Item: Nextcloud
Rating: 8
Author: Robert Hrovat

Overall Satisfaction with Nextcloud

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We started using Nextcloud during lockdown so our staff could work from home. They mostly needed to share files between different groups and read emails. Later, we added more features, such as surveys, chat, and editing office files, making it increasingly useful. Now it's one of the essential parts of our organization.

Pros and Cons

Pros

File sharing.
Editing office files.
Manage users and groups.

Cons

Automatic files upload.
Resolve shares from deleted users.
Login using external providers.

Return on Investment

Faster response between users.
Easier file sharing from remote users.
Everything is on company server.

Usability

It's easy to use and easy to maintain. It also provides many useful programs and plugins to make work even more productive; just check what's available and how you could use them to your advantage. Also, check the Nextcloud Files app on your phone, which makes everything available at the touch of your fingers.

Alternatives Considered

ownCloud

Nextcloud is actually a fork of ownCloud. We chose Nextcloud because of its much faster development.

Key Insights

Do you think Nextcloud delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Nextcloud's feature set?

Yes

Did Nextcloud live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Nextcloud go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Nextcloud again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Thunderbird, Mozilla Firefox, LibreOffice

Likelihood to Recommend

With basic file sharing and syncing across different computers and with other users or groups, it's perfect. Also phone client to access those files is great. With auto uploads, like photo uploads from a phone, it's not reliable, since 1/3 of photos are missing. Mostly those taken one after another in the same minute.

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