Comparison

Pydio Cells vs Rclone

On the evidence we track, Rclone leads this comparison with a composite score of 61/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Pydio Cells40
★Rclone61
Score
vioscaleAI score
Pydio Cells40 / 100high · 75%
Rclone61 / 100high · 78%
Pricing
Free tier
Pydio Cells✓
Rclone✓
Model
Pydio Cellsfreemium
Price level
Pydio Cellslow
Rclonefree
Transparent
Pydio Cells✗
Rclone✓
Integrations
Count
Pydio Cells1
Rclone43
Adoption
Dependent repos
Pydio Cells–
Rclone43
Github stars
Pydio Cells–
Rclone60,306
Activity
Commits last 30d
Pydio Cells–
Rclone100
Release
Cadence days
Pydio Cells–
Rclone18
History
Pydio Cells–
Rclone20 items
License
Spdx
Pydio Cells–
RcloneMIT
Language
Primary
Pydio Cells–
RcloneGo
Content
Faq
Pydio Cells5 items
Rclone6 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Pydio Cells

A self-hosted platform that enables organizations to manage document sharing, collaboration, and workflows with full data control, designed as an alternative to cloud solutions for enterprises with strict security and compliance requirements.

Independently observed

Rclone

Leader

A command-line utility that synchronizes files and directories between multiple cloud storage providers and local storage.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Pydio Cells

Open sourceFree tier
  • HomeFree
  • Connect-
  • EnterpriseContact sales
as of verify ↗

Rclone

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source (MIT license)

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Pydio Cells✓
Rclone✗
Android
Pydio Cells✓
Rclone✓
macOS
Pydio Cells✗
Rclone✓
Windows
Pydio Cells✗
Rclone✓
Linux
Pydio Cells✗
Rclone✓
CLI
Pydio Cells✓
Rclone✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
Pydio Cells✓
Rclone✓

Integrations

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

Pydio Cells

1 total
  • LDAP / Active Directory
Independently observed

Rclone

Leader
44 total
  • Amazon S3
  • Google Drive
  • Microsoft OneDrive
  • Dropbox
  • Backblaze B2
  • Microsoft Azure Blob Storage
  • Azure Files Storage
  • Google Cloud Storage
  • Oracle Cloud Storage
  • Cloudflare R2
  • iCloud Drive
  • Nextcloud
  • ownCloud
  • pCloud
  • Alibaba Cloud OSS
  • Huawei Cloud OBS
  • Tencent Cloud COS
  • OpenStack Swift
  • Rackspace Cloud Files
  • OVHcloud
  • rsync.net
  • Seagate Lyve Cloud
  • IONOS Cloud
  • Mail.ru Cloud
  • +20 more
Independently observed
Still deciding?

Pydio Cells or Rclone: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

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