Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Hoistbay

Open-source desktop app for Amazon S3 and CloudFront

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 2 we have checked on their own sites, 2 of them free or with a free tier.

Alternatives to Hoistbay, compared (October 2026) →

1. 1
   S3 Browserfree▲6

   Windows client for Amazon S3 and CloudFront

   2016 · s3browser.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   TinyStorage▲178

   A Modern GUI For S3

   2025 · tinybrief.app · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Apache Weex▲127

   A framework for building mobile cross-platform UIs

   2017 · incubator.apache.org · its alternatives →

4. 4
   ShipHQfree tier▲152

   Build your own app studio, powered by your real apps

   20d ago · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Quicksite▲82

   A cloud-based business intelligence tool from Amazon

   2015 · aws.amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6IM
   I made an iPhone app that helps you manage your S3 files▲24

   2013 · cloudcatapp.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Amazon WorkSpaces▲11

   A fully managed, secure desktop computing service on cloud

   2016 · aws.amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Citus Cloud▲89

   A database for building real-time apps on billions of events

   2016 · citusdata.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Amazon GameLift▲103

   Deploy and scale games in the cloud in minutes

   2016 · aws.amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10GB
    Go Based Minimal Amazon S3 CLI▲8

    2015 · medium.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    UserApp▲64

    User Management in the Cloud

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    OpenMCT by NASA▲86

    A web based mission control framework

    2016 · nasa.github.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    BucketBot.io▲78

    Upload pics and files to Amazon S3 directly from Slack

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Helios▲66

    An extensible open-source mobile backend framework

    2014 · globalli.io · its alternatives →

15. 15SL
    ServerSlide - Lua Cloud Application Platform▲8

    2011 · serverslide.com · its alternatives →

16. 16DA
    Daintree, an open source AWS webconsole▲7

    2020 · daintree.app · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Skouriasmeno Papaki – S3 transfer tool, up to 12x faster than AWS-CLI▲5

    Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    rest.quest – A tiny, local-first todo webapp with S3 sync▲6

    2022 · rest.quest · its alternatives →

19. 19LH
    Lightweight Hubspot alternative for startups▲8

    2016 · orchestrahq.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Portable Apps▲4

    Portable software for USB, portable, and cloud drives

    2018 · portableapps.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    I made an open-source Replit▲9

    I spent the past few weeks making an open source cloud code editing environment with an AI copilot and multiplayer collaboration! It's fully self-hostable in 5-10 minutes. There's a lot of minor improvements to be made, and some are already listed in the Github issues. Let me know what you think and feel free to try it out.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22AO
    An opensource, distributed app store▲7

    2018 · appshare.co · its alternatives →

23. 23
    W3Z Universe▲5

    an open source url shortener

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Mobingi▲7

    A fully automated cloud platform

    2015 · its alternatives →

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