# Pydio Cells vs Rclone

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Rclone

| Attribute | Pydio Cells | Rclone |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 46 (18% (low)) | 67.5 (40% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 43 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 59,406 |
| deployment.options | `{"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"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 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. |
| 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}` |
| integrations.count | - | 40 |
| 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"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Go |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"android":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Home","summary":"Free","features":["Storage: FileSystem, S3-compatible","Embedded users directory","Online preview of documents","REST API, SDKs, WebDAV","Mobile and desktop sync","Pre-built binaries"],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Connect","summary":"€3,280/year (base); volume discounts available from 100+ users","features":["Everything in Home","AD/LDAP directories support","SSO via OpenIDConnect / OAuth2","SSO via SAML / Azure ADFS","Cells as OAuth2 Identity Provider","White-labelling (customizable branding)","Pre-built binaries for linux / mac","Supported cloud images: OVF, VMWare, Amazon AMI"],"minSeats":50,"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":3280,"period":"year","currency":"EUR"}],"contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"€4,380/year (base); volume discounts available from 100+ users","features":["Everything in Connect","Role-based and rule-based access control","Multi-factor authentication","Terms of Service validation","Exportable audit logs (CSV/XLSX)","Real-time share auditing","Compliance and security features","Web, mobile and desktop sync","Storage support: FS, S3, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob","Custom versioning policies","Storage usage overview","Advanced UX branding and custom email templates"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":4380,"period":"year","currency":"EUR"}],"contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier available. Paid plans are annual subscriptions starting at €3,280/year.","currency":"EUR","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.pydio.com/en/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T09:07:13.647Z","billingPeriods":["year"]}` | `{"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 | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 17 |
| release.history | - | `[{"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"},{"url":"https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.70.2","date":"2025-06-27T13:21:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.70.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.70.1","date":"2025-06-19T13:19:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.70.1"}]` |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 5 |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":20,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Frclone%2Frclone&per_page=100","last_12m":18,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` |

## Capabilities (File Sync)

| Capability | Pydio Cells | Rclone |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | - | 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 |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:10:39.828Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*