Filestash vs TagSpaces
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.
| Filestash | TagSpaces | |
|---|---|---|
| Health score | 62/100 | 74/100 |
| Commits (11 mo) | 422 | 912 |
| Commits (last 3 mo) | 92 | 203 |
| Stars | 15k | 5.3k |
| Latest release | none tagged | 20 Jul 2026 |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Built with | Docker | Nodejs |
| Typical RAM | 1 GB | 1 GB |
Filestash
Web file manager that lets you manage your data anywhere it is located: FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Git, S3, Minio, Dropbox, or Google Drive.
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 60% of tracked projects; popularity more than 84%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
TagSpaces
TagSpaces is an offline, cross-platform file manager and organiser that also can function as a note taking app. The WebDAV version of the application can be installed on top of a WebDAV servers such as Nextcloud or ownCloud.
Actively maintained with regular releases.
Commit activity more than 78% of tracked projects; popularity more than 68%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
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.
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