Syncthing

Peer-to-peer file synchronisation tool.

Active Last commit on 2026-11-09 · 236 commits in the past 12 months

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At a glance

GitHub stars: 90.4k
Forks: 5.6k
Open issues & PRs: 402
Last commit: 2026-11-09
Latest release: v2.1.7
2026-10-21
Commits (12 mo): 236
Releases (12 mo): –
License: MPL-2.0
Language / platform: Go, Docker, deb

Maintenance health: Active

Last commit within the past 90 days. Last commit on 2026-11-09 · 236 commits in the past 12 months.

How we label health: Active = last commit within 90 days, Maintained = within 12 months, Slowing = 12–24 months, Stale = over 24 months, Archived = read-only repository, Unknown = no data. Activity data from the GitHub API.

Run Syncthing yourself

RAM: ~1 GB server (1 vCPU)
Docker: yes
Storage: plan disk for your data (media/files grow fast); attach a volume or use object storage.

Estimated monthly server cost

Provider	Plan size	~ USD / month
Vultr	1 GB	$5	Deploy →
Akamai (Linode)	1 GB	$5	Deploy →
DigitalOcean	1 GB	$6	Deploy →

Rough estimate from the app's stack and category, not a benchmark. Several light apps can share one server. Some hosting links may be affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you; it never affects which apps we list.

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Syncthing is an alternative to

Dropbox Google Drive OneDrive iCloud Drive Box pCloud MEGA Sync.com Resilio Sync Nextcloud

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