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Spacedrive vs OpenCloud
Spacedrive has 39,003 GitHub stars, 1,350 forks, 57 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. OpenCloud has 6,003 stars, 242 forks, 449 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Spacedrive leads on adoption by 550% (39,003 vs 6,003 stars). Spacedrive is written in Rust under a custom or non-standard licence; OpenCloud is written in Go under Apache-2.0. Spacedrive has attracted 3% as many forks as stars, OpenCloud 4%. OpenCloud 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 | OpenCloud | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 39K | ★ 6.0K |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Rust | Go |
| Last push | 2026-07-29 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.4K | ⑂ 242 |
| 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 OpenCloud if
- You want the OpenCloud feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and OpenCloud 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 OpenCloud
OpenCloud is an open source platform for file management, sharing and collaboration, positioned as a self hosted alternative built for digital sovereignty. The project lives in the Productivity & Utilities / File Management & Sync category of the open source ecosystem, and the repository in question is the main repository of the OpenCloud server: it contains the Go codebase for the backend services that the rest of the platform is built on. The server is released under the Apache 2.0 licence, and the wider project is backed by OpenCloud GmbH, with documentation and installation guidance published at opencloud.eu …
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Frequently asked questions
Is Spacedrive or OpenCloud more popular?
Spacedrive has 39,003 GitHub stars and OpenCloud has 6,003. Spacedrive has the larger community by that measure.
Are Spacedrive and OpenCloud free?
Both are open source. Spacedrive has no licence declared in this registry, and OpenCloud is licensed under Apache-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Spacedrive and OpenCloud?
Spacedrive is written in Rust and OpenCloud 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 OpenCloud?
Choose Spacedrive if you want the larger community (39,003 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose OpenCloud if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.