Nextcloud vs ownCloud

Both are self-hosted file transfer & synchronization projects. This page compares how well each one is actually maintained — the part you cannot see from a feature list.

Nextcloud scores 98 against ownCloud's 77, putting it clearly ahead on the strength of a higher commit volume. That measures project health, not feature fit — ownCloud may still be the right choice if it does what you need.

	Nextcloud	ownCloud
Health score	98/100	77/100
Commits (11 mo)	6955	306
Commits (last 3 mo)	2386	170
Stars	37k	8.8k
Latest release	24 Sept 2026	25 Sept 2026
Licence	AGPL-3.0	AGPL-3.0
Built with	PHP, deb	PHP, Docker, deb
Typical RAM	2 GB	1 GB

Nextcloud

Access and share your files, calendars, contacts, mail and more from any device, on your terms.

98/100

Thriving

High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.

Maintenance 39/40

Releases 25/25

Community 19/20

Momentum 15/15

Commit activity more than 98% of tracked projects; popularity more than 93%. How this is calculated.

Commits, last 11 months

ownCloud

All-in-one solution for saving, synchronizing, viewing, editing and sharing files, calendars, address books and more.

77/100

Healthy

Actively maintained with regular releases.

Maintenance 21/40

Releases 25/25

Community 15/20

Momentum 15/15

Commit activity more than 53% of tracked projects; popularity more than 77%. How this is calculated.

Commits, last 11 months

How to read this

Everything above is measured, not opinion: commit counts and release dates come from the public repositories, and the health score ranks each project against all 1352 projects we track. Read the full method.

What this comparison deliberately does not do is tell you which has the better feature set. Maintenance health tells you which project will still be receiving security fixes in two years. Decide that first, then compare features on the projects that survive the filter.

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