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 Syncthing

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

NEXTCLOUDSYNCTHING
GITHUB STARS36,38487,547
LAST COMMIT0d ago0d ago
LATEST RELEASEv34.0.2v2.1.3
DOCKER PULLS——
LICENSEAGPL-3.0MPL-2.0
MIN RAM2,048 MB512 MB
CONTAINERS41
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
SYNCTHING BACKS THESE RATINGS

Your files sync between your own devices, with the always-on server holding ciphertext it cannot read.

Sync.com logoSync.comNOT 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.