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Spacedrive vs Twake Drive
Spacedrive has 39,003 GitHub stars, 1,350 forks, 57 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. Twake Drive has 982 stars, 163 forks, 128 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Spacedrive leads on adoption by 3,872% (39,003 vs 982 stars). Spacedrive is written in Rust under a custom or non-standard licence; Twake Drive is written in JavaScript under AGPL-3.0. Spacedrive has attracted 3% as many forks as stars, Twake Drive 17%. Twake Drive was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (file-manager), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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 | Twake Drive | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 39K | ★ 982 |
| License | Custom / other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Rust | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-07-29 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.4K | ⑂ 163 |
| 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 Twake Drive if
- You want the Twake Drive feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and Twake Drive 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 Twake Drive
Twake Drive is an AGPL 3.0, JavaScript file management application that runs on the Cozy stack and gives individuals and teams a self hosted alternative to Google Drive for storing, organising, and sharing files.
read the full Twake Drive overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Spacedrive or Twake Drive more popular?
Spacedrive has 39,003 GitHub stars and Twake Drive has 982. Spacedrive has the larger community by that measure.
Are Spacedrive and Twake Drive free?
Both are open source. Spacedrive has no licence declared in this registry, and Twake Drive is licensed under AGPL-3.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Spacedrive and Twake Drive?
Spacedrive is written in Rust and Twake Drive 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 Twake Drive?
Choose Spacedrive if you want the larger community (39,003 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Twake Drive if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.