Comparison of uploaders
Below is a comparison of features in Uppy versus other popular uploading software and services.
| Feature | Uppy | Dropzone | Filepond | Uploadcare | Filestack | Uploader.win | UploadThing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open source (free option) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | x | x | x | x |
| Managed service (paid option) | ✅ | x | x | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Resumable uploads | ✅ | ? | ? | ? | ? | ✅ | ✅ |
| Edit images | ✅ | ? | ☑️ ¹ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ? |
| Compress images | ✅ | ? | ✅ | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Advanced file picker UX | ✅ | x | x | x ² | ✅ | ⚠️ Broken 2025-08 | x |
| i18n | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ⚠️ Broken 2025-08 | x |
| Themes | Limited | ✅ | ? | ✅ | ✅ | ? | ✅ |
| Headless components | ✅ | ✅ | x | x | x | x | ✅ |
| Hooks (fully customisable components) | ✅ | ✅ | x | x | x | x | ✅ |
| Server-side integration | ✅ | x | x | ✅ | ✅ | ⚠️ Broken 2025-08 | ✅ |
| Server-side restrictions and access control | Limited | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Client-side restrictions | ✅ | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
¹ Non-free feature addon to free software.
² No multi-file select inside folder (with checkbox).\
Framework support
We consider uploades that provide supported wrappers for each framework.
| Framework | Uppy | Dropzone | Filepond | Uploadcare | Filestack | Uploader.win | UploadThing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angular | ✅ | x | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ? | x |
| React | ✅ | x | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ? | ✅ |
| Next.js | ✅ | x | ✅ | ✅ | x | ? | ✅ |
| Svelte | ✅ | x | ✅ | ✅ | x | ? | ✅ |
| Vue | ✅ | x | ✅ | ✅ | x | ? | ✅ |
| jQuery | x | x | ✅ | ✅ | x | ? | x |
Sources
Upload sources are where the uploaded file originates from.
| Uppy | Dropzone | Filepond | Uploadcare | Filestack | Uploader.win | UploadThing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Drive | ✅ ¹ | x | x | ✅ | ✅ | ⚠️ Broken 2025-03 | x |
| Google Drive Picker | ✅ | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Google Photos ² | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Google Photos Picker | ✅ | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Dropbox Personal | ✅ | x | x | ✅ | ✅ | ⚠️ Broken 2025-03 | x |
| Dropbox Business Teams | ✅ | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Box | ✅ | x | x | ✅ | ✅ | x | x |
| OneDrive | ✅ | x | x | ✅ | ✅ | x | x |
| Zoom | ✅ | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| WebDAV | ✅ | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| ✅ | x | x | ✅ | ✅ | ⚠️ Broken 2025-03 | x | |
| Instagram ³ | ⚠️ Disabled 2025-01 | x | x | x | ⚠️ Disabled 2025-01 | x | x |
| Link (URL) | ✅ | x | x | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | x |
| Image search | ✅ | x | x | x | ✅ | ✅ | x |
| Webcam | ✅ | x | x | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | x |
| Microphone | ✅ | x | x | x | ✅ | ✅ | x |
| Screen capture | ✅ | x | x | x | x | x | x |
¹ Requires your own credentials and Google validation.
² API has been disabled by Google.
³ Only Business API (personal API removed by Instagram).\
Uploaders
We only consider those destinations that the uploader can upload to directly (without first uploading to a managed service).
| Uppy | Dropzone | Filepond | Uploadcare | Filestack | Uploader.win | UploadThing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custom HTTP backend | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | x | x | ⚠️ Broken 2025-03 | x |
| AWS S3 | ✅ | x | ✅ | x | x | ⚠️ Broken 2025-03 | x |
| AWS S3 multipart | ✅ | x | ✅ | x | x | ⚠️ Broken 2025-03 | x |
| Tus | ✅ | x | ✅ | x | x | ⚠️ Broken 2025-03 | x |