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Filen WebDAVvsNode RED

Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

Filen WebDAVNode RED
Score43/10081/100
Rank in category#10 of 15 in File Sync#1 of 26 in Automation
GitHub stars14223 793
Stars, last 30 days+0+108
Stable releases, 12 months021
Latest release—4.1.17 · 21 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0Apache-2.0
Main languageTypescriptJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

Node RED scores 81/100 against 43/100 for Filen WebDAV, so it is the safer default.

Node RED ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Filen WebDAV.

If you want the quickest setup, Node RED is easier to run; Filen WebDAV needs more configuration.

Node RED is growing faster right now (+108 stars in 30 days).

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