Nextcloud vs Sync-in

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 Sync-in's 75, putting it clearly ahead on the strength of a higher commit volume and a larger community. That measures project health, not feature fit — Sync-in may still be the right choice if it does what you need.
NextcloudSync-in
Health score 98/100 75/100
Commits (11 mo) 6955 709
Commits (last 3 mo) 2386 232
Stars 37k 1.8k
Latest release 24 Sept 2026 21 Sept 2026
Licence AGPL-3.0 AGPL-3.0
Built with PHP, deb Nodejs, Docker
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

2025-10: 587 commits 2025-11: 569 commits 2025-12: 418 commits 2026-01: 723 commits 2026-02: 576 commits 2026-03: 448 commits 2026-04: 610 commits 2026-05: 638 commits 2026-06: 802 commits 2026-07: 712 commits 2026-08: 872 commits

Sync-in

File storage, syncing, sharing, and collaboration with real-time editing, permission management, and desktop/CLI clients.

75/100
Healthy

Actively maintained with regular releases.

Maintenance 29/40
Releases 25/25
Community 9/20
Momentum 12/15

Commit activity more than 73% of tracked projects; popularity more than 46%. How this is calculated.

Commits, last 11 months

2025-10: 67 commits 2025-11: 60 commits 2025-12: 43 commits 2026-01: 33 commits 2026-02: 78 commits 2026-03: 70 commits 2026-04: 62 commits 2026-05: 64 commits 2026-06: 108 commits 2026-07: 39 commits 2026-08: 85 commits

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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