Pingvin Share X vs Slink

Comparing two open source alternatives to Imgur and Flickr. 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.

AGPL-3.0

Self-hosted image sharing service with gallery support.

	Pingvin Share X	Slink
License	BSD-2-Clause	AGPL-3.0
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	543	1,614
Forks	59	48
Open Issues	39	25
Last Commit	Oct 26, 2026	Oct 24, 2026
First Released	Sep 16, 2025	Nov 6, 2023
Categories	File Sharing	Image Hosting
Tags	#self hosted #file sharing #docker #file-transfer	#self hosted #image-hosting #photo gallery #docker

Pingvin Share X

Slink1,614

Self-hosted file management and sharing platform that unifies local disk and multiple cloud storage providers behind one web interface.

Self-hosted image sharing app that ships as a single static binary with multi-user support and shareable guest albums.

Continuous peer-to-peer file synchronization that speaks the Syncthing BEP protocol and needs no cloud account.

Self-hosted document management system with OCR, full-text search, and automatic tagging for your paper documents.

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

Self-hosted image and video hosting platform. Build your own Flickr or Imgur-style media sharing site.