# Filestash review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Web file manager that fronts S3, SFTP, WebDAV and other storage Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Filestash is a file management platform that puts a web interface, sync app and gateways in front of storage you already have, such as S3, SFTP, SMB or Dropbox. It is open source under AGPL v3 and can be self-hosted or run as a single-tenant cloud. Paid plans add commercial licensing, single sign-on and support. - **Category:** File Storage & Sync - **Made by:** Filestash - **Website:** https://www.filestash.app - **Runs on:** Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Not for you if you need storage itself, since Filestash does not provide any. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Filestash has a free plan, and paid plans start at $6 per month (Hobby, cloud-hosted). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Hobby self-hosted under AGPL v3 is free, for up to 3 users. - **Free trial:** Free trial offered on paid plans. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Hobby (self-hosted) | $0 | Open source AGPL v3 edition you host yourself, for up to 3 users. | | Hobby (cloud) | $6 per month | Hosted version of the individual plan. | | Self Served | $50 per month and up, includes 3 seats | Commercial license, SSO (SAML, OIDC, LDAP) and RBAC on a single node, cloud or self-hosted. | | Enterprise | $290 per month and up | Unlimited users, audit and compliance, whitelabeling, high availability and 24/7 support. | Read from https://www.filestash.app/pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Filestash before buying. ## Key features - **Bring your own storage:** Connects to S3, SFTP, FTP, WebDAV, SMB, NFS, Azure Blob, Dropbox, Google Drive, Storj and others through one interface. - **Gateways:** Exposes stored files through SFTP, S3, WebDAV, FTP or MCP so existing tools can reach them. - **On-demand sync:** Desktop and mobile apps create a folder that syncs to your storage and other devices. - **Workflow engine and plugins:** Chains actions on events, with more than 150 plugins listed by the vendor. - **SSO and access control:** Supports LDAP, SAML and OIDC sign-in, with role-based access on paid plans. - **Audit and white-labeling:** Audit logs and white-label branding are listed on the Enterprise plan. ## Good for - Teams that already own S3 or SFTP storage and want a front end - Developers comfortable self-hosting an AGPL project - Companies needing storage gateways such as SFTP-to-S3 ## Worth knowing - It is a front end to other storage; Filestash does not provide the storage itself. - The free Hobby edition is limited to 3 users and needs commercial licensing for company use beyond AGPL terms. - The pricing page's FAQ also mentions plans starting at $750 per month, which does not match the table. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Filestash puts a web interface in front of storage you already have, such as S3, SFTP, SMB or Dropbox. It stores nothing itself, the free self-hosted version stops at 3 users, and the pricing FAQ mentions a $750 plan that the table does not. - **Value for money: C.** Hobby cloud is $6 a month, just over the cheapest quarter's $4.75. Self-served is $50 for 3 seats and Enterprise $290. - **Free plan and trial: B.** Self-hosted Hobby is free for up to 3 users, with a trial on paid plans. You host it yourself. - **Features: C.** A front end and gateways over other storage, with no storage of its own. SSO and roles are paid. - **Ease of use: D.** The free version is self-hosted. No store rating on record. - **Platforms and integrations: A.** Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android, with S3, SFTP, WebDAV, Dropbox, Google Drive and SSO. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Filestash's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among file storage and sync services - Filestash's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 44 of the 91 other file storage and sync services we grade, and level with 17. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (A, above 70 of 91) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $6 a month, against a middle price of $6.64 for the category: 25 of the 60 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 17 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/file-storage ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Filestash you would be making files kept in step across devices without losing one. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It costs $72 a year. Filestash is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself. - You could not: Files kept in step across devices without losing one. - You could not: Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. - You could not: Storing and serving files for other people. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. - You could not: What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on, audit logs and roles and permissions. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Amazon S3, SFTP, WebDAV, Dropbox, Google Drive, Backblaze B2, Storj, LDAP **Tags:** Open source, Self-hostable, File sync, File sharing, Workflow automation, Public API, AI features ## Alternatives - [Nextcloud](https://toolgpa.com/tools/nextcloud): Open source, self-hosted file sync and collaboration platform. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/filestash-vs-nextcloud) - [Seafile](https://toolgpa.com/tools/seafile): Open-source file sync and share, self-hosted or in the cloud. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/filestash-vs-seafile) - [Files.com](https://toolgpa.com/tools/files-com): Cloud SFTP, managed file transfer and automation platform. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/files-com-vs-filestash) - [Rclone](https://toolgpa.com/tools/rclone): Command-line tool for syncing and mounting cloud storage. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/filestash-vs-rclone) - [Cubbit](https://toolgpa.com/tools/cubbit): EU-based S3-compatible object storage, hosted or self-built. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cubbit-vs-filestash) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.filestash.app/ - https://www.filestash.app/pricing Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/filestash Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).