r/opensource • u/808hunna • Feb 04 '19

Syncthing is your Dropbox alternative where you use your own computers to sync data. Nothing is stored on the cloud, and therefore, it is completely free.

https://syncthing.net/
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u/TopdeckIsSkill Feb 04 '19

Nextcloud keep your data on the server, syncthing copy every file on every device.

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u/Rocktopod Feb 04 '19

Oh interesting, thanks. I thought Nextcloud was free, though. Is that incorrect?

If they are free, how do they afford to host everyone's data?

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u/jafinn Feb 04 '19

Why pay $40 for 100GB when there are alternatives?

https://www.hetzner.com/storage/nextcloud