# Rclone vs Seafile

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Rclone

| Attribute | Rclone | Seafile |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 61.3 (78% (high)) | 47.4 (16% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 43 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 60,306 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"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}]` | `[{"answer":"A file storage and synchronization platform that lets teams organize, share, and collaborate on content. It emphasizes privacy through encryption and provides version control, document editing, and knowledge management features. It is indexed under File Sync.","source":"https://www.seafile.com","question":"What is Seafile?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Seafile is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. A commercial or hosted edition starts at $8 per user per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.seafile.com/en/pricing/","question":"Is Seafile free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Seafile supports the web, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.seafile.com","question":"What platforms does Seafile support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Seafile can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.seafile.com","question":"Can Seafile be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 6 integrations for Seafile, including LDAP, Active Directory, SAML, OnlyOffice, Collabora Online and WebDAV. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.seafile.com","question":"What does Seafile integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Seafile. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Seafile not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.seafile.com/en/privacy_policy/","question":"What security certifications does Seafile have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Seafile is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in Singapore.","source":"https://www.seafile.com/en/pricing/","question":"Where is Seafile available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A command-line utility that synchronizes files and directories between multiple cloud storage providers and local storage. | A storage platform for organizing files in encrypted libraries, with cross-device syncing, version tracking, and team sharing capabilities. |
| features.capabilities | `{"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}` | `{"pricing_model":"free_open_source","deployment_model":"self_hosted","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 | 43 | 2 |
| integrations.list | `[{"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"}]` | `[{"name":"LDAP"},{"name":"Active Directory"},{"name":"SAML"},{"name":"OnlyOffice"},{"name":"Collabora Online"},{"name":"WebDAV"},{"name":"Collabora","native":true,"category":"productivity"}]` |
| language.primary | Go | - |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"SG","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source (MIT license)","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://rclone.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T12:45:40.197Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Community Edition","summary":"Free & open source","features":["File sync","File sharing","Version control","Group sharing","WebDAV","Library encryption","Basic team collaboration"],"description":"Open-source self-hosted edition with core file management features","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Professional Edition","summary":"$100 total for 3-9 users, then $48/user/year (discounts at 250+ users)","features":["Full-text search","Granular folder permissions","Audit logs","LDAP/AD authentication","ADFS/Shibboleth SSO","Role-based account management","Remote wipe","Two-factor authentication","Antivirus integration","OnlyOffice/Collabora integration","AWS S3 support","High availability clustering"],"minSeats":3,"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":100,"period":"year","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"user","amount":48,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Self-hosted enterprise solution with advanced security, compliance, and support","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Plus Edition (Cloud)","summary":"$8/user/month (trial: max 3 users, 3 months free)","features":["File upload/download","Cross-platform sync with drive mount","Granular sharing permissions","Organizational structure","File operation audit logs","Office document editing","Metadata management","Extended file properties","Kanban/gallery/table/map views","Hierarchical tagging","AI metadata extraction","SeaDoc document collaboration","Wiki knowledge base"],"minSeats":1,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"user","amount":8,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Cloud-hosted collaborative workspace with metadata management and AI features","contactSales":false}],"addOns":[{"name":"Professional Support Plan","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":5000,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Hourly Support","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"hour","amount":120,"period":null,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free community edition or $100 total for 3-9 Pro users, then $48/user/year; cloud Plus at $8/user/month","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.seafile.com/en/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T09:04:37.559Z","freeTrialDays":90,"startingPrice":{"amount":100,"period":"year","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":100,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | 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.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 | Rclone | Seafile |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 2026-10-16T23:25:12.479Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*