Alternatives

Products that do what Stop paying for Dropbox/Google Drive, use your own S3 bucket instead does

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

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   Drivebase▲98

   Unified file manager for all your cloud storage with E2EE

   Feb 2026

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   Locker▲282

   The fastest way to save & organize products you find online

   2023

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   SlikSafe – A decentralized, end-to-end encrypted alternative to Dropbox▲284

   Hey folks, We are the team behind Slik. Over the past year, we have been hacking on SlikSafe [1] a Dropbox alternative where all your data is first encrypted on your own device and then stored on decentralized storage. Some features we're most excited about are - - multi-device data sync, - auto-backups via desktop apps, - search your docs by name or contents with end-to-end encryption, - easy sharing via email, QR-code or private-link, - Password-less login using MetaMask/Phantom We leverage storage providers IPFS and Storj for global redundancy, reliability, and immutability. You can…

   2021

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   Open-source alternative to Loom that only requires S3▲61

   2024 · github.com

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   Syncthing 1.0▲119

   Your Dropbox alternative where nada is stored on the cloud.

   2019

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   ShareBox▲104

   Effortless secure file sharing

   Sep 2025

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   Decentrafile▲144

   Free anonymous decentralized cloud storage for everyone

   2021

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   Nebbl▲355

   Revolutionize storage: own your Cloud and save big

   2024

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   Open-source alternative to HashiCorp/IBM Vault▲123

   2024 · github.com

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    Uploader Window▲285

    Easy File Uploader for your websites and apps

    2018

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    LinShare▲91

    Private and secure file sharing and cloud storage solution

    2022

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    Vault3▲144

    A safe, decentralized vault for your files

    2022

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    Locker▲84

    Your digital vault

    2022

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    Encrypt and upload files to IPFS from browser▲73

    Hi HN, I'm building ThirdCloud with the goal to replace Google Drive for everyone: more private, cheaper & maybe better UI/UX. So far, I've successfully implemented the main feature, which involves uploading and downloading files. Files are encrypted before being sent to IPFS network. Would like to hear your thoughts on this proof of concept.

    2023 · thirdcloud.org

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    ArDrive▲213

    Web3 dropbox, and so much more

    2024

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    S3nding▲98

    The fastest way to upload and share files from S3.

    Feb 2026

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    Proton Drive 2.0▲125

    Free secure cloud storage | proton

    2025

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    Bitbox.co – Cloud Storage for Developers▲86

    I've decided to bite the bullet and release Bitbox.co and get some feedback. I've been coding for years and one of the things I constantly see companies do is write and rewrite a document storage system, so I decided to write one for them. Bitbox.co uses cloud storage (currently Azure) to store documents but can be coded to use any cloud service. Documents can be public or private and URLs to that document can be used directly in HTML. There are currently a list of WebAPIs for developers to use as a tool, or build an entire system around. This is an MVP and it's simple. Upload a file, get a…

    2018

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    Ente Locker▲102

    Shared vault for your most important documents

    May 2026 · ente.com

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    BeamUp▲140

    Drag-and-drop files straight into your S3

    2025

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    Protonet▲238

    Private cloud servers - Slack meets Dropbox in a box

    2016

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    Duple▲97

    Your own private cloud at home in one click

    2020

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    NordLocker▲87

    Store and share your files securely

    2020

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    Dropbox API v2▲151

    A powerful API for apps that work with files

    2015

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