ProjectSend
An open-source self-hosted client portal for sharing files privately with clients, partners and teams.
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About ProjectSend
ProjectSend is a file sharing portal that you host on your own server. You upload files and control which clients, partners or team members can reach them. It has been developed in Argentina since 2011 and is translated into more than 70 languages.
It is free under the GPL v2, with no per-user fees. You can install it from a release archive or run it with Docker. It suits freelancers, agencies and small businesses that deliver files to clients and want to keep that data on infrastructure they control.
Strengths
- Per-client control over who can reach which files
- Translated into more than 70 languages
- Docker and manual install options
- Maintained since 2011
Limitations
- You need to host and maintain the server yourself
- Built as a client portal rather than a folder sync tool
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source under GPL v2 with no per-user fees.
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Developer
- The ProjectSend contributors
- Platforms
- Web, Self-hosted
- How it runs
- Self-hosted
- Best suited for
- Freelancers and agencies delivering files to clients from their own server
- Categories
- File sync
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to ProjectSend
Compare allSoftware that can replace ProjectSend for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Sharry
A self-hosted web application for sharing files with others in both directions.
Sharry is a self-hosted app for sending files out and collecting files from others, without ProjectSend's per-client portal structure.
Nextcloud
A file sync and collaboration server you run yourself, with desktop and mobile clients that behave like Dropbox.
Nextcloud is a full self-hosted sync and collaboration server with desktop and mobile clients, which is heavier to operate than a client portal.
Pydio Cells
Self-hosted document sharing and management platform.
Pydio Cells is an AGPL-3.0 document sharing platform with granular permissions, workflows and audit trails, with enterprise features paid.
FileRun
Self-hosted file manager and sync server that uses your existing folders.
FileRun is a self-hosted file manager using existing folders with WebDAV and sync clients, but it needs a paid licence beyond a small free tier.
ownCloud
Self-hosted file sync and share platform for teams.
ownCloud is a self-hosted sync and share platform for teams with clients on every major platform, with enterprise features and support paid.
FileGator
A self-hosted, open-source web application for managing and sharing files and folders through a browser.
FileGator gives several users browser access to files on a PHP server, as a general file manager rather than a client portal.
ProjectSend as an alternative
Listings that name ProjectSend as an alternative.
Gokapi
A lightweight self-hosted file sharing server, modelled on Firefox Send, without public uploads.
ProjectSend is a GPL-2.0 client portal with per-client file access control, aimed at delivering files to clients rather than quick share links.
Jirafeau
A simple self-hosted web app for uploading a file and sharing it through a link.
ProjectSend is a client portal with per-client access control and more than 70 languages, which is more structured than Jirafeau's single upload and share flow.
Plik
A self-hosted temporary file upload system with a web interface and a command-line client.
ProjectSend is a client portal with per-client access control, designed for ongoing delivery to clients rather than temporary uploads.
PsiTransfer
A simple self-hosted file sharing web app with resumable uploads and expiring download links.
ProjectSend adds per-client access control as a client portal, replacing PsiTransfer's account-free uploads with managed users.
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