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Spacedrive vs Cozy
Spacedrive has 39,003 GitHub stars, 1,350 forks, 57 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. Cozy has 1,269 stars, 141 forks, 56 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Spacedrive leads on adoption by 2,974% (39,003 vs 1,269 stars). Spacedrive is written in Rust under a custom or non-standard licence; Cozy is written in Go under AGPL-3.0. Spacedrive has attracted 3% as many forks as stars, Cozy 11%. Cozy was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Spacedrive | Cozy | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 39K | ★ 1.3K |
| License | Custom / other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Rust | Go |
| Last push | 2026-07-29 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.4K | ⑂ 141 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Spacedrive if
- You weight community size — 39K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Cozy if
- You want the Cozy feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and Cozy fits your workflow better
About Spacedrive
Spacedrive is an open source, cross platform file explorer built on a virtual distributed filesystem written in Rust. It unifies local and remote storage—including cloud services like Dropbox, Google Drive, and S3—into a single interface, enabling unified search, browsing, and syncing across devices without centralized servers.
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About Cozy
Cozy is a platform that brings web services into one private space. Cozy Stack is the core server of the Cozy platform, and it runs as a single process. The project is written in Go, is developed by Twake Workplace, and is distributed under the AGPL v3 license. It lives in the self hosted personal cloud ecosystem, and it targets users who want to install software on their own hardware instead of relying on a third party profile.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Spacedrive or Cozy more popular?
Spacedrive has 39,003 GitHub stars and Cozy has 1,269. Spacedrive has the larger community by that measure.
Are Spacedrive and Cozy free?
Both are open source. Spacedrive has no licence declared in this registry, and Cozy is licensed under AGPL-3.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Spacedrive and Cozy?
Spacedrive is written in Rust and Cozy in Go. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Spacedrive or Cozy?
Choose Spacedrive if you want the larger community (39,003 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Cozy if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.