Comparison
Fileship vs Zipline: a self-hosted Zipline alternative
Zipline is a popular self-hosted ShareX server, and Fileship covers the same ground: uploads from ShareX and other tools, nested folders, short links, passwords, expiry and view limits. Fileship then adds the apps around it, so it feels like your own file cloud.
Side by side
Checked against Zipline 4.8 in October 2026.
| Fileship | Zipline | |
|---|---|---|
| ShareX and other uploaders | ||
| Desktop app for capture and recording | Windows | |
| Your files in File Explorer | Harbor | |
| Browser extension | ||
| AI search, captions, OCR | on your server | |
| Folders | nested, shared | nested |
| Passwords, expiry and view limits | ||
| Storage | Local, S3, SFTP, FTP | Local, S3 |
| Passkeys and two-factor | ||
| Single sign-on | OIDC | OAuth, OIDC |
| Webhooks | Discord, Slack, JSON | Discord, HTTP |
| Scheduled, restorable backups | export | |
| Updates from the dashboard | zero downtime | |
| Languages | 12 | 12 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
What Fileship adds
A native Windows app
Capture a region across every monitor, annotate it, copy text with OCR or record a video or GIF. The link lands on your clipboard.
Your files in File Explorer
Fileship Harbor shows your files and folders in File Explorer, online-only until you open them, and syncs renames, moves and deletes.
AI search on your server
Find files by describing them, with captions, OCR and sensitive content detection. Every model runs on your own hardware, and all of it is optional.
Updates without downtime
A blue/green updater starts the new version next to the old one and switches over once it is healthy, and the database upgrades itself.
Sharing with limits
Passwords, expiry and view limits on every file and link, folders shared with other users as viewers or editors, and Discord previews you design.
Backups and a trash
Scheduled account backups you can restore, a trash that keeps deleted files for a while, and webhooks for Discord, Slack or signed JSON.
Where Zipline is ahead
Zipline signs in with OAuth providers such as Discord, GitHub and Google as well as OpenID Connect, while Fileship supports OpenID Connect only. Zipline is MIT licensed; Fileship is AGPL-3.0.
Moving from Zipline
Fileship imports a Zipline 3.7 or 4.x server export: accounts with their passwords, files with their names, link names, dates and views, nested folders and short links. Old /u/ links keep working once the domain points at Fileship.
Read the migration guideQuestions
- Is Fileship free?
- Yes. Fileship is open source under AGPL-3.0, and you run it on your own server.
- Does Fileship work with ShareX like Zipline?
- Yes. Fileship takes uploads from ShareX, Flameshot, curl, iOS Shortcuts and other uploaders, and has its own Windows app and browser extension.
- Can I move my data from Zipline?
- Fileship imports a Zipline 3.7 or 4.x server export: accounts with their passwords, files with their names, link names, dates and views, nested folders and short links. Old /u/ links keep working once the domain points at Fileship.
- What do I need to run Fileship?
- Docker with Compose, 2 CPU cores and 2 GB of RAM, or 4 GB or more with AI.