Pydio
Turn any web server into a powerful file management system and an alternative to mainstream cloud storage providers.
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Still maintained? Yes: 47 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v4.4.18 (Oct 2026).
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At a glance
Pydio quick facts
- Health score
- 83/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 2,255
- Last commit
- yesterday (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v4.4.18, Oct 2026
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Pydio Cells is the nextgen file sharing platform for organizations. It is a full rewrite of the Pydio project using the Go language following a micro-service architecture."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Pydio scores 83/100, #9 of 20 in File Transfer & Synchronization: 47 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v4.4.18, 24 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 2,255 stars add 13.4 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
47 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v4.4.18 released 24 days ago
- Stars 13.4 / 20
2.3k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 47
- Last 90 days
- 337
- Last 12 months
- yesterday
- Last push
Ranked #9 of 20 tools in File Transfer & Synchronization by health , between Hoodik (#8) and bewCloud (#10) .
Details
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Go |
| Latest release | v4.4.18 · 24 days ago |
| Stars | 2,255 |
| Open issues | 47 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | pydio/cells ↗ |
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Pydio: common questions
Is Pydio still maintained?
Pydio had 47 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, v4.4.18, is from 24 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.