# Pydio Cells vs Rclone

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Rclone

| Attribute | Pydio Cells | Rclone |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 40.1 (75% (high)) | 61.3 (78% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 43 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 60,306 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under File Sync.","source":"https://pydio.com","question":"What is Pydio Cells?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Pydio Cells is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. Paid editions are also offered: Connect and Enterprise, priced on request. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://pydio.com","question":"Is Pydio Cells free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Pydio Cells supports the web, Linux, Android and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://pydio.com","question":"What platforms does Pydio Cells support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Pydio Cells can be deployed hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://pydio.com","question":"Can Pydio Cells be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Pydio Cells. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Pydio Cells not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.pydio.com/en/blog/why-upgrade-reporting-audit-and-compliance-capabilities","question":"What security certifications does Pydio Cells have?","confidence":0.7}]` | `[{"answer":"A client-side command-line program that synchronizes files between your local machine and multiple cloud storage services. It supports a wide range of cloud providers and offers features like encryption, checksums, server-side transfers, and bidirectional synchronization. It is indexed under File Sync.","source":"https://rclone.org","question":"What is Rclone?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Rclone is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://rclone.org","question":"Is Rclone free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Rclone supports Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://rclone.org","question":"What platforms does Rclone support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Rclone can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://rclone.org","question":"Can Rclone be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 38 integrations for Rclone, including Amazon S3, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, Dropbox, Backblaze B2, Microsoft Azure Blob Storage, Azure Files Storage and Google Cloud Storage, plus 30 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://rclone.org","question":"What does Rclone integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Rclone is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/rclone/rclone","question":"Is Rclone open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A command-line utility that synchronizes files and directories between multiple cloud storage providers and local storage. |
| features.capabilities | `{"pricing_model":"free_open_source","deployment_model":"self_hosted","active_directory_ldap_identity_sync":true,"self_hosted_linux_docker_deployment":true,"client_server_architecture_cloud_host":true}` | `{"pricing_model":"free_open_source","deployment_model":"self_hosted","aws_s3_azure_blob_external_mounts":true,"self_hosted_linux_docker_deployment":true,"block_level_delta_sync_transfer_speed":true,"client_server_architecture_cloud_host":true,"end_to_end_encryption_keys_in_transit":true,"version_history_and_conflict_resolution":true}` |
| integrations.count | 1 | 43 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"LDAP / Active Directory","native":true,"category":"identity"}]` | `[{"name":"Amazon S3"},{"name":"Google Drive"},{"name":"Microsoft OneDrive"},{"name":"Dropbox"},{"name":"Backblaze B2"},{"name":"Microsoft Azure Blob Storage"},{"name":"Azure Files Storage"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage"},{"name":"Oracle Cloud Storage"},{"name":"Cloudflare R2"},{"name":"iCloud Drive"},{"name":"Nextcloud"},{"name":"ownCloud"},{"name":"pCloud"},{"name":"Alibaba Cloud OSS"},{"name":"Huawei Cloud OBS"},{"name":"Tencent Cloud COS"},{"name":"OpenStack Swift"},{"name":"Rackspace Cloud Files"},{"name":"OVHcloud"},{"name":"rsync.net"},{"name":"Seagate Lyve Cloud"},{"name":"IONOS Cloud"},{"name":"Mail.ru Cloud"},{"name":"Yandex Disk"},{"name":"ArvanCloud AOS"},{"name":"Bizfly Cloud"},{"name":"China Mobile Ecloud"},{"name":"Dreamhost"},{"name":"OpenDrive"},{"name":"SugarSync"},{"name":"Synology C2"},{"name":"Qiniu Cloud"},{"name":"Rabata Cloud Storage"},{"name":"Servercore Object Storage"},{"name":"Wasabi"},{"name":"Hubic"},{"name":"Impossible Cloud"},{"name":"AWS S3","native":true},{"name":"Microsoft Azure Files Storage","native":true},{"name":"OneDrive","native":true},{"name":"Azure Blob Storage","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Azure Files","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"OVHcloud Object Storage","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Go |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true,"android":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Home","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Connect"},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","description":"Advanced enterprise support, directories, auditing, reporting dashboards, and custom workflows","contactSales":true}],"freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://pydio.com","retrievedAt":"2026-09-05T16:08:07.569Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source (MIT license)","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://rclone.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T12:45:40.197Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 18 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.75.2","date":"2026-10-09T11:03:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.75.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.75.1","date":"2026-09-04T17:11:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.75.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.75.0","date":"2026-07-31T17:10:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.75.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.74.4","date":"2026-07-08T18:48:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.74.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.74.3","date":"2026-06-05T16:29:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.74.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.74.2","date":"2026-05-23T10:12:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.74.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.74.1","date":"2026-05-08T16:11:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.74.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.74.0","date":"2026-05-01T16:10:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.74.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.73.5","date":"2026-04-19T12:15:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.73.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.73.4","date":"2026-04-08T13:42:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.73.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.73.3","date":"2026-03-23T23:00:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.73.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.73.2","date":"2026-03-06T20:42:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.73.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.73.1","date":"2026-02-17T18:27:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.73.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.73.0","date":"2026-01-30T22:12:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.73.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.72.1","date":"2025-12-10T14:55:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.72.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.72.0","date":"2025-11-21T18:20:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.72.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.71.2","date":"2025-10-20T15:25:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.71.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.71.1","date":"2025-09-24T16:32:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.71.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.71.0","date":"2025-08-22T16:41:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.71.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.70.3","date":"2025-07-09T15:06:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.70.3"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 4.8 |
| security.trust_center | https://www.pydio.com/en/blog/pydio-cells-v3-improved-speed-security-searchability-compliance | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":29,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Frclone%2Frclone&per_page=100","last_12m":27,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` |

## Capabilities (File Sync)

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

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T21:46:53.774Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*