Comparison

ownCloud vs Syncthing

No leader: the top candidate Syncthing has only 0.31 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
ownCloud20
Syncthing68
Score
Vioscale score
ownCloud20 / 100low · 3%updating
Syncthing68 / 100low · 31%updating
Pricing
Free tier
ownCloud
Syncthing
Model
ownCloudcommercial
Syncthingcommercial
Price level
ownCloud
Syncthingfree
Transparent
ownCloud
Syncthing
Integrations
Count
ownCloud4
Syncthing
Adoption
Dependent repos
ownCloud
Syncthing175
Github stars
ownCloud
Syncthing88,008
Activity
Commits last 30d
ownCloud
Syncthing35
Release
Cadence days
ownCloud
Syncthing9
History
ownCloud
Syncthing20 items
License
Spdx
ownCloud
SyncthingMPL-2.0
Language
Primary
ownCloud
SyncthingGo

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for file sync. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Deployment model
ownCloud-
SyncthingP2p client
Peer to peer p2p network routing
ownCloud-
Syncthing
Client server architecture cloud host
ownCloud-
Syncthing
Block level delta sync transfer speed
ownCloud-
Syncthing-
Self hosted linux docker deployment
ownCloud-
Syncthing
Synology qnap nas hardware integration
ownCloud-
Syncthing-
Aws s3 azure blob external mounts
ownCloud-
Syncthing
Active directory ldap identity sync
ownCloud-
Syncthing
Version history and conflict resolution
ownCloud-
Syncthing-
End to end encryption keys in transit
ownCloud-
Syncthing
SOC2 type ii
ownCloud-
Syncthing-
ISO 27001
ownCloud-
Syncthing-
Pricing model
ownCloud-
SyncthingFree open source

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

ownCloud

An open-source platform for file synchronization and sharing designed for self-hosted deployment, with native clients for desktop and mobile devices.

Independently observed

Syncthing

Syncthing automatically synchronizes files between multiple computers in real-time while encrypting all communication and storing data only on your own devices. It operates without central servers, giving you complete privacy and control over where your data is stored and who can access it.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

ownCloud

Pricing not documented yet.

Syncthing

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
ownCloud
Syncthing
iOS
ownCloud
Syncthing
Android
ownCloud
Syncthing
macOS
ownCloud
Syncthing
Windows
ownCloud
Syncthing
Linux
ownCloud
Syncthing
CLI
ownCloud
Syncthing
Deployment
Self-hosted
ownCloud
Syncthing
On-premise
ownCloud
Syncthing

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

ownCloud

4 total
  • Dropbox
  • FTP
  • S3
  • Moodle
Independently observed

Syncthing

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.

ownCloud vs Syncthing: an evidence-based comparison · Vioscale