OpenCloud
File Sharing and Collaboration Platform.
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Still maintained? Yes: 836 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v9.0.0 (Oct 2026).
Comparisons in File Transfer & Synchronization: Dropbox alternatives, Google Drive alternatives, AWS S3 alternatives.
At a glance
OpenCloud quick facts
- Health score
- 95/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 6,253
- Last commit
- today (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v9.0.0, Oct 2026
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "This is the main repository of the OpenCloud server. It contains the golang codebase for the backend services."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
OpenCloud scores 95/100, #4 of 20 in File Transfer & Synchronization: 836 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v9.0.0, 3 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 6,253 stars add 15.2 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 4.8 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
836 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v9.0.0 released 3 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 15.2 / 20
6.3k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 836
- Last 90 days
- 2,021
- Last 12 months
- today
- Last push
Ranked #4 of 20 tools in File Transfer & Synchronization by health , between ownCloud (#3) and Sync-in (#5) .
Details
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Platforms | Docker, Go, Nodejs |
| Latest release | v9.0.0 · 3 days ago |
| Stars | 6,253 |
| Open issues | 384 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | opencloud-eu/opencloud ↗ |
OpenCloud vs its top 5 alternatives
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OpenCloud: common questions
Is OpenCloud still maintained?
OpenCloud had 836 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, v9.0.0, is from 3 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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