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Pydio Cells vs Cloudreve: catalog facts
Pydio Cells	Cloudreve
Freemium The community edition is free and open source. Enterprise editions are paid.	Freemium The open-source edition is free to self-host; a paid Pro edition is also offered.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Granular permissions, workflows and audit trails for shared documents Runs as a single Go binary with sync clients for every platform	Self-hosted file storage and sharing Supports multiple storage backends
Enterprise features and support are paid Heavier to operate than a simple file sync server	Project website is in Chinese Requires your own server to run
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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