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PairDropvstransfer.sh

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

PairDroptransfer.sh
Score75/10069/100
Rank in category#2 of 86 in File Sharing#9 of 86 in File Sharing
GitHub stars11 71015 908
Stars, last 30 days+251+11
Stable releases, 12 months00
Latest release——
SetupEasyEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseGPL-3.0MIT
Main languageJavaScriptGo

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PairDrop scores 75/100 against 69/100 for transfer.sh, so it is the safer default.

PairDrop is growing faster right now (+251 stars in 30 days).

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