--- title: "ownCloud Software Reviews, Demo & Pricing - 2026" description: "Review of ownCloud Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs." source_url: "https://www.softwareadvice.com/file-sharing/owncloud-profile/" page_type: "product" language: "en" --- [Home](https://www.softwareadvice.com/) / [Content Collaboration Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com/content-collaboration/) / ownCloud Software Advice offers objective insights based on verified user reviews and independent product and market research. When our advisors match you to a software provider, we may earn a referral fee. Overview [Reviews](https://www.softwareadvice.com/file-sharing/owncloud-profile/reviews/)[Alternatives](https://www.softwareadvice.com/file-sharing/owncloud-profile/alternatives/) # ownCloud Review From €5-€15/month Free version Free trial 5 plans Wondering if ownCloud is right for your organization? Our Content Collaboration Software selection experts can help you in 15 minutes or less. On this page - Overview - User Interface - Popular Alternatives - Pricing and Plans - Features - Integrations - User Reviews - Popular Comparisons ## Overview ownCloud 4.3 [(60)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/file-sharing/owncloud-profile/reviews/) Pricing Starting at €5.00 per user per month ### About ownCloud ownCloud is an open-source file synchronization and collaboration solution that helps businesses organize and share data across the organization. It lets team members share data with external collaborators by sending password-protected URLs with expiration dates. ownCloud enables team leaders to create custom groups, add comments and track employee activities by sharing files, facilitating remote productivity monitoring. It lets employees create, edit and sync all files and folders across multiple devices, including laptop, PC and mobile. Additionally, administrators can provide cryptographic data security and maintain compliance with business regulations and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) guidelines. ownCloud comes with an application programming interface (API), which allows businesses to integrate the system with third-party applications. It also provides iOS and Android applications, which lets team members access files remotely. It is available on annual subscriptions and support is extended via documentation, FAQs, discussion forum and live chat. Do you work for ownCloud? [Manage this product listing](https://www.g2.com/products/owncloud/claim_requests/new?auto=true) Wondering if ownCloud is right for your organization? Our Content Collaboration Software selection experts can help you in 15 minutes or less. ## ownCloud User Interface ## Popular ownCloud Alternatives Main Product ownCloud 4.3 [(60)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/file-sharing/owncloud-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.37Ease of use - 4.39Value for money - 3.49Customer support - 4.03Functionality Pricing Starting at €5.00 per month Get Price Alternative Product [Google Docs](https://www.softwareadvice.com/cms/google-docs-profile/) 4.7 [(29209)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/cms/google-docs-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.69Ease of use - 4.78Value for money - 4.35Customer support - 4.51Functionality Pricing Starting at $6.00 per month Get Price Alternative Product [Google Drive](https://www.softwareadvice.com/cms/google-drive-profile/) 4.8 [(28623)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/cms/google-drive-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.70Ease of use - 4.72Value for money - 4.39Customer support - 4.63Functionality Pricing Starting at $7.00 per month Get Price Alternative Product [Google Workspace](https://www.softwareadvice.com/marketing/google-workspace-profile/) 4.7 [(17717)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/marketing/google-workspace-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.64Ease of use - 4.59Value for money - 4.27Customer support - 4.63Functionality Pricing Starting at $7.00 per month Get Price Alternative Product [OneDrive](https://www.softwareadvice.com/cms/microsoft-onedrive-profile/) 4.5 [(12876)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/cms/microsoft-onedrive-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.40Ease of use - 4.37Value for money - 4.21Customer support - 4.37Functionality Pricing Starting at $1.99 per month Get Price Alternative Product [Microsoft 365](https://www.softwareadvice.com/productivity/microsoft-365-profile/) 4.6 [(14167)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/productivity/microsoft-365-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.51Ease of use - 4.33Value for money - 4.26Customer support - 4.61Functionality Pricing Starting at $6.00 per month Get Price ## ownCloud Pricing and Plans Starting price: €5.00 per month Free Trial Free Version Community €0.00 per user, per month Plan includes: - 100 % Open Source - Access to Community Apps - Access to Community Forum - Desktop & Mobile Apps - File Sync and Share - From 1 User - On-Premises - Self-Managed Standard €5.00 per user, per month Plan includes: - 9×5 Email Support With 2h Reaction Time - Access to Customer Portal - Annual Commitment - Billed Yearly - Desktop & Mobile Apps - File Sync and Share - From 25 Users - On-Premises Enterprise €12.00 per user, per month Plan includes: - 12×5 Global Email and Phone Support With 2h Reaction Time - Access to Customer Portal - Additional Enterprise Features - Annual Commitment - Billed Yearly - Commercial License for Core and Enterprise Modules - Custom Branding for Apps on Demand - Desktop & Mobile Apps With Pro Features - File Sync and Share - From 25 Users Read More For Teams €13.00 per user, per month Plan includes: - From 5 Users - Hosted in Germany - Mobile & Desktop Apps - Multi-Factor Authentication - User- and Company-Managed Groups - 1000 GB of Secure Cloud Storage - 180 Days File Recovery - 200gb Extra Storage Per Additional User - 256-Bit AES and SSL/TLS Encryption - Customer Support Read More For Single Users €15.00 per user, per month Plan includes: - Hosted in Germany - Mobile & Desktop Apps - Multi-Factor Authentication - User- and Company-Managed Groups - 180 Days File Recovery - 1 to 4 Users - 256-Bit AES and SSL/TLS Encryption - 500gb of Secure Cloud Storage - Customer Support - End-to-End Encryption Read More Confused about pricing? 