Pingvin Share X vs SafeBucket

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

Pingvin Share X

BSD-2-Clause

Secure and easy self-hosted file sharing platform.

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SafeBucket

Apache-2.0

Self-hosted file sharing platform with direct S3 uploads, SSO, and role-based access control.

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Side-by-side comparison

	Pingvin Share X	SafeBucket
License	BSD-2-Clause	Apache-2.0
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	417	953
Forks	44	42
Open Issues	34	43
Last Commit	Sep 9, 2026	Sep 7, 2026
First Released	Sep 16, 2025	Oct 4, 2024
Categories	File Sharing	Cloud Storage
Tags	#self hosted #file sharing #docker #file-transfer	#file sharing #cloud storage #self hosted #sso #collaboration

GitHub stars over time

Pingvin Share X

SafeBucket953

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