Syncthing
Syncthing is an open source peer-to-peer file synchronisation tool.
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Still maintained? Yes: 52 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v2.1.7 (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to Dropbox.
At a glance
Syncthing quick facts
- Health score
- 100/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 89,892
- Last commit
- yesterday (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v2.1.7, Oct 2026
- Licence
- MPL-2.0
Top alternatives to Syncthing
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Syncthing is a continuous file synchronization program. It synchronizes files between two or more computers. We strive to fulfill the goals below. The goals are listed in order of importance, the most important ones first. This is the summary version of the goal list - for more commentary, see the full Goals document."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Syncthing scores 100/100, #1 of 20 in File Transfer & Synchronization: 52 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v2.1.7, 9 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 89,892 stars add 19.8 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). It scores full marks on every term.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
Health over time
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
52 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v2.1.7 released 9 days ago
- Stars 19.8 / 20
90k 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
- 52
- Last 90 days
- 243
- Last 12 months
- yesterday
- Last push
Ranked #1 of 20 tools in File Transfer & Synchronization by health , just above Puter (#2) .
Details
| Licence | MPL-2.0 |
| Platforms | Go, Docker, deb |
| Latest release | v2.1.7 · 9 days ago |
| Stars | 89,892 |
| Open issues | 381 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | syncthing/syncthing ↗ |
Syncthing vs its top 5 alternatives
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Syncthing: common questions
What does Syncthing replace?
Repoly lists Syncthing as an open-source alternative to Dropbox. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Syncthing stands against the others.
Is Syncthing still maintained?
Syncthing had 52 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, v2.1.7, is from 9 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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