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Spacedrive vs Hoodik
Spacedrive has 39,003 GitHub stars, 1,350 forks, 57 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. Hoodik has 1,475 stars, 68 forks, 11 open issues and last shipped 20 days ago. Spacedrive leads on adoption by 2,544% (39,003 vs 1,475 stars). Spacedrive is written in Rust under a custom or non-standard licence; Hoodik is written in Rust under a custom or non-standard licence. Spacedrive has attracted 3% as many forks as stars, Hoodik 5%. Hoodik 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 | Hoodik | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 39K | ★ 1.5K |
| License | Custom / other | Custom / other |
| Written in | Rust | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-07-29 | 2026-08-29 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.4K | ⑂ 68 |
| 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 Hoodik if
- You want the Hoodik feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and Hoodik 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 Hoodik
Hoodik is a self hosted, end to end encrypted cloud storage server. It lives in the Rust and Vue ecosystem, using Actix web on the backend and Vue 3 on the frontend, and it is packaged as a Docker first service with SQLite or PostgreSQL and S3 compatible storage options.
read the full Hoodik overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Spacedrive or Hoodik more popular?
Spacedrive has 39,003 GitHub stars and Hoodik has 1,475. Spacedrive has the larger community by that measure.
Are Spacedrive and Hoodik free?
Neither Spacedrive nor Hoodik declares a licence in this registry, so check each project's own repository before relying on either for a commercial use. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Spacedrive and Hoodik?
Spacedrive is written in Rust and Hoodik in Rust. 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 Hoodik?
Choose Spacedrive if you want the larger community (39,003 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Hoodik if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.