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SystemsNextcloud  Xexclude from comparisonownCloud  Xexclude from comparisonSharePoint  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionNextcloud is an open source collaboration and file sharing system, forked from ownCloud.ownCloud is an open source collaboration and file sharing system.SharePoint is a web application framework and collaboration platform.
CategoryProject Collaboration, ranked #73Project Collaboration, ranked #20Project Collaboration, ranked #1
DeveloperNextcloudownCloudMicrosoft
Websitenextcloud.comowncloud.orgproducts.office.com/­en-us/­sharepoint
Technical documentationdocs.nextcloud.comdoc.owncloud.orgmsdn.microsoft.com/­en-us/­library/­office/­dn833469.aspx
Social network pages
Facebook1,434likes
Google+760followers
LinkedIn106followers
Twitter4,008followers
Facebook3,906likes
Google+1,595followers
LinkedIn2,321followers
Twitter9,236followers
Facebook85,680likes
LinkedIn57,937followers
Twitter200,253followers
Initial release201620102001
LicenseOpen SourceAGPL v3
CommercialNextcloud Enterprise
Open SourceAGPL v3
CommercialEnterprise Edition
Commercial
Web-based service (SaaS)Software-as-a-Service modelSharePoint Online
Web-based architectureyesdesktop clients for Windows, OS X and Linuxyesdesktop clients for Windows, OS X and Linuxyes
Programming languagePHPPHP
Operating systemsLinuxLinuxWindows
Mobile appsAndroid
iOS
Android
iOS
Androidnumerous 3rd-party apps
iOSnumerous 3rd-party apps
Windows Phonenumerous 3rd-party apps
APIApplication Programming InterfaceyesRESTyesRESTyesseveral sets of APIs, including object models and REST web service.
Multi-useryesyesyes
User rolesyesuser groupsyesuser groupsyes
Authentication mechanismPassword
LDAPLightweight Directory Access Protocol
OpenID
SAMLSecurity Assertion Markup Language
FTP
IMAP
SMB
Active Directory
Password
LDAPLightweight Directory Access Protocol
OpenID
SAMLSecurity Assertion Markup LanguageEnterprise edition only
FTP
IMAP
SMB
Active Directory
Password
Active Directory
NotificationsEmail
RSS feeds
Email
RSS feeds
Email
Mobile push
RSS feeds
Project Collaboration Properties
Project wikinonoyesSharePoint pages
Discussion forumnonoyes
Online chatyesyesyes
Audio conferencingyesvia Spreedbox integrationnonoavailable via Microsoft Lync and other products
Video conferencingyesvia Spreedbox integrationnonoavailable via Microsoft Lync and other products
Screen sharingyesvia Spreedbox integrationnoyes
Calendar sharingyesyesyes
Contact sharingyesyesyes
Document sharingyesyesyes
File versioningyesyesyes
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