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Get a personalized pricing breakdown tailored to your specific needs—no guesswork, no generic estimates. ## ownCloud Features - Popular features found in Content Collaboration Collaboration Tools Content Library File Sharing Mobile Access Version Control - More features of ownCloud Access Controls/Permissions Activity Dashboard Activity Tracking Alerts/Notifications API Archiving & Retention Asset Lifecycle Management Audit Management Audit Trail Authentication Automatic Backup Commenting/Notes Compliance Management Compliance Tracking Configurable Workflow Content Management Customizable Branding Customizable Templates Data Import/Export Data Synchronization Document Capture Document Classification Document Editing Document Generation Document Management Document Review Document Storage Document Templates Drag & Drop Electronic Signature Encryption File Conversion File Management File Recovery File Transfer Forms Management Full Text Search HIPAA Compliant Monitoring Offline Access Password Management Real-Time Notifications Real-Time Reporting Real Time Synchronization Real-Time Updates Reporting & Statistics Role-Based Permissions Search/Filter Secure Data Storage Secure Login Single Sign On SSL Security Tagging Third-Party Integrations Two-Factor Authentication User Management Workflow Management ## ownCloud Integrations Microsoft SharePoint Integration rated undefined from -1 review ONLYOFFICE Workspace Integration rated undefined from -1 review Dropbox Integration rated undefined from -1 review Google Drive Integration rated undefined from -1 review Microsoft 365 Integration rated undefined from -1 review Microsoft Outlook Integration rated undefined from -1 review See all 9 integrations ## ownCloud User Reviews ## ownCloud customer ratings - Overall rating: 4.3/5 - Total reviews: 60 ### Rating distribution - 5 stars: 28 reviews (47%) - 4 stars: 23 reviews (38%) - 3 stars: 8 reviews (13%) - 2 stars: 1 reviews (2%) - 1 star: 0 reviews (0%) ### Secondary ratings - Ease of use: 4.4/5 - Value for money: 4.4/5 - Customer support: 3.5/5 - Functionality: 4.0/5 --- ### Great software - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Michelle L. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: July 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. My experience has been positive, I will continue to use and tell others about it #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros We have had ZERO issues with this software, works great and is also a perfect alternative to store documents that others need to access #### Cons I do not have anything to say about this software that would be a con --- ### The best home cloud - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Mihail N. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer & Network Security - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: January 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I always feel secure knowing that my files are stored at home, in addition to the devices I bring with me. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Easy to use home cloud. It has many features and is easy to operate. #### Cons It is a bit difficult to set up the server part of the program --- ### Past its prime and headed the wrong direction - Overall rating: 2/5 - Reviewer: Brian F. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Construction - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used other for less than 2 years - Reviewed: February 2020 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Good while still community oriented, now a dead-end product. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 1/5 - Customer support: 1/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros When I implemented ownCloud, it was a neat opensource platform with an active community, with the option of solid support at a fair price. Filesharing with "cloud" providers like Dropbox leaves you at their mercy for security (or lack thereof!) and the annoying clients require re-training on a regular basis. The support costs of the simple ownCloud web interface with drag-drop file uploading were one-time only. Performance was good enough, support was cheap enough, and it was fine for what we used it for. #### Cons Over the course of a few years, the founders left due to "professional managers" messing things up. Support costs went up with no real indication why. I dropped ownCloud paid and switched to a solid commercial product called FileCloud. For "free" OSS I strongly recommend NextCloud, I've helped several friends set it up and they are ecstatic with the results. #### Reasons for switching to ownCloud Limitations on file size and training costs, lack of control of shared files, distrust of Dropbox management. --- ### As inexpensive as Cloud sync can get - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Tim K. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Information Technology and Services - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: July 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 2/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Ceding control of your files to cloud service providers does not fit every situation and own cloud solves this. Especially when you then have to share the items, the custom link based of our domain was a nice feature. #### Cons Technical ability is mostly required to setup and your system and to update. Auto update is a pain and mostly pushes one to manual process. #### Reasons for choosing ownCloud Inexpensive and stable existence. #### Reasons for switching to ownCloud Own cloud seems to have existed longer #### Vendor response Hi Tim, Thank you so much for your response. We are glad that you found ownCloud features useful. As for the technical aspect of ownCloud, it is going to get much better and easier with the launch of Infinite Scale - so stay tuned! In the meantime, you are also welcome to sign up for a free trial instance of Infinite Scale beta. Best regards, Team ownCloud Replied August 2022 --- ### Review by Albert_OwnCloud - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Albert S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Railroad Manufacture - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: November 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Since I am using the OwnCloud software, it is easier for me to share documents and files with external assessors, partners, or clients; this means that the time efficiency now is higher than using document interchange by e-mail or similar. