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Nextcloud

★ 29k

Your own Dropbox plus calendar, contacts, office docs and a huge app store. The default answer to "can I self-host my files?"

Nextcloud does the job of Dropbox and Google Drive, self-hosted. It is AGPL-licensed, so a hosted fork has to publish its changes, and setting it up is an afternoon, not a weekend. Dropbox bills $12/mo for it. 29k stars on GitHub.

Open-source replacement for Dropbox, Google Drive.

Licence
AGPL-3.0
Self-hosting
Medium
The paid one costs
$12/mo
GitHub stars
29k
view the code →official site →

Is it actually a replacement?

We have written a verdict on what it replaces — what you lose, and why people still pay:

How Nextcloud runs

Where it runs

Nextcloud runs on your server.

What setup takes

not verified by us yet — check the repo README.

Nextcloud questions

Is Nextcloud open source?

Yes — it is released under AGPL-3.0.

Can Nextcloud replace Dropbox?

Our verdict on Dropbox Plus is YES. Syncthing (70k stars), File Browser (30k stars), Nextcloud (29k stars) are mature open-source replacements for Dropbox Plus — self-host in one command and stop paying $11.99/mo.

Can I self-host Nextcloud?

Yes — we rate it medium to self-host, and it runs on your server.

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