# pydio/cells

Future-proof content collaboration platform

Repository: https://github.com/pydio/cells
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pydio-cells
Homepage: https://pydio.com
Language: Go
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: filesharing, golang-application, microservices
Last push: 2026-08-26T14:44:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 96/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 90, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3084, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 64, "gap_med": 25, "n_releases_24m": 16}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2244, forks 228 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:30.037773+00:00)

## What it is
Pydio Cells is a self-hosted, open-core document sharing, collaboration and management platform written in Go with a microservice architecture. It provides workspaces, secure sharing, sync clients, REST APIs, and a no-code automation engine (Cells Flows), with free Home and paid Connect/Enterprise editions.

## Use cases
- self-hosted file sharing for my organization
- replace Dropbox/WeTransfer with an on-premise solution
- share files securely with public links and access controls
- sync files across desktop and mobile devices
- automate file management tasks like thumbnails, antivirus scans, and backups
- integrate LDAP/SSO authentication with my file platform
- expose files via WebDAV, SFTP, or REST API
- collaborate on documents with OnlyOffice/Collabora online editing

## When to choose
- you need full data control and self-hosting for compliance or privacy reasons
- you want enterprise features like SSO, LDAP, audit logs, and granular access rules
- you need large-file transfer, sync clients, and sharing in one platform
- you want no-code workflow automation around file operations
- you prefer a mature Go-based microservice architecture with REST APIs and SDKs

## When to avoid
- you only need a simple lightweight file server or static hosting
- you want a fully free open-source solution with all enterprise features (SSO, MFA, audits are paid tiers)
- you need a SaaS-managed solution without infrastructure to maintain
- your team cannot run MySQL/MariaDB and manage a multi-service deployment
- you want minimal resource usage on a small device

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: file-system, search-engine, auth, authorization, workflow-automation, webhook, api-framework, self-hosted, scheduling, email
- domain: self-hosted, files, security, web-development, developer-tools, privacy
- platform: windows, self-hosted, go, cross-platform
- tags: file-sharing, document-collaboration, enterprise-content-management, microservices, webdav, s3, sync, open-core, golang, automation, linux, macos, docker, web-server

## Member repositories
- pydio/cells (main) score 96

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:30.037773+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:44:02.416019+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/pydio/cells (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:30.037773+00:00, sha dee77e3c6c06)
  - homepage: https://pydio.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:24:37.829027+00:00, sha c5843f504e83)
  - site_page: https://www.pydio.com/en/features/cells-home-vs-cells-enterprise (fetched 2026-08-29T10:24:37.838136+00:00, sha af2ed408762d)
  - site_page: https://www.pydio.com/en/docs/cells-flows (fetched 2026-08-29T10:24:37.839916+00:00, sha a566467fc608)
  - site_page: https://www.pydio.com/en/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T10:24:37.843203+00:00, sha dc6f675cec45)
  - site_page: https://www.pydio.com/en/docs/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T10:24:37.844979+00:00, sha 6c7c9389410c)
  - site_page: https://docs.pydio.com/cells-v4/developer-guide/index (fetched 2026-08-29T10:24:37.847057+00:00, sha ba62b3bffda7)
  - site_page: https://www.pydio.com/en/about-us (fetched 2026-08-29T10:24:37.849019+00:00, sha 3df18049b15e)
  - site_page: https://www.pydio.com/en/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T10:24:37.841569+00:00, sha 10e952d79ff9)
  - site_page: https://www.pydio.com/en/pydio-cells/overview (fetched 2026-08-29T10:24:37.850762+00:00, sha 9f1dba4edce6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.