Last checked October 15, 2026

Seafile

Seafile is file sync and share, closer to Dropbox than Nextcloud is, and with fewer extra apps. The community edition is GPL. A professional edition adds commercial features.

Open sourceGPL (community edition)Small teamsIndividualsEnterprises

The professional edition is proprietary. Confirm which edition you are installing.

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Website·Source

Free tier

Community edition is free to self-host.

Hosted

No hosted price recorded.

Self-host

Moderate. Docker is documented. You still plan disks and backups yourself. About $8–20/mo. Unverified estimate.

Drop-in scores

Replacing Dropbox100% of the checklist checked.
Replacing Google Drive100% of the checklist checked.

Sources checked

https://www.seafile.com