# Fyle vs Archil

Archil gives agents a filesystem on the customer’s own S3 or GCS bucket, with forks and checkpoints. It owns the agent-plus-your-own-bucket story for developers. Fyle aims at a different user: people working in desktop apps, with agents on the same files and a person reviewing what agents change.

Last checked: October 2026. Fyle is in development. Built so far: accounts, organisations with roles, two-factor sign-in, organisation security policies, and device sign-in for the desktop app and CLI. The drive, agent sessions and review are planned and not available yet.

## At a glance

| | Archil | Fyle |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Desktop drive for ordinary apps | No desktop drive for people. [2] | Mounts as an ordinary folder in Finder (macOS), File Explorer (Windows) and a FUSE mount (Linux). Files download when opened and are cached. (Planned: desktop launch) |
| Agent access | AI SDK tools. [1] | Agents work in the mounted folder like any program. `fyle agent claude` (or any other command) runs one in its own session folder. A CLI and an MCP server cover remote agents, under the same permissions as people. (Planned: agent layer) |
| Conflicting edits | Forks and checkpoints. [2] | A save based on an older version becomes a branch. Nothing is overwritten, dropped or turned into a conflicted copy. (Planned: desktop launch) |
| Human review of agent changes | No human review. [2] | A named reviewer keeps the current version, takes the branch or keeps both. Rules decide who reviews which folders. (Planned: review) |
| Windows | Not covered by our research | Windows is a launch platform, alongside macOS and Linux. (Planned: desktop launch) |
| Bring your own storage | Yes. Runs on your own S3 or GCS bucket. [2] | Bring your own S3-compatible bucket: AWS S3, Google Cloud Storage, Cloudflare R2, MinIO or Ceph. (Planned: Enterprise) |
| UK data residency | No UK region stated. [2] | UK-only workspaces: your UK bucket plus a UK-hosted coordinator and database. (Planned: Enterprise) |
| Version history | Checkpoints. [2] | Every version records the person, device and agent session behind it, and any version can be restored. Retention per plan is not final. (Planned: desktop launch) |
| Published price | Free for 10 GB; Team $500/month. [1] | Personal, Team and Enterprise plans, priced per person with storage included; no free tier or trial. [See pricing](https://fyle.sh/pricing) (Draft, not on sale) |

## Where Archil is stronger

- Built to run on your own S3 or GCS bucket today. [2]
- Forks and checkpoints designed for agent workloads. [2]
- Tools for the AI SDK, so developers can wire it into agents directly. [1]

## Where Fyle differs

- Fyle plans a desktop drive: people and agents use the same files through Finder, File Explorer or a Linux mount.
- Fyle plans a named-reviewer step before agent changes land on a person’s file.
- Fyle plans UK-only workspaces for customers who need them.

## Which to choose

### Choose Archil if

- You are a developer building agents and want them on your own bucket today.
- Your agents don’t share files with people working in desktop apps.
- Forks and checkpoints are what you need, without a review step.

### Choose Fyle if

- People and agents work on the same files and you want people to approve agent changes.
- Your files are opened in ordinary desktop apps, not only by code.
- You need UK data residency.

## Questions

### Can Archil use my own bucket?

Yes. When we checked in October 2026, Archil ran its agent filesystem on the customer’s own S3 or GCS bucket.

### Can Fyle use my own bucket?

That is planned for Fyle’s Enterprise plan: any S3-compatible bucket, including AWS S3, Google Cloud Storage, Cloudflare R2, MinIO and Ceph. It is not available yet.

### Is Fyle available now?

Fyle is in development. Built so far: accounts, organisations with roles, two-factor sign-in, organisation security policies, and device sign-in for the desktop app and CLI. The drive, agent sessions and review are planned and not available yet.

### Where do these facts come from?

Competitor facts come from our October 2026 review of 50 products, and each one links to the page it was taken from. Prices are as published, in the vendor’s currency. We recheck these pages and correct anything that has changed.

## Sources

Last checked: October 2026.

1. [Archil pricing](https://archil.com/pricing)
2. [Archil homepage](https://archil.com)