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Add to SafariWhen comparing Syncthing vs OwnCloud, the Slant community recommends Syncthing for most people. In the question“What are the best self-hosted cloud storage solutions?” Syncthing is ranked 3rd while OwnCloud is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose Syncthing is:
Licensed under [MIT](https://github.com/calmh/syncthing/blob/master/LICENSE).
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Free and open-source
Licensed under MIT.
Pro Cross-platform
Available for Linux, OS X and Windows and web.
Pro Works out of the box
Requires no configuration to protect your privacy; it just works.
Pro Reasonably active community forum
Pro Unofficial Android client available
An Android app was created by a third-party.
Pro Open source software
Pro Allows selective sync
Desktop clients offer sync almost as versatile as dropbox.
Pro You have full control with your data
Only chose a provider or host it on your soho-server.
Cons
Con In beta
Although mostly stable, such stability is not guaranteed, and support is only community driven. Caution advised.
Con Not plug and play as Dropbox etc
You may need some help installing it on your web space, though some providers offer free install server.
