Seafile
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Seafile, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Seafile's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Community Edition | — | Free and open source · File sharing and synchronization · Self-hosted deployment |
| Pro Edition — 3 users | — | 3 users |
| Pro Edition — 10–249 users | $48 a year | 10–249 users · Annual subscription |
| Pro Edition — 250–499 users | $44 a year | 250–499 users · Annual subscription |
| Pro Edition — 500–749 users | $40 a year | 500–749 users · Annual subscription |
| Pro Edition — 750–999 users | $35 a year | 750–999 users · Annual subscription |
| Pro Edition — 1000+ users | — | 1000+ users |
| SeafilePlus Cloud — Trial Plan | — | At most 3 users · 1 GB storage |
| SeafilePlus Cloud — Team Plan | $8 a month | At least 3 users · 500 GB storage · 3 months file-version retention · Start from 3 users |
| Plus Edition Trial Plan | Free | at most 3 users · 1GB storage · account inactive after 30 days and deleted within 90 days |
| Pro Edition (3 users) | Free | up to 3 users · annual subscription |
| Plus Edition Team Plan | $8 a month | starts from 3 users · 500GB expandable storage · 3-month version retention · per user per month |
| Pro Edition (750–999 users) | $35 a year | $35 per user · 750–999 users · annual subscription |
| Pro Edition (500–749 users) | $40 a year | $40 per user · 500–749 users · annual subscription |
| Pro Edition (250–499 users) | $44 a year | $44 per user · 250–499 users · annual subscription |
| Pro Edition (10–249 users) | $48 a year | $48 per user · 10–249 users · annual subscription |
| Pro Edition (9 users) | $100 a year | 9 users · $100 total · annual subscription |
| Pro Edition (1000+ users) | Priced on request | 1000+ users · annual subscription |
The facts
Each one read from Seafile's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI organization
- Seafile AI can generate file descriptions, tags and extracted file information.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API
- Seafile publishes Web API documentation at seafile-api.readme.io and an older downloadable API reference.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Business admin controls
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Community Edition change
- For version 13, Seafile discontinued binary packages for Community Edition and directed users toward Docker deployment.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Custom properties
- Files can have user-defined properties such as owner, status and security level.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- The project maintains administrator manuals, user help pages, installation guides, API references, changelogs and a community forum.checked 15 Oct 2026
- File versioning
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- File views
- Users can create table, gallery, kanban and map views with filtering, sorting, grouping and hidden properties.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Founders and offices
- Seafile says Daniel Pan and Jonathan Xu founded it in 2012 and identifies offices in Beijing, China and Singapore.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Funding
- TechCrunch reported in 2023 that Seafile had raised about 1 million yuan in an angel round from Matrix Partners China and was self-sustaining afterward.checked 15 Oct 2026
- LDAP integration
- Professional Edition can authenticate against LDAP and synchronize LDAP users and groups.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Licence details
- The server core is AGPLv3, Seahub is Apache License 2, the desktop client is GPLv2, Android is GPLv3 and iOS is Apache License 2.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: administration
- GetApp review summaries show no ratings for several administrative capabilities, including API, automatic backup, user management and version control.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: setup and interface
- G2 reviewers repeatedly describe initial self-hosted setup as technical and the interface as less polished or intuitive than cloud competitors.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Notable release
- Seafile 13.0 launched January 5, 2026 with metadata, multiple views, hierarchical tags, AI, SeaSearch and SeaDoc 2.0.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Office integration
- Seafile supports online Office-file viewing and editing through an externally deployed OnlyOffice server.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Paid from
- 8checked 20 Sep 2026
- Praise: reliability
- GetApp reviews emphasize rapid, dependable synchronization and low-maintenance operation after setup.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company facts
- LinkedIn lists Seafile Ltd as a privately held Beijing software company founded in 2012 with 11–50 employees.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2012checked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Device platforms
- Windows,macOS,Linux,iOS,Androidchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Limit: Android photo sync
- Google Play reviewers report edited local photos may not re-upload automatically and that downloads can be hard to locate in default gallery or file-manager apps.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: iOS integration
- Apple reviewers report incomplete Files-app integration, occasional sync or unlock problems, missing dark mode and instability during some uploads.checked 15 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
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