Nextcloud vs SpiderOak

Likelihood to Recommend

Nextcloud is well suited in any collaboration scenario where users wants to share comments and resources as well as organize events or work together.

It is also very well suited for non-profit organizations as it is free to use and very simple even for non-tech users.

I can't imagine scenarios where it might not be appropriate as running requirements are minimal (php, mysql) so even a single user could find benefit to use it as an alternative for basic icloud or gmail use (files with desktop and mobile clients, calendar and address book).

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Joseph Costa

CEO (Chief Executive Officer)

josephcosta.euInternet, 1-10 employees

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SpiderOak is well suited for local backups of the computer the client resides on. It is well suited for local area storage backups. It is less suited for remote backups, over a VPN or wide area where the data is continually changing. For data that continually changes, like in our document management system, the client needs to be on the same network as the data.

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Dave King

Director of IT

Preis PLCLaw Practice, 51-200 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Nextcloud

SpiderOak

Versioning

Video files

Audio files

Document collaboration

Access control

File search

Device sync

Nextcloud

SpiderOak

User and role management

File organization

Device management

Nextcloud

SpiderOak

Performance

Reliability

Storage Reports

Pros

File sharing (internal, public or federated).
One software, many activities (files, address book, calendar, chat, edit, email) ...
Groupware, sharing between users or groups is really easy and finely controlled.
Integrations and many apps.

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Joseph Costa

CEO (Chief Executive Officer)

josephcosta.euInternet, 1-10 employees

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Versions Files meaning it makes multiple copies of the same files as it is updated
Zero Knowledge meaning our storage is complete secure and private

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Dave King

Director of IT

Preis PLCLaw Practice, 51-200 employees

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Cons

Merge talk and file client apps on mobile devices.

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Joseph Costa

CEO (Chief Executive Officer)

josephcosta.euInternet, 1-10 employees

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The Software Client sometimes fails and the only resolution is to uninstall/reinstall
Support meanig there is no number to call, you do everything over email

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Dave King

Director of IT

Preis PLCLaw Practice, 51-200 employees

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Support Rating

Nextcloud 9.0

Based on 1 answer

I never needed support as everything always worked fine. The documentation on Nextcloud website is extensive and clear. The community is very active on the forum and should support you if you don't already find what you are looking for.

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Joseph Costa

CEO (Chief Executive Officer)

josephcosta.euInternet, 1-10 employees

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SpiderOak 7.0

Based on 1 answer

While I gave them a 7, it is in regards to the access to support. This is a business application and not being able to call them can sometimes be a problem especially when you need immediate support. They still tend to manage their support on a consumer line model and not a business grade model. With that said, I will say they are very knowledgeable of the product and how to resolve most any issue when I contact them.

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Dave King

Director of IT

Preis PLCLaw Practice, 51-200 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Even excluding the budget and privacy concerns, we selected Nextcloud for its simplicity of use and the UI is very clear.

It just does what it is supposed to do.

No license.
Much, much ease of use.
Not opening several windows.
No un-useful services.
No automatic update.
Control over data.
Open-source software.
Integrations.

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Joseph Costa

CEO (Chief Executive Officer)

josephcosta.euInternet, 1-10 employees

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In regards to overall performance SpiderOak is not as customizable as Unitrends, but based on the annual cost for SpiderOak and how we use the product, for a "Backup" to our primary backup solution, it is a welcomed option to our backup strategy when you consider the versioning, zero knowledge, share features and unlimited data.

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Dave King

Director of IT

Preis PLCLaw Practice, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

We do not spend money on software license (unlike Office 365).
Very simple maintenance and upgrading.
Very simple backup and restore.

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Joseph Costa

CEO (Chief Executive Officer)

josephcosta.euInternet, 1-10 employees

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ROI is positive when you consider unlimited data for the annual cost.
Versioning when you consider backing up documents that continually change and need to restore a previous version.

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Dave King

Director of IT

Preis PLCLaw Practice, 51-200 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Optional

General

Free Trial

—

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Rating Summary

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Likelihood to Recommend

Nextcloud

SpiderOak

Feature Rating Comparison

Versioning

Video files

Audio files

Document collaboration

Access control

File search

Device sync

User and role management

File organization

Device management

Performance

Reliability

Storage Reports

Pros

Nextcloud

SpiderOak

Cons

Nextcloud

SpiderOak

Support Rating

Nextcloud

SpiderOak

Alternatives Considered

Nextcloud

SpiderOak

Return on Investment

Nextcloud

SpiderOak

Screenshots

Nextcloud

SpiderOak

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

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