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Spacedrive vs Meteor-Files
Spacedrive has 39,027 GitHub stars, 1,355 forks, 57 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. Meteor-Files has 1,116 stars, 165 forks, 19 open issues and last shipped 17 days ago. Spacedrive leads on adoption by 3,397% (39,027 vs 1,116 stars). Spacedrive is written in Rust under a custom or non-standard licence; Meteor-Files is written in JavaScript under BSD-3-Clause. Spacedrive has attracted 3% as many forks as stars, Meteor-Files 15%. Meteor-Files 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 | Meteor-Files | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 39K | ★ 1.1K |
| License | Custom / other | BSD-3-Clause |
| Written in | Rust | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-07-29 | 2026-09-08 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.4K | ⑂ 165 |
| 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 Meteor-Files if
- You want the Meteor-Files feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the BSD-3-Clause license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and Meteor-Files 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.
read the full Spacedrive overview →
About Meteor-Files
Meteor Files is an open source Meteor.js package, published as ostrio:files under the BSD 3 Clause licence, that adds file upload and file management to Meteor applications using the MongoDB Collection API, and it is aimed at JavaScript developers building on Meteor.js who need uploads without adopting a separate file handling API.
read the full Meteor-Files overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Spacedrive or Meteor-Files more popular?
Spacedrive has 39,027 GitHub stars and Meteor-Files has 1,116. Spacedrive has the larger community by that measure.
Are Spacedrive and Meteor-Files free?
Both are open source. Spacedrive has no licence declared in this registry, and Meteor-Files is licensed under BSD-3-Clause. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Spacedrive and Meteor-Files?
Spacedrive is written in Rust and Meteor-Files in JavaScript. 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 Meteor-Files?
Choose Spacedrive if you want the larger community (39,027 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Meteor-Files if its feature set, stack or BSD-3-Clause licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.