Cloud Storage and File Sharing
Nextcloud review
Open-source (AGPL) self-hosted file sync and collaboration platform, sold as per-user enterprise subscriptions from 100 users.
Nextcloud at a glance
- Category
- Cloud Storage and File Sharing
- Starting price
- 71.29 EUR per user per year (Standard, 100 users minimum)
- Pricing model
- per user
- Public pricing
- Yes
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- No
- Contract
- annual subscription
- G2 rating
- 4.4 (147 reviews)
- Founded
- 2016
- Headquarters
- Germany (Nextcloud GmbH)
- Integrations
- Microsoft Outlook, SharePoint, Teams, Active Directory
Buying Nextcloud: security, admin and contract
- SAML SSO
- All Enterprise tiers (SAML)
- Audit logs
- All Enterprise tiers.
- Data residency
- Self-hosted, so you choose.
- Contract
- Annual subscription.
- Support
- Standard: business hours email; Premium: extended hours; Ultimate: up to 24/7 with phone.
Questions to ask Nextcloud before you sign
- Is SCIM provisioning included, or a paid add-on?
- Can we sign your standard DPA without changes?
- What will the price be at renewal, and is the increase capped?
Questions are listed where Nextcloud's public pages leave the answer open.
Who Nextcloud is for
Choose Nextcloud if
- Public sector and EU organizations that need on-premises control.
- IT teams with 100+ users that want vendor-backed support.
Look elsewhere if
- Small teams under 100 users wanting Enterprise support (Nextcloud One applies)
- Teams without hosting and admin capacity.
Nextcloud pricing
| Plan | Price | Unit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 71.29 EUR (100+ users) / 53.17 EUR (200+ users) | per user per year | business-hours email, 1 year maintenance cycle |
| Premium | 104.99 EUR / 81.99 EUR | per user per year | 5+ year maintenance, 1 business day reaction |
| Ultimate | 204.75 EUR / 183.75 EUR | per user per year | up to 24/7 support, phone included |
Excl. VAT. Community edition is free under AGPL. Smaller deployments are pointed to Nextcloud One (hosted). Vendor publishes prices in EUR only (checked nextcloud.com/pricing, no USD or currency switcher).
Nextcloud features by buying criteria
| Criterion | What we found |
|---|---|
| Storage per user and limits | Set by your own infrastructure; external storage via S3, SFTP, SMB, NFS. |
| Desktop sync quality | Desktop clients for Windows, macOS, Linux; mobile for Android, iOS. |
| Sharing and permission controls | Link expiry, passwords, one-time passwords, file drop, file requests. |
| Real-time collaboration and editing | Nextcloud Office, Collabora Online, Microsoft Office Online Server; file locking. |
| Security and encryption | End-to-end encryption, ransomware protection, brute-force protection. |
| Compliance certifications | Designed for GDPR and HIPAA with auditing; no certifications on page. |
| Version history and recovery | Version history with restore and side-by-side compare. |
| Integrations | Outlook, SharePoint, Teams, Active Directory, S3, SFTP, SMB, NFS. |
| Pricing model and transparency | Per user per year tiered by support level; 100 user minimum. |
| Target company size | Organizations of 100+ users, public sector. |
What reviewers say about Nextcloud
Praised for
- Open source with full data control.
Common complaints
- Requires admin effort to run; 2026 OnlyOffice partnership suspended.
Themes paraphrased from public reviews on G2 and similar sites, not quotes.
What most Nextcloud reviews leave out
- Enterprise subscriptions start at 100 users.
- SAML and audit logging are in all three tiers.
- Fair use policy requires a paid subscription above 500 users.
- Forked from ownCloud in 2016.
- Per-user price drops about 25% at 200 users on Standard.
Nextcloud alternatives
Sync.comSmall teams that want zero-knowledge encryption at a low per-user price.$4.50 per user per month, billed annually (Teams 1TB, 3 user minimum)
BoxRegulated organizations needing FedRAMP Moderate or HIPAA (Enterprise tier)From $5 per user/month (headline); Individual plan free
EgnyteMid-size firms wanting governance and ransomware detection on file storage.$22 per user/month billed annually (Business)
pCloudSmall teams wanting a virtual drive and client-side encryption.9.99 EUR per user per month (Business, 3 users minimum)
ShareFileAccounting and financial firms needing HIPAA or SEC+FINRA-eligible sharing (Premium and up)$16.50 per user/month (Advanced)
Dropbox BusinessSmall teams (Standard is available from 1 user) wanting simple sync and sharing.12 per user/month (Standard; shown in EUR on the vendor site, no USD price published)
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from Nextcloud's own pricing, product or documentation pages, G2 and company records, checked on October 24, 2026. Unknown values are left out instead of estimated.