Puter vs Sync-in

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

Puter scores 92 against Sync-in's 75, putting it ahead on the strength of a higher commit volume and a larger community. That measures project health, not feature fit — Sync-in may still be the right choice if it does what you need.
PuterSync-in
Health score 92/100 75/100
Commits (11 mo) 2205 709
Commits (last 3 mo) 589 232
Stars 44k 1.8k
Latest release 20 Sept 2026 21 Sept 2026
Licence AGPL-3.0 AGPL-3.0
Built with Nodejs, Docker Nodejs, Docker
Typical RAM 2 GB 1 GB

Puter

Web-based operating system designed to be feature-rich, exceptionally fast, and highly extensible.

92/100
Thriving

High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.

Maintenance 36/40
Releases 25/25
Community 19/20
Momentum 12/15

Commit activity more than 91% of tracked projects; popularity more than 95%. How this is calculated.

Commits, last 11 months

2025-10: 238 commits 2025-11: 172 commits 2025-12: 201 commits 2026-01: 149 commits 2026-02: 233 commits 2026-03: 174 commits 2026-04: 125 commits 2026-05: 324 commits 2026-06: 120 commits 2026-07: 220 commits 2026-08: 249 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.

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