Seafile vs Unison
No leader: the top candidate Seafile has only 0.16 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.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for file sync. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Seafile
A storage platform for organizing files in encrypted libraries, with cross-device syncing, version tracking, and team sharing capabilities.
Unison
Unison maintains multiple copies of files and directories on different hosts or disks, automatically propagating non-conflicting changes between replicas. It detects conflicting updates, works offline after synchronization, and runs as a user-level program without requiring kernel modifications or elevated privileges.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Seafile
Free community edition or $100 total for 3-9 Pro users, then $48/user/year; cloud Plus at $8/user/month
- Community EditionFree
- File sync
- File sharing
- Version control
- Group sharing
- WebDAV
- +2 more
- Professional Edition$100 total for 3-9 users, then $48/user/year (discounts at 250+ users)
- Full-text search
- Granular folder permissions
- Audit logs
- LDAP/AD authentication
- ADFS/Shibboleth SSO
- +7 more
- Plus Edition (Cloud)$8/user/month (trial: max 3 users, 3 months free)
- File upload/download
- Cross-platform sync with drive mount
- Granular sharing permissions
- Organizational structure
- File operation audit logs
- +8 more
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Seafile
- LDAP
- Active Directory
- SAML
- OnlyOffice
- Collabora Online
- WebDAV
- Collabora
Unison
Not documented yet.
Seafile or Unison: which one depends on you
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