copyparty vs Sync-in

Both are self-hosted file transfer - web-based file managers projects. This page compares how well each one is actually maintained — the part you cannot see from a feature list.

copyparty scores 85 against Sync-in's 75, putting it ahead on the strength of a larger community. That measures project health, not feature fit — Sync-in may still be the right choice if it does what you need.
copypartySync-in
Health score 85/100 75/100
Commits (11 mo) 667 709
Commits (last 3 mo) 123 232
Stars 47k 1.8k
Latest release 19 Sept 2026 21 Sept 2026
Licence MIT AGPL-3.0
Built with Python Nodejs, Docker
Typical RAM 2 GB 1 GB

copyparty

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.

85/100
Thriving

High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.

Maintenance 28/40
Releases 25/25
Community 19/20
Momentum 12/15

Commit activity more than 71% of tracked projects; popularity more than 96%. How this is calculated.

Commits, last 11 months

2025-10: 111 commits 2025-11: 33 commits 2025-12: 82 commits 2026-01: 117 commits 2026-02: 68 commits 2026-03: 56 commits 2026-04: 41 commits 2026-05: 36 commits 2026-06: 16 commits 2026-07: 62 commits 2026-08: 45 commits

Sync-in

File storage, syncing, sharing, and collaboration with real-time editing, permission management, and desktop/CLI clients.

75/100
Healthy

Actively maintained with regular releases.

Maintenance 29/40
Releases 25/25
Community 9/20
Momentum 12/15

Commit activity more than 73% of tracked projects; popularity more than 46%. How this is calculated.

Commits, last 11 months

2025-10: 67 commits 2025-11: 60 commits 2025-12: 43 commits 2026-01: 33 commits 2026-02: 78 commits 2026-03: 70 commits 2026-04: 62 commits 2026-05: 64 commits 2026-06: 108 commits 2026-07: 39 commits 2026-08: 85 commits

How to read this

Everything above is measured, not opinion: commit counts and release dates come from the public repositories, and the health score ranks each project against all 1352 projects we track. Read the full method.

What this comparison deliberately does not do is tell you which has the better feature set. Maintenance health tells you which project will still be receiving security fixes in two years. Decide that first, then compare features on the projects that survive the filter.

See every option in this category: self-hosted file transfer - web-based file managers.