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Box vs Nextcloud: catalog facts
BoxNextcloud
Freemium

A limited personal free tier is available. Business plans are paid.

Freemium

The server and clients are free and open source. Nextcloud GmbH sells enterprise support…

Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Web Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Self-hosted, Web
  • Retention, classification and audit controls built for regulated organisations
  • Drive client mounts the whole library without downloading it
  • Your storage limit is your own disk, and your data never leaves it
  • Desktop client supports virtual files, so a big library costs no local space
  • Priced and designed for organisations rather than individuals
  • Personal free tier caps file size tightly
  • You run the server, which means updates, backups and certificates are yours
  • Major version upgrades are known for needing careful reading
Downloadable app, Hosted service Self-hosted, Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-2.0
Account needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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