Nextcloud
Your own file storage, calendar and contacts, on a server you choose.
Instead of Google Drive, OneDrive
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Nextcloud does what Google Drive does, syncing files across devices and sharing them by link, except the server can be yours or one run by a host you pick. The software is open source, and your files stay ordinary files you can move elsewhere.
The catch is upkeep. Running it yourself means updates and backups are your job, and a hosted plan trades that for a bill. The apps lean toward doing everything, so we scored Delivery a 3. Scores are our reading of its public pages, and we have not run it for months.
- Syncs and shares files like Google Drive, from a server you control
- Open source, with hosting from many providers or from yourself
- Does a lot, so the setup and upkeep take real effort
What stands out
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For comparison, we also reviewed Google Drive (15/30) as a benchmark.
