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NextcloudOpen Source

Self-hosted productivity platform with file storage, sharing, collaboration, and more

SyncthingOpen Source

Continuous peer-to-peer file synchronization

Overview

NextcloudSyncthing

TypeOpen SourceOpen Source

CategoryCloud StorageCloud Storage

PricingFree (self-hosted)Free (self-hosted)

Self-Hostable

LicenseAGPL-3.0MPL-2.0

GitHub Metrics

NextcloudSyncthing

Stars34.7k81.9k

Forks4.8k5k

Contributors352340

Open Issues3.3k393

Last CommitApr 2026Apr 2026

Latest Release----

NextcloudSyncthing

Health Score

90Excellent

92Excellent

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