Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to GenDrive

Host your personal storage cloud, built from your hardware.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   Basefolder ▲128

   Use your home PC as your own personal cloud storage server.

   2016 · basefolder.com · its alternatives →

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   Drivebase▲98

   Unified file manager for all your cloud storage with E2EE

   Feb 2026 · drivebase.io · its alternatives →

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   Stop paying for Dropbox/Google Drive, use your own S3 bucket instead▲252

   Last week SWYX nerd-sniped me into building an Open-source Dropbox. Here is Locker: the ultimate open-source Google Drive/box/Dropbox alternative - Provider agnostic (S3, R2, vercel blob, local) - BYOB (Bring your own bucket) - Virtual file system - QMD Search plugin

   Apr 2026 · locker.dev · its alternatives →

4. 4
   TransferChain Drive▲553

   Secure & private cloud storage & file sharing

   2023 · transferchain.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   MultiDrive▲467

   Hey HN! I'm the CTO at Atola Technology, and we have launched MultiDrive: a free disk backup/clone/wipe tool that does things differently. After 17 years of work with drives, I got tired of seeing simple disk operations locked behind paywalls. Macrium killed their free version, EaseUS hides cloning in paid tiers, and so on and so forth. Another reason is that all the existing solutions are overly complicated. It must be simple enough for my mum to start erasing a USB stick or making a full drive backup. All in all, we thought the community deserved better. What makes MultiDrive…

   Dec 2025 · multidrive.io · its alternatives →

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   Google Drive as a file system▲374

   a FUSE file system based on Google Drive. Contribute to harababurel/gcsf development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Internxt Drive▲102

   The world's most secure & private cloud storage service

   2020 · internxt.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   T-Drive▲128

   Free secure unlimited cloud file storage based on Telegram

   2022 · apps.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Box Drive▲196

   Unlimited cloud storage, now on your desktop 📦

   2017 · box.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Internxt▲93

    Secure, private, decentralized & open source cloud storage

    2021 · internxt.com · its alternatives →

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    ShareBox▲104

    Effortless secure file sharing

    2025 · shareboxed.app · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Duple▲121

    Create your own private cloud at home

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    All Cloud Hub▲25

    Manage all your cloud storage accounts from one dashboard

    Feb 2026 · allcloudhub.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    StayFiles▲68

    Your new private cloud storage solution

    2021 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Sunshine▲140

    Instant file sharing without cloud storage

    2015 · sunshineapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Decentrafile▲144

    Free anonymous decentralized cloud storage for everyone

    2021 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    PoweredBy.Cloud▲68

    Turn your GoogleDrive and OneDrive into a CDN

    2021 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Proton Drive 2.0▲125

    Free secure cloud storage | proton

    2025 · proton.me · its alternatives →

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    Rust Based Desktop Client for Self Hostable Personal Cloud over S3▲13

    Personal Cloud Storage and File Management Solution with Privacy and Security - doshareme/desktop

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Protect My Files▲60

    Manage privacy & user access of your Google & OneDrive files

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    MyDrive - Open Source Cloud Storage▲6

    MyDrive is similar to Google Drive, but open Source

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    MyDrive - Open Source Google Drive Clone▲11

    Subnub/mydrive: node.js and mongodb google drive clone

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23EF
    Email files to Google Drive, Skydrive, or Dropbox▲46

    Email It In - Send Files to Google Drive, OneDrive or Dropbox quickly, easily and for free

    2013 · emailitin.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    LinShare▲91

    Private and secure file sharing and cloud storage solution

    2022 · linshare.app · its alternatives →

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