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Nextcloud vs Egnyte Desktop App: catalog facts
Nextcloud	Egnyte Desktop App
Freemium The server and clients are free and open source. Nextcloud GmbH sells enterprise support…	Paid The app is a client for Egnyte's commercial file service and needs an Egnyte account.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Self-hosted, Web	Windows, macOS
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	Browse cloud files as a drive without syncing everything Selected folders can be synced for offline use
You run the server, which means updates, backups and certificates are yours Major version upgrades are known for needing careful reading	Only useful with an Egnyte account Legacy Mac version lacks some features
Self-hosted, Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	Account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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