shouldiselfhost?they tell you if you can — we tell you if you should
THE DECISION LAYER FOR SELF-HOSTING100 APPS UNDER COVERAGEPROTOCOL v1NO VENDOR HAS EVER PAID FOR A RATING
RECENT ACTIONS 1PASSWORDNOT REALLY·ACTIVECAMPAIGNKINDA·ACUITY SCHEDULINGYES·ADOBE ACROBATYES·ADOBE LIGHTROOMNOT REALLY·AIRTABLEYES·AMPLITUDEYES·ANYLISTNOT REALLY·ASANAKINDA
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Nextcloud vs Seafile

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Compared on data, not vibes. Metrics refresh nightly; verdict links carry the math.

NEXTCLOUDSEAFILE
GITHUB STARS36,38415,094
LAST COMMIT0d ago3d ago
LATEST RELEASEv34.0.2v9.0.5
DOCKER PULLS——
LICENSEAGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0-only
MIN RAM2,048 MB2,048 MB
CONTAINERS43
ARM (PI-FRIENDLY)yesyes
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NEXTCLOUD BACKS THESE RATINGS

Files, calendars and contacts on hardware you control, with the desktop and mobile clients pointed at it instead of somebody else's cloud.

Box logoBoxNOT REALLYDropbox logoDropboxKINDAGoogle One logoGoogle OneNOT REALLYSync.com logoSync.comNOT REALLY
SEAFILE BACKS THESE RATINGS

File sync and share on a box you own, with versioned libraries and clients that move only the blocks that changed.

Box logoBoxNOT REALLY

Neither page tells you which is “better” — they solve the same jobs differently. Pick by the constraint that binds you: RAM, ARM, license, or how alive the project looks.