Cloud storage
UploadThing 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
pingdotgg/uploadthingthe vendor’s own source★5,300 GitHub starsMIT licenceFile uploads for modern web devsOpen on GitHub ↗cloudreve/cloudreveSelf-hosted file management and sharing system, supports multiple storage providersOpen on GitHub ↗appwrite/appwriteComplete cloud backend including Auth, Database and Storage suitable for self-hosted uploadsOpen on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- Managed multi-region storage and bandwidth optimizations
- Built-in audit log retention windows and UI (7/30 days tiers)
- Polished hosted dashboard, SLA, and commercial support
- Usage-based billing, team features and private-file hosting regions
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches UploadThing, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.