copyparty vs Filestash
A side-by-side comparison of copyparty and Filestash — pricing, license, deployment, and where each tool wins.
copyparty
github.com
Portable file server with accelerated resumable uploads, deduplication, WebDAV, FTP, zeroconf, media indexer, video thumbnails, audio transcoding, and write-only folders, in a single file with no mandatory dependencies.
Filestash
filestash.app
Web file manager that lets you manage your data anywhere it is located: FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Git, S3, Minio, Dropbox, or Google Drive.
| Feature | copyparty | Filestash |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Model | Open-source | Open-source |
| License | CC-BY-SA-3.0 | CC-BY-SA-3.0 |
| Deployment | Self-hosted | Self-hosted |
| Category | File Transfer - Web-based File Managers | File Transfer - Web-based File Managers |
| Self-hosted | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
| Free tier | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
Pick copyparty if…
- ✓You prefer copyparty's feature set or ecosystem fit.
Pick Filestash if…
- ✓You prefer Filestash's feature set or ecosystem fit.
4–16hmedium risk
Plan a sprint — 4-16 engineering hours, run in parallel for a week.
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