File & conversion tools / Nextcloud
Nextcloud
The most popular open source content collaboration platform for tens of millions of users at thousands of organizations across the globe
Where it stands
4.0 / 5
Signals score
Not a hands-on test
Based on 3 of 3 signals
- Website health5 / 5 · weight 50%
Measured from the tool's public website
- Facts stated3.4 / 5 · weight 30%
How many of the five facts the tool's own pages state
- Community3.7 / 5 · weight 20%
What people said in public discussions
Built only from what we can measure or quote without using the tool. How ranking works
Rank by signals
We have not run our own hands-on test on Nextcloud yet. Facts checked 2026-11-01. How tests work
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Should you use Nextcloud?
A quick read built only from what the tool's own pages state and from our tests, not from opinion. Facts checked 2026-11-01.
A good fit if…
- You want a free option. It states: “The Nextcloud-branded iOS, Android and desktop apps are free. Whether the server software is free is not stated on the pricing…”
Check first
- Its pages do not state: signup, watermark. Check on the tool's site before you rely on it.
Does: Cloud storage
Measured signals
5 / 5 · measured 2026-11-08Read automatically from Nextcloud's public website: how reliable, secure, private and open the site is. This is not a test of how well the tool does its job. How this is measured
- Reliability5 / 5The page answered and finished downloading in 364 ms.
- Security5 / 54 of 5 protective headers set (strict-transport-security, content-security-policy, x-content-type-options, referrer-policy).
- Privacy5 / 5No third-party tracking services found on the page.
- Transparency5 / 5Links a privacy policy; links a pricing page.
Community feedback
3.7 / 5 · 54 commenters72% of the 54 people whose comments we could classify were positive. Read automatically from public Hacker News threads about Nextcloud; the classifier is simple and can misread sarcasm, so check the threads. How this works
- Positive
“An orga that shall not be named used nextcloud for various important things and had it connected to the Internet, which for modern open source software is usually okay. But then a friend found that you can take the whole…”
Read in the thread - Positive
“I use Nextcloud for almost all the stuff I do in day to day life. I run it in docker swarm mode on a 5yr old pc running Debian @home. Keypassxc for passwords (sync it using Nextcloud) 3. Photos upload (From Amazon &…”
Read in the thread - Critical
“I use Nextcloud, but I'm disappointed in their transition from a file host/sync solution to a "do everything" solution. Their sync client has languished and their server-side sync software has severe performance issues;…”
Read in the thread - Critical
“I agree that the problem of storing data securely is a problem that you have whether you want it to or not, but I was mostly lamenting that Nextcloud does preciously little to help help you to solve this problem, as it…”
Read in the thread
Threads: Nextcloud: Open-Source Cloud Apps (2024, 245 comments) · The recently lost file upload feature in the Nextcloud app for Android (2025, 166 comments) · Nextcloud Hub 21 (2021, 150 comments) · Owncloud has been forked into Nextcloud (2016, 130 comments)
- Free tier
- The Nextcloud-branded iOS, Android and desktop apps are free. Whether the server software is free is not stated on the pricing page.
- Paid plan
- Enterprise per user per year excl. VAT: from 100 users Standard 71.29 EUR, Premium 104.99 EUR, Ultimate 204.75 EUR; from 200 users Standard 53.17 EUR, Premium 81.99 EUR, Ultimate 183.75 EUR. Subscriptions start at 100 users. Nextcloud One (under 100 users) price not stated.
- Signup
- Not stated.
- Watermark
- Not applicable.
- Where files go
- The privacy policy says it does not cover what happens on individual Nextcloud instances, because Nextcloud does not host for others, and says the software is designed so user data is not sent to Nextcloud. Storage location and retention of user files: Not stated.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy policy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
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