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Uppy vs tusd
Pick Uppy if you want the published Uploadcare / Filestack / Transloadit stack (a MIT browser uploader). Pick tusd if you want that MIT resumable tus server.
Facts checked 26 Oct 2026. License, language, and GitHub activity come from the catalog or the project's own repo. "Not in the catalog row" means the public catalog dump does not store that number.
Uppy in the catalog tusd in the catalog Start on Railway
How they compare
| Uppy | tusd | |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT License (catalog) source | MIT License (catalog) source |
| Language | TypeScript (catalog) | Go (catalog) |
| GitHub activity | 31,040 stars in the catalog; last push 25 Oct 2026 source | 3,908 stars in the catalog; last push 24 Oct 2026 source |
| Self-host | Published as /stacks/uppy-uploads. A picker in the app you already host. | Reference tus server. Persist the upload path. |
| Best for | The published Uploadcare / Filestack / Transloadit replacement. | The protocol box if the browser already speaks tus. |
Self-hosting and resource needs
Uppy is the published lander — /stacks/uppy-uploads. Uppy is transloadit/uppy (MIT on 25 Oct 2026). tusd is tus/tusd. FilePond is the other MIT input — /compare/uppy-vs-filepond. You still need object storage. Neither has a one-click c17 Railway template.
FAQ
- Uploadcare or Filestack?
- Same published upload — /replace/uploadcare and /replace/filestack.
- Where is FilePond?
- The other MIT input — /compare/uppy-vs-filepond.
- Are these free?
- Both are MIT. You pay hosting and object storage.
- How do I deploy Uppy?
- Open /stacks/uppy-uploads. Persist the volume. Confirm one resumable POST.
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