PsiTransfer
Simple file sharing solution with robust up-/download-resume and password protection.
Description from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Still maintained? Yes: 8 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v2.4.5 (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to WeTransfer.
At a glance
PsiTransfer quick facts
- Health score
- 58/100 SLOWING
- Stars
- 1,964
- Last commit
- 6 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v2.4.5, Oct 2026
- Licence
- BSD-2-Clause
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Simple open source self-hosted file sharing solution. It's an alternative to paid services like Dropbox, WeTransfer."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
PsiTransfer scores 58/100, #23 of 33 in File Transfer - Single-click & Drag-n-drop Upload: 8 commits in the last 90 days earn 9.3 of 35 points, the latest release (v2.4.5, 6 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 1,964 stars add 13.2 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the slowing band (40 to 69). The biggest shortfall is commit activity, worth 25.7 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
Health over time
- Commit activity biggest shortfall 9.3 / 35
8 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v2.4.5 released 6 days ago
- Stars 13.2 / 20
2k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 8
- Last 90 days
- 32
- Last 12 months
- 6 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #23 of 33 tools in File Transfer - Single-click & Drag-n-drop Upload by health , between PictShare (#22) and XBackBone (#24) .
Details
| Licence | BSD-2-Clause |
| Platforms | Nodejs |
| Latest release | v2.4.5 · 6 days ago |
| Stars | 1,964 |
| Open issues | 72 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | psi-4ward/psitransfer ↗ |
PsiTransfer vs its top 5 alternatives
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PsiTransfer: common questions
What does PsiTransfer replace?
Repoly lists PsiTransfer as an open-source alternative to WeTransfer. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where PsiTransfer stands against the others.
Is PsiTransfer still maintained?
PsiTransfer had 8 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 6 days ago; the latest tagged release, v2.4.5, is from 6 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.