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All-in-one solution for saving, synchronizing, viewing, editing and sharing files, calendars, address books and more.

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Still maintained? Yes: 94 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v10.16.6 (Oct 2026).

Also an alternative to Dropbox and Google Drive.

Docker #3 of 20 in File Transfer & Synchronization

At a glance

ownCloud quick facts

Health score
96/100 GOOD
Stars
8,841
Last commit
today (Oct 2026)
Latest release
v10.16.6, Oct 2026
Licence
AGPL-3.0
View owncloud/core on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

Top alternatives to ownCloud

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In its own words

The project's README opens: "ownCloud Core is the server-side component of ownCloud Classic, providing file storage, synchronization, and sharing trusted by over 200 million users worldwide. It includes WebDAV, CalDAV, and CardDAV servers, a plugin architecture for apps, user and group management, encryption support, external storage backends, and a comprehensive REST API. The server runs on PHP with support for MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, and SQLite databases."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

ownCloud scores 96/100, #3 of 20 in File Transfer & Synchronization: 94 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v10.16.6, 24 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 8,841 stars add 15.8 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 4.2 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

Health over time

Health 96 on 11 Sep, 96 nowSteady at 96 since 11 Sep
  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

    94 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency 25.0 / 25

    v10.16.6 released 24 days ago

  • Stars biggest shortfall 15.8 / 20

    8.8k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)

  • Not archived 10.0 / 10

    Repository is active

  • Docker support 10.0 / 10

    Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

369 commits over the last 12 months
94
Last 90 days
369
Last 12 months
today
Last push

Ranked #3 of 20 tools in File Transfer & Synchronization by health , between Puter (#2) and OpenCloud (#4) .

Details

LicenceAGPL-3.0
PlatformsPHP, Docker, deb
Latest releasev10.16.6 · 24 days ago
Stars8,841
Open issues113
DockerYes
Repositoryowncloud/core ↗
Visit website ↗ Source code ↗

ownCloud vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with ownCloud (File Transfer & Synchronization), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
Syncthing 100 90k MPL-2.0 yesterday
ownCloud (this tool) 96 8.8k AGPL-3.0 today
Sync-in 93 1.9k AGPL-3.0 yesterday
Nextcloud 88 37k AGPL-3.0 today
bewCloud 81 1.2k AGPL-3.0 12 days ago
Seafile 36 15k GPL-2.0 14 days ago

ownCloud: common questions

What does ownCloud replace?

Repoly lists ownCloud as an open-source alternative to Dropbox and Google Drive. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where ownCloud stands against the others.

Is ownCloud still maintained?

ownCloud had 94 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, v10.16.6, is from 24 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.