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ownCloud: the best Open Source alternative to Google Drive in 2026

ownCloud offers file storage, sync and collaboration with its own app ecosystem, being the original project Nextcloud was forked from.

License AGPL-3.0 ~8k stars (estimated)Website GitHub Repository

Technical profile

License: AGPL-3.0
Category: Storage
Replaces: Google Drive
Tech stack: Go

Preview

Public image provided by ownCloud on its own website.

Key features

Cross-platform file sync
Link and permission-based sharing
Modern architecture (Infinite Scale)

ownCloud vs. Google Drive

Pros

New, very lightweight Infinite Scale architecture

Things to consider

Smaller app ecosystem than Nextcloud

Quick Docker installation guide

Copy this docker-compose.yml, adjust the example passwords and run docker compose up -d on your server. See the full step-by-step guide →

docker-compose.yml

version: "3.9"
services:
  owncloud:
    image: owncloud/ocis:latest
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "9200:9200"
    environment:
      - OCIS_URL=https://localhost:9200
    volumes:
      - owncloud_data:/var/lib/ocis
volumes:
  owncloud_data: