rclone vs Seafile
rclone
rclone.org
Seafile
seafile.comSide by side
| Figure | rclone | Seafile |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 18 |
| Spec score · File Sync Software | 8.6 (#5) | 8.9 (#3) |
| API | Rclone can be used through its API as well as from the command line and scripts. | Seafile publishes Web API documentation at seafile-api.readme.io and an older downloadable API reference. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| What it does | Rclone is a command-line program for managing files on cloud storage and offers cloud equivalents of commands such as rsync, cp, mv, mount, and ls. | Seafile is an open-source workspace for storing, organizing, syncing, sharing and collaborating on files and documents. |
Plans
Seafile
- Community EditionPrice not published
- Pro Edition — 3 usersPrice not published
- Pro Edition — 10–249 users$48 a year
- Pro Edition — 250–499 users$44 a year
- Pro Edition — 500–749 users$40 a year
- Pro Edition — 750–999 users$35 a year
- Pro Edition — 1000+ usersPrice not published
- SeafilePlus Cloud — Trial PlanPrice not published
- SeafilePlus Cloud — Team Plan$8 a month
- Plus Edition Trial PlanFree
In their own words
rclone
Rclone is a free command-line program for managing files on cloud storage. It can back up and restore files, mirror or migrate data, mount storage as a disk, and combine file systems. The project lists more than 70 cloud storage products, including Amazon S3, Google Drive, Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, and Backblaze B2. Sync options include copying changed files, one-way sync, and two-way bisync. Rclone checks MD5 and SHA1 hashes, preserves timestamps, and can restart operations. Where supported, it transfers between providers without using local disk. It can mount local, cloud, or virtual file systems and serve files over SFTP, HTTP, WebDAV, FTP, and DLNA. Rclone is also available through scripts and an API. Its crypt remote encrypts files before upload and decrypts them after download, but leaves file length and modification time unencrypted. The crypt password in the configuration file is only lightly obscured unless configuration encryption is enabled. The web-based GUI is described as experimental, and Android builds are not yet first-class builds.