Alternatives to FileGator

A self-hosted, open-source web application for managing and sharing files and folders through a browser. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as FileGator.

  • FileBrowser Quantum

    A self-hosted web file manager with user management, sharing, file previews and editing.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    FileBrowser Quantum is an open-source self-hosted web manager with previews, editing, share links and indexed search, packaged for Docker, though version 2.0.0 is in beta.

  • Tiny File Manager

    A single-file PHP web file manager that you drop onto a server to manage files in a browser.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Tiny File Manager also runs on PHP but ships as a single file, suited to quick browser access on ordinary PHP hosting or Docker.

  • Cloud Commander

    A self-hosted, web-based dual-pane file manager with a built-in console and text editors.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxWebSelf-hosted

    Cloud Commander uses Node.js or Docker instead of PHP and offers a dual-pane web layout with a built-in console and syntax-highlighting editors.

Also worth comparing

These listings name FileGator as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • copyparty

    A portable self-hosted file server in a single file, with resumable uploads, WebDAV, SFTP and FTP.

    FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted

    FileGator is a multi-user web file manager that runs on a PHP web server and supports Amazon S3 storage, without copyparty's FTP, SFTP or media indexing.

  • ProjectSend

    An open-source self-hosted client portal for sharing files privately with clients, partners and teams.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    FileGator gives several users browser access to files on a PHP server, as a general file manager rather than a client portal.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.