/downloads.Open on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- Managed scaling, multi-region CDN and high-bandwidth hosting optimizations
- Vendor support, uptime guarantees and priority support tiers
- Automated backups & paid operational monitoring provided by the hosted service
- Convenient hosted billing, trials, and built-in analytics managed by the vendor
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Transfer.zip, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.