ownCloud
The facts below are what the maker publishes about ownCloud, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From ownCloud's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Community | Free | Unlimited users · self-managed, on-premises · file sync and share · community apps and forum · desktop and mobile apps |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | From 25 users · on-premises or custom subscription · 12×5 global email and phone support with 2h reaction time · customer portal · desktop and mobile apps with pro features · Annual commitment, billed yearly |
| ownCloud.online for single users | Priced on request | 1 to 4 users · 500GB storage · hosted in Germany · 180 days file recovery · customer support |
| ownCloud.online for teams | Priced on request | From 5 users · 1,000GB storage plus 200GB per additional user · hosted in Germany · 180 days file recovery · customer support |
| Standard | Priced on request | From 25 users · on-premises · 9×5 email support with 2h reaction time · customer portal · desktop and mobile apps · Annual commitment, billed yearly |
The facts
Each one read from ownCloud's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- APIs
- The Infinite Scale web frontend communicates with services through WebDAV, LibreGraph and OCM APIs.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Business admin controls
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Collaboration
- Features include internal and external sharing, guest users, file drop folders, comments and real-time collaboration.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The product can be deployed on-premises, in a cloud of choice, or through ownCloud.online hosted on servers in Germany.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Desktop limitation
- The current desktop client version 7.0 and later connects only to Infinite Scale; ownCloud Server users must stay on a 6.x client.checked 11 Oct 2026
- External storage
- The product page says external storage can mount services such as S3, Dropbox and SharePoint as a single point of access.checked 11 Oct 2026
- File versioning
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- History
- The company page says ownCloud was founded as an open-source project in 2010 and as a company in 2011.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Infinite Scale
- ownCloud Infinite Scale is described as a cloud-native, Go-built microservices system for file sync, sharing and governance that does not require a relational database for its core.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The Microsoft integrations page describes support for Office Online Server, Office 365 and Microsoft Teams.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The company says ownCloud is used by groups in companies, schools, institutions and government.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Mobile
- The mobile apps support multiple accounts, offline access, document-provider integration on Android and Share Sheet and Files integration on iOS.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Office editing
- The Collabora Online integration supports collaborative browser-based editing of documents, spreadsheets, presentations and diagrams, including live changes and revision history.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- ownCloud describes itself as open-source file sync, sharing and content-collaboration software for teams working with data across devices and locations.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The ownCloud.online plans list 256-bit AES and SSL/TLS encryption, multi-factor authentication, end-to-end encryption and a File Firewall.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The Enterprise plan includes 12×5 global email and phone support with a 2-hour reaction time; Standard includes 9×5 email support with a 2-hour reaction time.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Zero-knowledge encryption
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Device platforms
- Windows,macOS,Linux,iOS,Androidchecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2010checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Regensburg, Germanychecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
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