# ownCloud review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Open-source file sync and share you can host yourself Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. ownCloud is file sync and sharing software that organizations run on their own servers, with a hosted option in Germany. A free open-source Community edition has no user limit, and paid Enterprise and Standard editions add support and extra modules. Desktop and mobile apps connect to any edition. - **Category:** File Storage & Sync - **Made by:** ownCloud GmbH - **Website:** https://owncloud.com - **Runs on:** Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you don't want to run a server: you host and update it yourself. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, ownCloud has a free plan. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Community edition: free, open source and self-managed, with unlimited users and community forum support only. - **Free trial:** 30-day free trial of the Enterprise features; 14-day trial of ownCloud Online. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Community | $0 | Self-managed on your own server, unlimited users, community apps and forum. No customer support. | | Enterprise | Custom | From 25 users, yearly commitment, 12x5 phone and email support with 2-hour reaction, pro app features. No price published. | | Standard | Custom | From 25 users, on-premises, yearly commitment, 9x5 email support with 2-hour reaction. Contact sales; no price published. | | ownCloud Online | Custom | Hosted in Germany. 1,000 GB for teams from 5 users, 500 GB for 1 to 4 users. The page shows no prices. | Read from https://owncloud.com/pricing/ on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with ownCloud before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Special pricing for large and education deployments** (Education): ownCloud quotes individual pricing for large deployments and educational institutions, starting at EUR 1.85 per user per year. Source: https://owncloud.com/pricing/ ## Key features - **Self-hosted file sync and share:** The server runs on your own infrastructure, with desktop apps for Finder or Explorer and mobile apps for Android and iOS. - **Open source core:** The Community edition is 100% open source and has no user cap; Enterprise adds a commercial license for core and enterprise modules. - **Hosted option in Germany:** ownCloud Online hosts storage in Germany, with 180 days of file recovery, multi-factor authentication and guest accounts. - **Office editing integrations:** The site lists Collabora Online, ONLYOFFICE and Microsoft 365 integrations for editing documents in the browser. - **Enterprise support:** Paid editions include a customer portal and email support with a stated 2-hour reaction time. ## Good for - Organizations that must keep files on their own servers - Public sector and education buyers who want open-source software - Self-hosters who want a free edition with no user limit ## Worth knowing - Prices for Enterprise, Standard and ownCloud Online are not published; the page gives only a figure from EUR 1.85 per user per year for large or education deployments. - The Community edition has no customer support beyond the forum. - Enterprise and Standard start at 25 users with a yearly commitment. - You run and update the server yourself unless you buy ownCloud Online. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. ownCloud is open-source file sync you host yourself, with a free Community edition. Enterprise, Standard and ownCloud Online have no published prices, Community has forum support only, and you run and update the server unless you buy Online. - **Value for money: C.** Community is free but self-managed, which needs a server and counts as a C. Paid editions are quoted. - **Free plan and trial: B.** Community is free with unlimited users, and there are 30-day and 14-day trials of paid editions. - **Features: C.** File sync and sharing with apps, but Community lacks the support and features of Enterprise. - **Ease of use: D.** You install and update the server yourself unless you buy ownCloud Online. No store rating on record. - **Platforms and integrations: A.** Web, Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android apps, and 5 integrations listed. No Linux client is listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from ownCloud's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among file storage and sync services - ownCloud's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 18 of the 45 other file storage and sync services we grade, and level with 8. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (A, above 28 of 45) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/file-storage ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace ownCloud you would be making files kept in step across devices without losing one. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. ownCloud is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself. - You could not: Files kept in step across devices without losing one. - You could not: Storing and serving files for other people. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Collabora Online, ONLYOFFICE and Microsoft 365 among them. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Collabora Online, ONLYOFFICE, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Outlook **Tags:** Open source, Self-hostable, File sync, File sharing ## Alternatives - [Nextcloud](https://toolgpa.com/tools/nextcloud): Open source, self-hosted file sync and collaboration platform. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/nextcloud-vs-owncloud) - [Seafile](https://toolgpa.com/tools/seafile): Open-source file sync and share, self-hosted or in the cloud. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/owncloud-vs-seafile) - [Syncthing](https://toolgpa.com/tools/syncthing): Free, open source file sync directly between your own devices. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/owncloud-vs-syncthing) - [Box](https://toolgpa.com/tools/box): Business content storage with e-signatures, workflows and AI. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/box-vs-owncloud) - [Tresorit](https://toolgpa.com/tools/tresorit): End-to-end encrypted file storage and sharing for businesses. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/owncloud-vs-tresorit) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://owncloud.com/pricing/ - https://owncloud.com Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/owncloud Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).