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Compare ownCloud with 5 other popular filesharing providers
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ownCloud is a software solution for storing, synchronizing and sharing data. Over 200 million people worldwide use the open source application ownCloud for secure data exchange. Teams increase their productivity with unlimited access to files from their desktop, laptop or mobile devices without sacrificing security and data protection. Find out how ownCloud compares to other file sharing solutions like Google Drive, Dropbox, Citrix, Box or OneDrive. In the following table you will find a detailed comparison of the content collaboration providers on a feature by feature basis.
OneDrive
Dropbox
Google Drive
Box
Citrix
General
License
Open Source + Commercial License
Proprietary
Proprietary
Proprietary
Proprietary
Proprietary
Deployment
On-Prem / Hybrid / Cloud
On-Prem / Cloud
Cloud
Cloud
Cloud
Cloud / Hybrid
Software Transparency
Full Control over Data
Support
5×8 or 24×7
2h reaction time
5×8
1h reaction time
no SLAs
not specified
5×8
1h reaction time
24×7
0.5h reaction time
Customization
Branding
Limited
Limited
Limited
Limited
White-Labeling / OEM
not known
not known
Feature Extensions
Own Domain
Custom Features
Clients
Selective Sync
Mobile Platforms
iOS/Android
iOS/Android
iOS/Android
iOS/Android
iOS/Android
iOS/Android
Delta Sync
Virtual Filesystem
MSI packages
Content Management
Unlimited Versioning
File Tagging
View PDF, images, videos
Sharing
Quick Sharing via Link
Share via Mail Address
Guest accounts
Granular Access Permissions
Sharing Controls (Password Protection, Expiration Date)
User-defined Sharing Groups/Teams
File Drop (Upload only)
Inter-Server Sharing (Federation)
not known
Collaboration
Comments for Files and Folders
only on files
only on files
Collaborative Editing (general)
Collaborative Editing with Collabora Online
Collaborative Editing with ONLYOFFICE
Collaborative Editing with MS Office Online Server
Security
Full Audit Trail
Storage Encryption
Storage Encryption with HSM
End-to-End-Encryption
End-to-End-Encryption with Private Keys on Smartcards
Anti-Virus
Password Policies
Transfer checksums
not known
not known
not known
not known
not known
File Access Control
Secure Client Authorization (OAuth2)
Brute-Force Protection
not known
not known
not known
Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Ransomware Prevention
Storage
Unlimited Storage
Depends on plan
(additional costs may apply)
Depends on plan
(additional costs may apply)
Depends on plan
(additional costs may apply)
Depends on plan
(additional costs may apply)
Depends on plan
(additional costs may apply)
Large File Support
max. 15 GB
max. 250 GB
5 TB
5 GB
100 GB
Unlimited Files
File Storage
(e.g. Local / NFS)
Object Storage (S3)
Windows Network Drive Integration
FTP/SFTP Integration
Dropbox Integration
Google Drive Integration
MS Sharepoint 2013 Integration
MS SharePoint 2016 / OneDrive Integration
WebDAV Integration (e.g. Box)
Administration
LDAP/AD Integration
CLI
Data Retention Policies
APIs for Automation
Impersonation (Sign in as user)
not known
Transfer File Ownerships between Accounts
Administrative Roles
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