Syncthing
Storage & File SharingA continuous file synchronization program that syncs folders directly between your own devices without a central server.
Open-source alternative to:
Dropbox
What the free edition leaves out
Scroll sideways to view all columns →The official pages do not say enough about the free edition to give a verdict. “Not confirmed” means the official pages we read did not say, so we do not guess.
| Feature | Free edition | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSO / SAML | Not confirmed | No official page states whether the free edition includes this. | Source ↗ |
| Role-based access control | Not confirmed | No official page states whether the free edition includes this. | Source ↗ |
| Audit logs | Free | The FAQ says an audit option can be enabled for a persistent, detailed log of changes. Syncthing has a single edition. | Source ↗ |
| Multi-user / teams | Not confirmed | No official page states whether the free edition includes this. | Source ↗ |
| Backups and restore | Not confirmed | No official page states whether the free edition includes this. | Source ↗ |
| API access | Free | The docs describe a REST API that uses an API key sent in the X-API-Key header or as a Bearer token. | Source ↗ |
| Support SLA | Not confirmed | The site says Kastelo provides commercial support for Syncthing; no support terms or response times are described. | Source ↗ |
Best for
People who want to keep folders in sync across their own computers and servers without handing files to a third-party cloud.
Why choose it over Dropbox
The site says none of your data is stored anywhere other than on your own computers and there is no central server. Source code is on GitHub under MPL-2.0, and it runs on macOS, Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris and OpenBSD.
Where it falls short
Devices find each other through public discovery and relay servers unless you run your own, and two devices only sync while both are online, since there is no central copy.
Open-source alternative to
- Dropbox — Syncthing keeps folders in sync across devices, which overlaps with Dropbox.
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