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros The software is very user-friendly, it allows you to work with third-party people outside your company while you keep the control over your documentation. #### Cons It is needed a network connection to operate with all the OwnCloud features. #### Reasons for choosing ownCloud It is more user-friendly and easy to implement. #### Vendor response Hi Albert, Thank you for your kind review. We are delighted to hear that you are finding ownCloud useful. Best regards, Team ownCloud Replied January 2023 --- ### ownCloud or Nextcloud - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer Software - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: January 2020 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros It's great to have your storage in house. The piece of mind that you know where your data is at all times is important, but also, nothing beats local for speed. The clients (I use Windows, Linux and Android clients) make it super easy to sync across different devices - set up once and forget about it! #### Cons I've been going back and forth between ownCloud and Nextcloud (an ownCloud fork) for a couple of years. Started out with ownCloud, switched to Nextcloud, then found out that ownCloud development had caught up and then some, and switched back. Luckily switching is easy but ideally, you want the best of both. --- ### So Cool! - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Oil & Energy - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: April 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Great software and a great idea for anyone who wants their own self-hosted cloud storage. No sharing, and you keep full control over your data. What's not to love? #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros OwnCloud is seriously cool. I used it for a few years on my personal server, making use of that storage for my cloud hosting. It was surprisingly easy-to-install, no hiccups or weird configuration problems with my server (I had it running on BlueHost), and the user interface was straightforward and easy to use. I didn't purchase the smartphone app, although that would have been really cool to try out. #### Cons The software is available at no charge, so it's silly to complain, but I would have liked the interface to be a bit less sterile looking. I imagine the paid platform probably targets enterprises that want on-premise, self-hosted solutions and don't care about having a fun and attractive UI, and to be fair, ownClouds UI is super clean and it is appealing, but it would have been nice if it was just a little less "Microsoftey." That's a pretty minimal complaint though. --- ### Easy file sharing - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer Software - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: September 2018 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. We frequently have to share very large files (zip files, videos, etc.) with our clients for their approvals. This process was always complicated and we employed a number of solutions over the years. None has been as easy to use and as reliable as ownCloud. It has literally made my life easier. I am able to organize files into folders with separate passwords and urls allowing me to share only what is needed to specific people. I know that my clients will be able to access and download what they need, when they need it. That gives me great piece of mind. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros This software makes it very easy and RELIABLE to share files with our clients and others. It offers a very easy to use interface and has NEVER failed to upload or download. Prior to getting this tool, we struggled with method for sharing (especially large) files with our clients. Once our IT dept got a hold of ownCloud and customized it for our use, my life got measurably easier. #### Cons The only issue I have ever had with it is when I was surprised by a site expiring. Now, I know it was my fault to set a date and then forget it...but it would be nice to receive a notice when an expiration date is nearing. I have learned how to manage that better, but would still appreciate a notification. --- ### Decent but lacking - Overall rating: 3/5 - Reviewer: Kevin F. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Information Technology and Services - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: February 2020 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Overall, we decided to leave OwnCloud in favour of NextCloud. NC has a faster development cycle and seems to listen to the community more when it comes to what they focus their efforts on. While I'm sure OC is good for Enterprise clients, our experience was that it was ONLY for enterprise. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros Overall the product is good, and a number of addons provide good expanded integration and functionality. #### Cons The development focus is generally aimed at Enterprise only, the community needs don't seem to be nearly as important and so addressing feature requests is low on the totem. --- ### Free midsize solution for filestorage - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Information Services - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: February 2021 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered for a free solution it is one of the best choices in the opensource world. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 1/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros It is your own server so it is the best to secure by your own way. Cook it as you prefer. #### Cons The Admin Panel lacks lots to enterprise features. The base idea of sharing files is not intuitive. 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