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yazi vs ownCloud
yazi has 42,303 GitHub stars, 1,023 forks, 65 open issues and last shipped yesterday. ownCloud has 2,124 stars, 274 forks, 628 open issues and last shipped today. yazi leads on adoption by 1,892% (42,303 vs 2,124 stars). yazi is written in Rust under MIT; ownCloud is written in Go under Apache-2.0. yazi has attracted 2% as many forks as stars, ownCloud 13%. ownCloud 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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| yazi | ownCloud | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 42K | ★ 2.1K |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Rust | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-20 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.0K | ⑂ 274 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick yazi if
- You weight community size — 42K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick ownCloud if
- You want the ownCloud 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 ownCloud fits your workflow better
About yazi
Yazi is a terminal file manager written in Rust on non blocking async I/O, aimed at developers and command line users who want fast, customizable file browsing without leaving the terminal.
About ownCloud
ownCloud Infinite Scale (oCIS) is a self hosted file sync and share server written in Go under the Apache 2.0 license. It lives in the ownCloud ecosystem and uses reva as a scalable backend with open APIs such as WebDAV and CS3. It presents itself as the foundation for a data management platform and as an open alternative to Google Workspace and Google Drive.
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Frequently asked questions
Is yazi or ownCloud more popular?
yazi has 42,303 GitHub stars and ownCloud has 2,124. yazi has the larger community by that measure.
Are yazi and ownCloud free?
Both are open source. yazi is licensed under MIT and ownCloud under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between yazi and ownCloud?
yazi is written in Rust and ownCloud 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, yazi or ownCloud?
Choose yazi if you want the larger community (42,303 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose ownCloud if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.