Top pick · highest health
PicoShare
Minimalist, easy-to-host service for sharing images and other files.
DockerGo
File Transfer - Single-click & Drag-n-drop Upload
Open source alternatives to WeTransfer
We track 3 open-source WeTransfer alternatives, of which 1 currently score 70 or above on Repoly's GitHub health scale and 2 ship a Docker image. PicoShare leads on health at 94/100 with 61 commits in the last 90 days; across all 3 projects you are choosing between AGPL-3.0, BSD-2-Clause, MIT.
updated Oct 2026 3 alternatives best health 94 ★ 5.2k combined 70 commits / 90d 2 with Docker
Top picks to replace WeTransfer
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Healthiest
Health 94/100: 61 commits in 90 days, latest release v1.5.4, Docker image available.
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Permissive licence
BSD-2-Clause, so you can fork or embed it without publishing changes; health 58/100.
Showing 3 of 3 tools
All 3 WeTransfer alternatives, ranked by health
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PsiTransfer
Simple file sharing solution with robust up-/download-resume and password protection.
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PrivyDrop
Simple and user-friendly, breakpoint-resumable peer-to-peer text, image, and file transfer tool based on WebRTC.
DockerNodejs
WeTransfer alternatives compared
PicoShare edges PsiTransfer 94 to 58, and most of the difference is commit activity: 61 commits in 90 days against 8 commits in 90 days. PicoShare also has the largest following, at 3.1k stars.
The most recent release is PsiTransfer v2.4.5, published 6 days ago. None of the measured options scores under 40. By stack, Nodejs (2) and Go (1) are the most common. PsiTransfer and PrivyDrop are permissively licensed; PicoShare is copyleft.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit | Docker |
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| PicoShare Steady at 94 since 11 Sep, no release for 5 months | 94 | 3.1k | AGPL-3.0 | 2 days ago | Yes |
| PsiTransfer Up 10 points since 11 Sep | 58 | 2k | BSD-2-Clause | 6 days ago | No |
| PrivyDrop Down 27 points since 11 Sep, no release for 4 months | 55 | 145 | MIT | 20 days ago | Yes |
WeTransfer alternatives: common questions
What is the most maintained open source alternative to WeTransfer?
PicoShare scores highest at 94/100, with 61 commits in the last 90 days, 3.1k stars on GitHub and its latest release (v1.5.4) published 5 months ago. It is also the most active by raw commit count.
Which WeTransfer alternatives use a permissive licence?
2 of 3 are permissively licensed (MIT, Apache, BSD or similar): PsiTransfer (BSD-2-Clause), PrivyDrop (MIT). 1 use copyleft licences such as GPL or AGPL, which require you to publish changes if you distribute a modified version.
Which WeTransfer alternatives run in Docker?
2 of 3 publish a Docker image or Compose file: PicoShare, PrivyDrop. Docker support contributes 10 of the 100 available health points, because it is the clearest signal that self-hosting is a supported path rather than an afterthought.
Is PicoShare or PsiTransfer the better WeTransfer alternative?
On measured health PicoShare leads, 94 to 58. PicoShare has 61 commits in 90 days, 3.1k stars and v1.5.4 from 5 months ago; PsiTransfer has 8 commits in 90 days, 2k stars and v2.4.5 from 6 days ago. Pick PsiTransfer if licensing matters: it is BSD-2-Clause, while PicoShare is AGPL-3.0.
Are the WeTransfer alternatives still maintained?
1 of the 3 measured options score 70 or above. Every measured option had commits in the last 90 days. None scores under 40.
What languages are the WeTransfer alternatives written in?
Nodejs: PsiTransfer and PrivyDrop. Go: PicoShare. The stack matters if you plan to extend or patch the tool yourself.
