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) | |||||||
| Managed service (paid option) | |||||||
| Resumable uploads | |||||||
| Edit images | ¹ | ||||||
| Compress images | |||||||
| Advanced file picker UX | ² | Broken 2025-08 | |||||
| i18n | Broken 2025-08 | ||||||
| Themes | Limited | ||||||
| Headless components | |||||||
| Hooks (fully customisable components) | |||||||
| Server-side integration | 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 | |||||||
| React | |||||||
| Next.js | |||||||
| Svelte | |||||||
| Vue | |||||||
| jQuery |
Sources
Upload sources are where the uploaded file originates from.
| Uppy | Dropzone | Filepond | Uploadcare | Filestack | Uploader.win | UploadThing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Drive | ¹ | Broken 2025-03 | |||||
| Google Drive Picker | |||||||
| Google Photos ² | |||||||
| Google Photos Picker | |||||||
| Dropbox Personal | Broken 2025-03 | ||||||
| Dropbox Business Teams | |||||||
| Box | |||||||
| OneDrive | |||||||
| Zoom | |||||||
| WebDAV | |||||||
| Broken 2025-03 | |||||||
| Instagram ³ | (removed in 6.0) | Disabled 2025-01 | |||||
| Link (URL) | |||||||
| Image search | |||||||
| Webcam | |||||||
| Microphone | |||||||
| Screen capture |
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).
| Destination | Uppy | Dropzone | Filepond | Uploadcare | Filestack | Uploader.win | UploadThing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custom HTTP backend | Broken 2025-03 | ||||||
| AWS S3 | Broken 2025-03 | ||||||
| AWS S3 multipart | Broken 2025-03 | ||||||
| Tus | Broken 2025-03 |