FileCloud vs ownCloud comparison

FileCloud and ownCloud are both solutions in the Content Collaboration Platforms category. FileCloud is ranked #15 with an average rating of 9.0, while ownCloud is ranked #20. FileCloud holds a 1.4% mindshare in CCP, compared to ownCloud’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of FileCloud users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of ownCloud users who would recommend it.

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between FileCloud and ownCloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

FileCloud

Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms

15th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

9.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

GRC (15th)

ownCloud

Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms

20th

Average Rating

10.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Content Collaboration Platforms category, the mindshare of FileCloud is 1.4%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ownCloud is 0.5%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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reviewer2587170

IT Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Efficient remote file access with robust security features and excellent support

I noticed a feature in competitors that requires two-factor authentication (2FA) for uploading and downloading files in the share folder, which adds an extra security layer. I haven't seen this implemented on FileCloud, and it would add a valuable advantage for security. Additionally, currently, FileCloud's compatibility for Linux implementation is limited to only Ubuntu or Red Hat Enterprise Server. Expanding compatibility to other Linux distributions could be beneficial for users.

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Stephen Colebrook

Solutions Architect at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Self-hosted file sync tool used to deploy custom web UIs.

I think it’s probably the best self-hosted file sync tool on the market. It’s a full web application platform, an indispensable tool for a business of any size that needs to deploy any kind of custom web UI. If you build an ownCloud app, you’ve got authentication, storage, security, caching, and database layers already fully baked for you. You just need to build your UI and custom logic. Your app doesn’t even need to interact with files, sync, or interact with other ownCloud features. Any web UI can be included without ownCloud. It can even be a portal to web interfaces of other applications within a business using the external app to display external sites within ownCloud. This is the case as long as that site allows itself to be displayed within a frame.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The granularity for the audit log in FileCloud is extremely valuable."

"I think it’s probably the best self-hosted file sync tool on the market."

Cons

"Currently, FileCloud's compatibility for Linux implementation is limited to only Ubuntu or Red Hat Enterprise Server."

"Even with fast disks, it still takes a fair bit of time to write most schema changes to multi-GB tables."

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for FileCloud?

In some cases, we lose clients to competitors due to pricing, although most wins are based on features, not pricing. Our features are highly suitable to the user platform.

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What is your primary use case for FileCloud?

The primary use case for FileCloud is when the customer needs to migrate from a conventional file server, like Windows file sharing, which is only accessible within the office network. Due to the s...

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Overview

FileCloud is the fastest growing enterprise file sharing, sync, backup & remote access solution. Enterprises can get complete data ownership, secure file sharing, granular controls and data governance. FileCloud can be self hosted on-premises or on the cloud.

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Software suite that provides a location-independent storage area for data (cloud storage). ownCloud can be installed on a private server at no additional cost.

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