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Seafile vs bewCloud: catalog facts
Seafile	bewCloud
Freemium The community edition is free and open source. The Professional edition is paid.	Free Free and open source; donations and sponsorships are welcome.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Block-level sync and deduplication make it fast with large libraries Per-library client-side encryption, and a drive client that streams on demand	Much smaller footprint than Nextcloud or ownCloud Files, RSS, notes and photos in one app
Some features are reserved for the paid Professional edition Self-hosting requires a database and careful upgrade handling	Far fewer features and apps than Nextcloud Mainly maintained by one developer
Self-hosted, Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Account 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 October 2, 2026

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