BluFiles vs Pingvin Share X

Comparing two open source alternatives to WeTransfer. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

BluFiles

MIT

Self-hosted file sharing and management platform with file transfers, pastes, collections, and a REST API.

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Pingvin Share X

BSD-2-Clause

Secure and easy self-hosted file sharing platform.

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Side-by-side comparison

	BluFiles	Pingvin Share X
License	MIT	BSD-2-Clause
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	52	410
Forks	—	44
Open Issues	—	31
Last Commit	Apr 19, 2026	Sep 4, 2026
First Released	Oct 1, 2025	Sep 16, 2025
Categories	Cloud Storage	File Sharing
Tags	#cloud storage #file storage #file sharing	#self hosted #file sharing #docker #file-transfer

GitHub stars over time

BluFiles52

Pingvin Share X

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