Why Soclyde
Local-first, no cloud
Local-first keeps your vault on your devices, not on somebody else’s servers.
Soclyde
Each device keeps its encrypted vault. No server, no central target.
Cloud manager
Vaults travel through a server: one single attractive target.
Here’s why local-first wins.
Where is my vault ?
Local-first·On your devices only
Cloud·On vendor servers
How does it sync ?
Local-first·Direct device-to-device
Cloud·Through cloud APIs
Offline access ?
Local-first·Always available
Cloud·Limited
Central target ?
Local-first·None (no server)
Cloud·Yes (single honeypot)
Third-party copies ?
Local-first·No external copies
Cloud·Multiple copies
Network dependency ?
Local-first·Autonomous; local
Cloud·Needs cloud
Who owns storage ?
Local-first·You hold storage
Cloud·Provider holds storage