Best self-hosted groupware
Collaborative software or [groupware](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborative_software) is designed to help people working on a common task to attain their goals. Groupware often regroups multiple services such as file sharing, calendar/events management, appointment scheduling, address books... in a single, integrated application.
We track 20 self-hosted groupware projects. The median health score in this category is 58, against 5 projects rated healthy or better and none currently flagged as at risk. The table below is ordered by health score, not popularity — the most starred project in a category is frequently not the best maintained one.
| # | Project | Health | Activity | Stars | Built with | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextcloud Access and share your files, calendars, contacts, mail and more from any device, on your terms. | Thriving · 98 | 37k | PHP, deb | 24 Sept 2026 | |
| 2 | egroupware Software suite including calendars, address books, notepad, project management tools, client relationship management too | Healthy · 80 | 297 | PHP | 25 Sept 2026 | |
| 3 | Sync-in File storage, syncing, sharing, and collaboration with real-time editing, permission management, and desktop/CLI clients | Healthy · 75 | 1.8k | Nodejs, Docker | 21 Sept 2026 | |
| 4 | Tine Software for digital collaboration in companies and organizations. From powerful groupware functionalities to clever add | Healthy · 75 | 22 | Docker | 26 Sept 2026 | |
| 5 | Group Office Enterprise CRM and groupware tool. Share projects, calendars, files and e-mail online with co-workers and clients. | Healthy · 72 | 280 | PHP | 21 Sept 2026 | |
| 6 | bewCloud File sharing + sync, notes, and photos (alternative to Nextcloud and ownCloud's RSS reader). | Steady · 58 | 1.2k | Docker | 13 Aug 2026 | |
| 7 | Openmeetings Video conferencing, instant messaging, whiteboard, collaborative document editing and other groupware tools using API fu | Steady · 55 | 685 | Java | 14 Jul 2026 | |
| 8 | SOGo SOGo offers multiple ways to access the calendaring and messaging data. CalDAV, CardDAV, GroupDAV, as well as ActiveSync | Steady · 54 | 2.2k | Objective-C | 14 Sept 2026 | |
| 9 | Seafile File hosting and sharing solution primary for teams and organizations. | Slowing · 40 | 15k | C | 27 Feb 2024 | |
| 10 | Colanode Collaboration suite with real-time messaging, rich text pages, file management, and dynamic databases - built for offlin | Slowing · 38 | 5.2k | K8S, Docker | 3 Apr 2026 | |
| 11 | Tracim Collaborative Platform for team collaboration: file,threads,notes,agenda,etc. | Slowing · 36 | 275 | Python | 23 Dec 2024 | |
| 12 | Citadel Groupware including email, calendar/scheduling, address books, forums, mailing lists, IM, wiki and blog engines, RSS agg | Unrated | — | C, Docker | — | |
| 13 | Cozy Cloud Personal cloud where you can manage and sync your files, notes, contacts, passwords, and documents. | Unrated | — | Nodejs | — | |
| 14 | Digibuzzer Create a virtual game room around a connected buzzer (documentation in French). | Unrated | — | Nodejs | — | |
| 15 | Digipad An online self-hosted application for creating collaborative digital notepads (Documentation in french). | Unrated | — | Nodejs | — | |
| 16 | Digiscreen Interactive whiteboard/wallpaper for the classroom, in person or remotely (documentation in French). | Unrated | — | Nodejs, PHP | — | |
| 17 | Digistorm Create collaborative surveys, quizzes, brainstorms, and word clouds (documentation in French). | Unrated | — | Nodejs | — | |
| 18 | Digitools A set of simple tools to accompany the animation of courses in person or remotely. (documentation in French). | Unrated | — | PHP | — | |
| 19 | Digiwall Create multimedia collaborative walls for in-person or remote work (documentation in French). | Unrated | — | Nodejs | — | |
| 20 | Zimbra Collaboration Email, calendar, collaboration server with Web interface and lots of integrations. | Unrated | — | Java | — |
Which one should you run?
If you want the safest bet on longevity, Nextcloud is the best-maintained project in this category right now at 98/100. egroupware is the closest runner-up (80/100) — see the side-by-side comparison.
A health score measures whether a project is alive and shipping. It does not measure whether it has the feature you need. Use it to rule options out, then compare on features.