Nextcloud
Cloud content collaboration software
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€4,200 per year
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- Public sector and nonprofit organizations
- Information technology and software
- Banking and insurance
What is Nextcloud
Nextcloud is an open-source platform for file sync and share, collaboration, and content access that organizations can run on their own infrastructure or through hosting partners. It is used by IT teams and regulated organizations that need control over data location, identity integration, and administrative policies for content sharing. The platform combines web and desktop/mobile clients with server-side controls, and it supports extensions for collaboration features such as online document editing, chat, and groupware.
Self-hosted data control
Nextcloud supports on-premises and private-cloud deployments, which helps organizations keep content under their own administrative and geographic control. It provides server-side governance features such as access controls, sharing policies, and audit-oriented administration. This deployment flexibility can be important where third-party cloud storage is restricted by policy or regulation.
Extensible open-source platform
Nextcloud is open source and uses an app ecosystem to add capabilities such as groupware, collaboration, and integrations. Organizations can tailor functionality and user experience without being locked into a single vendor’s roadmap. The open architecture also supports integration with common identity providers and storage back ends.
Broad client and protocol support
Nextcloud offers web, desktop, and mobile clients and supports common sync and sharing workflows. It integrates with enterprise authentication (for example, SSO/LDAP) and can connect to external storage systems, enabling unified access to multiple repositories. This helps teams standardize collaboration while keeping existing storage investments.
Operational overhead for IT
Running Nextcloud in production typically requires internal expertise for sizing, upgrades, backups, monitoring, and security hardening. High availability and performance at scale depend on correct architecture choices (database, caching, storage, and reverse proxy). Organizations without dedicated administrators may prefer fully managed services to reduce ongoing effort.
Advanced governance varies by edition
Some enterprise-grade capabilities (for example, certain compliance, security, and support features) depend on the commercial enterprise offering or specific apps. Evaluating which controls are included out of the box versus provided via add-ons can take time. This can complicate comparisons with platforms that bundle governance features in a single SKU.
Collaboration feature parity depends
Real-time document collaboration and communications often rely on additional components (such as online office integrations) and may require extra configuration and licensing. User experience and performance can vary based on the chosen integrations and hosting environment. Teams expecting a single, tightly integrated suite may need more implementation work to reach comparable workflows.
Plan & Pricing
Nextcloud Files (Enterprise subscriptions)
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 68.94€ per user/year (starting at 100 users) | File sync & share, enterprise capabilities, 1-year maintenance lifecycle, 2 business day reaction time; per-user rates decrease at higher volumes (e.g., 51.69€/user/year starting at 200 users). |
| Premium | 104.99€ per user/year (starting at 100 users) | Includes Standard features plus longer maintenance lifecycle, business-hours email/phone support; example discounted rate: 81.99€/user/year starting at 200 users. |
| Ultimate | 204.75€ per user/year (starting at 100 users) | Includes Premium features plus Nextcloud Assistant, Flow, Whiteboard, extended maintenance (5+ years) and faster SLAs; example discounted rate: 183.75€/user/year starting at 200 users. |
Nextcloud Talk
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 42€ per user/year (starting at 100 users) | On-premise audio/video conferencing, chat, screen sharing; per-user rate decreases with volume (31.50€/user/year starting at 250 users). |
Notes:
- Pricing on Nextcloud's official pricing page is shown as Euro per user per year and is net (excl. VAT). Nextcloud Enterprise subscriptions require minimum purchase volumes (typically 100 users). The vendor offers additional volume tiers and framework agreements; enterprise quotes are available for larger deployments.
- For organizations with fewer than 100 users, Nextcloud points to Nextcloud One (managed service) as an option but does not list explicit pricing on the main pricing page.
Seller details
Nextcloud GmbH
Stuttgart, Germany
2016
Private
https://nextcloud.com/
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