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Seafile

Fast file sync with delta storage

provisional — pending verificationAGPL/proprietary proself-hostable
Arete score
3.8 / 5
Autonomy4
Return4
Efficiency4
Transparency3
ἀρετή “AH-reh-tay” — excellence: a thing being good at what it’s for. Mean of the four principle scores. How we score →
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~ Provisional — seeded estimate by a human researcher; full rubric pass pending. Working notes ↓

Why it's listed

Seafile is listed in file sync & storage because it competes on utility: fast file sync with delta storage. Its funding model is disclosed on the listing. Licensed AGPL/proprietary pro; pricing: free (ce) / pro. Technically it's lean — it runs comfortably on modest hardware, which is exactly the proof-of-work efficiency we rank for. This entry is provisional — the scores are seeded estimates pending our full manual rubric pass, and the verification date will appear here once complete.

Facts

License
AGPL/proprietary pro
Pricing
Free (CE) / pro
Funding model
Commercial OSS
Self-hostable
Yes — deploy difficulty: medium
Replaces
Dropbox
Verification
Provisional — scores are seeded estimates pending manual verification

Evidence notes

CE vs Pro gating to check

Recorded during the rubric pass — every score must carry evidence a stranger could re-check.

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