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ResourceSpacevsSyncthing

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

ResourceSpaceSyncthing
Score64/10090/100
Rank in category#15 of 142 in Media Management#1 of 15 in File Sync
GitHub stars—89 840
Stars, last 30 days—+958
Stable releases, 12 months08
Latest release—v2.1.7 · 21 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseBSD-3-ClauseMPL-2.0
Main language—Go

Which one should you pick?

Syncthing scores 90/100 against 64/100 for ResourceSpace, so it is the safer default.

Syncthing ships more often: 8 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for ResourceSpace.

If you want the quickest setup, Syncthing is easier to run; ResourceSpace needs more configuration.

Syncthing is growing faster right now (+958 stars in 30 days).

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