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Pydio Cells vs OpenCloud Desktop: catalog facts
Pydio CellsOpenCloud Desktop
Freemium

The community edition is free and open source. Enterprise editions are paid.

Free

Free to download; the source code is published on GitHub.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted macOS
  • Granular permissions, workflows and audit trails for shared documents
  • Runs as a single Go binary with sync clients for every platform
  • Official client for the OpenCloud server
  • Desktop shell integration
  • Enterprise features and support are paid
  • Heavier to operate than a simple file sync server
  • Requires an OpenCloud server account
  • Little end-user documentation in the repository overview
Self-hosted Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License: AGPL-3.0 License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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