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ownCloud

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Open source enterprise file sharing & collaboration platform

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ownCloud Pricing, Features, Reviews and Alternatives

ownCloud FAQs

Q. What type of pricing plans does ownCloud offer?

ownCloud has the following pricing plans:
Starting from: €5.00/month
Pricing model: Free, Subscription, Open Source
Free Trial: Available | (No Credit Card required)

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Q. Who are the typical users of ownCloud?

ownCloud has the following typical customers:
Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Non Profit, Public Administrations, Small Business

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Q. What languages does ownCloud support?

ownCloud supports the following languages:
Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish

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Q. Does ownCloud support mobile devices?

ownCloud supports the following devices:
Android, iPad, iPhone

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Q. Does ownCloud offer an API?

Yes, ownCloud has an API available for use.

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Q. What other apps does ownCloud integrate with?

ownCloud integrates with the following applications:
Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Outlook, Dropbox Business, Google Drive, ONLYOFFICE Workspace, FortiSIEM, Microsoft 365, Splunk Enterprise, VNC Connect

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Q. What level of support does ownCloud offer?

ownCloud offers the following support options:
Chat, 24/7 (Live rep), Email/Help Desk, Phone Support, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base

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ownCloud product overview

Price starts from

5

/user

Per month

What is ownCloud?

ownCloud is an open source enterprise file sharing platform designed to provide users with secure access to company files and documents from any device. APIs and open architecture enable the addition of corporate branding and extension of core functionality to meet evolving company needs.

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Chat
24/7 (Live rep)
Email/Help Desk
Phone Support
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base

Training options

Live Online
Webinars
In Person
Documentation
Videos

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ownCloud pricing information

Value for money

4.4

/5

59

Starting from

5

/user

Per month

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ownCloud features

Functionality

4.0

/5

59

Total features

55

3 categories

Most valued features by users

Collaboration Tools
Access Controls/Permissions
Alerts/Notifications
Third Party Integrations
Search/Filter
File Sharing
Document Storage
Activity Dashboard

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ownCloud users reviews

Overall Rating

4.2

/5

59

Positive reviews

Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend7.42/10
Rating distribution

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Pros
Controlling your own data, while enjoying much of the benefits of the likes of dropbox or onedrive. Ability to link mobile phones and sync contacts and calendars.
Overall the product is good, and a number of addons provide good expanded integration and functionality.
Very innovative and give us the opportunity to develop new kind of business.
Cons
Being an Open Source, you can find information on the network, and in this way it can be violated by knowing how it is installed and configured.
I actually do not have a choice since some office environment block external cloud storage providers and migrate away from Microsoft enterprise services to ownCloud.
Only saving data on your own cloud but no more features.

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Mohammad M.

Civil Engineering, 51-200 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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ownCloud is a robust utility for anyone looking to access & manage their own cloud storage

Reviewed a year ago

ownCloud is by far the best cloud solution I've tried for managing my data without any hindrances in terms of setup or drive configurations. The utility is silky-smooth across the entire interface & sharing data conveniently via link (with custom accessibility permissions) makes it the most versatile cloud software for fulfilling my productivity purposes.

Pros

ownCloud offers a state-of-the-art GUI to navigate, share & manage my data with ease on mobile & desktop. Setting up my 2TB NAS drive into ownCloud & configuring my partitions exclusively for work & personal use proved to be an unchallenging task. Ever since I've lost all my data due to internal SSD failure, it was second nature of me to perform daily backups of my computer to avoid such catastrophe. This utility suits my backup (& sharing) demands as it doesn't have to cost me a small fortune for annual or monthly subscription. Moreover, I'm really amazed by the upload speeds ownCloud can reach on my home 2.5 gigabit ethernet as it takes me mere seconds to upload some of my favourite movies or series for sharing & streaming.

Cons

The only gripe I have with ownCloud is the time it takes to create a new user on the web application. I doubt it's a network-related issue from my end as it's noticeable on both my office & home networks. Perhaps a future update will resolve the matter.

Vendor response

Hello Mohammad, Thank you so much for your detailed and kind review. We are absolutely delighted to hear that you find ownCloud useful and it fits your needs. Best regards, Team ownCloud

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Alson K.

Design, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Cheap and Good Alternative to Dropbox

Reviewed 2 years ago

We have been using ownCloud as a Dropbox alternative for my company for years now. We find that owning our own data is better than leaving it on the cloud. Our installation is not accessible without VPN.

Pros

Open-source means lots of plugins and support for the software.

Cons

Not as well contributed lately as compared to NextCloud

Vendor response

Dear Alson, Thanks a lot for your review. We are so happy to know that you find ownCloud convenient and affordable. The Enterprise version of ownCloud offers a host of extra features and support. Perhaps you would like a free trial? https://owncloud.com/get-started/ If you have any further feedback or questions, please feel free to get in touch with us at community@owncloud.com. We also welcome you to join our community.

GS
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Giovanni S.

Information Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend7/10

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Good file share and collaboration platform

Reviewed 2 years ago

installation instruction are quite good. But you need some expertise to setup several configuration like secure access. Great point. it is completely free and work really well

Pros

The main pro is that this platform is open, the cons is that you need to have good skill to deploy it and configure. Globally most of the feature work really well like the cloud storage, that has a really good access through web, client and mobile app. Nice also the feature to integrate your mail, calendar, food task manager. Integrated editor for document is quite difficult to install. Beware cause you need to have a good machine where to install, with enough resource to make the service reliable

Cons

Owncloud has become a minor stream of this project. Mostly Nextcloud is the new evolution with more update and feature.

Vendor response

Dear Giovanni, Thank you so much for your review! It's great to hear that you found many features of ownCloud to be useful. If you ever face any issues while using ownCloud or need assistance, you are welcome to discuss it in our forum (https://central.owncloud.org/) and submit notifications regarding bugs in GitHub. If you have any questions or further feedback, feel free to contact us at: community@owncloud.com

BJ
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Bodounrin Joël T.

Design, 1-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Wais-Benin

Reviewed 2 months ago

The software is not bad, it is good and it is recommended for data transfers even from any browser of your choice. It's just the level of storage that needs to be reviewed

Pros

It is a good software because it allows me to transfer audio, visual or other file data to my customers, partners and friends. In addition, it's still fast.

Cons

The least appreciated aspect of owncloud software is the weakness of the platform when storing a lot of data

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Eric M.

Computer Software, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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OwnCloud instead of DropBox

Reviewed 3 years ago

Besides being a "better DropBox", OwnCloud has the ability to use plugins. It has a MarketPlace where you can search for various types of plugins. Most of the plugins are free too.

Pros

OwnCloud is wonderful. It runs on your own server so the only limitations to the amount of storage space you have is the amount of disk space on your server. You can create public links with or without password protection, and you can schedule the link to automatically deactivate. You can have as many synchronized folders as you want (not just one like DropBox). You can share each of these folders with different people or groups, and you have full control over the type of access: read only, write only (drop box), or read/write. Best of all, OwnCloud is an open-source product and it's all absolutely free.

Cons

OwnCloud has an automatic update feature but I've had it fail more times than I've had it succeed. It's not all that hard to upgrade manually, but an automatic update would be much much nicer.

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