File storage and sharing tools have to be judged on more than whether they can move files around. For June 2026, the supplied ToolVitals data compares open/source-visible options using health score, shipping score, ToolVitals score, GitHub stars, license, openness, and status so readers can separate actively maintained projects from weaker choices.
This ranking includes open/source-visible tools only and orders them by ToolVitals score first, with GitHub stars used only as a secondary popularity signal when scores need another point of comparison. The field is led by OSI-approved OSS projects, with license_label values shown as supplied.
Rankings
| Rank | Tool | Openness | License | Health | Shipping | GitHub Stars | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Storj | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 96 | 98 | 3261 | 98 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 2 | Puter | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 95 | 95 | 42437 | 96 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 3 | Emberly | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 86 | 95 | 4 | 92 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 4 | Owncloud | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 87 | 87 | 8795 | 90 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 5 | CloudFlare ImgBed | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 74 | 86 | 5431 | 82 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 6 | Filestash | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 54 | 51 | 14341 | 61 | 🟢 Good |
Top 3 Highlights
Storj ranks first with a ToolVitals score of 98, the highest in this group, backed by a 96 health score and a 98 shipping score. It is listed as OSI-approved OSS under AGPL-3.0 and has 3,261 GitHub stars. Its profile is unusually strong on shipping activity, which is why it sits ahead of higher-star projects in this score-first ranking.
Puter ranks second with a ToolVitals score of 96 and the largest GitHub audience in the dataset at 42,437 stars. It is listed as OSI-approved OSS under AGPL-3.0, with matching 95 health and 95 shipping scores. That combination makes it the most popular project here by GitHub stars, though Storj still leads on the primary ToolVitals score.
Emberly ranks third with a ToolVitals score of 92 despite having only 4 GitHub stars. It is listed as OSI-approved OSS under AGPL-3.0, with an 86 health score and a 95 shipping score. The data suggests its placement is driven by strong shipping signals rather than broad GitHub popularity.
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