Nextcloud vs. OpenVPN Access Server

Nextcloud

OpenVPN Access Server

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Nextcloud	Score 6.3 out of 10	N/A	Nextcloud offers their open source, self-hosted Content Collaboration Platform, combining what they describe as an easy user interface for consumer-grade cloud solutions with the security and compliance measures enterprises need. Nextcloud brings together universal access to data through mobile, desktop and web interfaces with next-generation, on-premise secure communication and collaboration features like real-time document editing, chat and video calls, putting them under…	N/A
OpenVPN Access Server	Score 7.0 out of 10	N/A	OpenVPN headquartered in Pleasanton allows users to create secure access to a private network in the cloud or on-premise with Access Server. Access Server is available to deploy directly on various cloud platforms like Amazon AWS, Google GCP, Microsoft Azure, DigitalOcean, and also available as ready-to-deploy virtual appliances for Microsoft HyperV and VMWare ESXi. Alternately, OpenVPN Access Server Virtual Appliance is a full-featured secure network tunneling VPN virtual appliance solution…	$75 per month

Pricing

Nextcloud

OpenVPN Access Server

Editions & Modules

No answers on this topic

10 Connections: $75.00
per month
25 Connections: $150.00
per month
50 Connections: $219.00
per month
100 Connections: $300.00
per month
250 Connections: $575.00
per month
500 Connections: $1,095.00
per month
1,000 Connections: $1,560.00
per month
2,000 Connections: $3,100.00
per month
0-2 Connections: Free

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Nextcloud	OpenVPN Access Server
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

Optional

No setup fee

Additional Details

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Price decreases if paid yearly.

More Pricing Information

Community Pulse
	Nextcloud	OpenVPN Access Server
Considered Both Products	Nextcloud Verified User Anonymous Chose Nextcloud PIM and file sharing are the same as you get in Google's Drive/Calendar. With extensions, you can also implement web meetings (e.g., by using Jitsi), but this comes with more administrative effort. In the end, this comes down to how big of a user/customer base you are … Incentivized Helpful? Erik Uden CEO (Chief Executive Officer) Chose Nextcloud CryptPad, OneDrive, PicoShare CryptPad has end-to-end encryption client-side, a feature Nextcloud desperately needs, but much worse documentation, is much harder to setup, obviously slower due to the encryption, and has no clients for any device, it is browser only. OneDrive is … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Nextcloud Main feature is the possibility to self host your files and have control over your data (especially if it is sensitive and you want to host the data in house). Others provide good services too, but thinking about GDPR this is the easiest route you can take. Since we use it for … Incentivized Helpful? 🐿 Matthew Karsten Purple Squirrel Media Chose Nextcloud We prefer Nextcloud over Trello and Google Workspace as Nextcloud is considerable easier to use, access and manage. Tools like Trello and Google Workspace come with a powerhouse suite of products that are designed to work together. Nextcloud offers a solution that is just the … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Nextcloud On-premise solution good for control and cost (in our case). Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Nextcloud I'm comparing, but it wasn't a problem for me, because I couldn't use it because of the security of the company that manages our Office 365. But, both allow practically the same options, they are fast, among others. Maybe Office 365 handles the Word, Excel, etc. files better, … Incentivized Helpful? JM Joost Mulder CEO Chose Nextcloud Dropbox was no longer an option due to their hosting policy. We needed an EU-based solution, preferably open source and self-hosted. There were also security leaks with Dropbox in the past. OneDrive is dreadfully slow, Nextcloud is as fast as you want it to be. On a dedicated … Incentivized Helpful? Nafisha Labiba Business Development Manager Chose Nextcloud Nextcloud is easy to set up an[d] easy to use because of its user-friendly interface. Some of the features offered by this application [are] much better and effective compared to OneDrive. Overall, Nextcloud is just amazing and as an organization we are extremely happy with … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Nextcloud Nextcloud stacks up pretty well against Mattermost and ownCloud. I really appreciate the fact that Nextcloud seems to integrate with other products pretty seamlessly and allows for extensibility that our product team can extend and improve functionality without a tremendous … Incentivized Helpful? Joe Foran Director Of Information Technology and HIPAA Privacy Officer Chose Nextcloud As an offshoot (fork) of ownCloud, Nextcloud has a slightly better feature set and more integrations. Both products perform their core function of web-based file access admirably, but Nextcloud has gone above and beyond with the recent release of Hub in version 21. That it is … Incentivized Helpful? JC Joseph Costa CEO (Chief Executive Officer) Chose Nextcloud Even excluding the budget and privacy concerns, we selected Nextcloud for its simplicity of use and the UI is very clear. It just does what it is supposed to do. Incentivized Helpful?	OpenVPN Access Server Verified User Anonymous Chose OpenVPN Access Server We found OpenVPN to be more cost-effective vs Azure. In addition, it was easier to install, deploy, and manage. Incentivized Helpful?

Features

Nextcloud

OpenVPN Access Server

File Sharing & Management

Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
	Nextcloud 8.2 Ratings 2% below category average	OpenVPN Access Server - Ratings
Versioning	5.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Video files	8.60 Ratings	00 Ratings
Audio files	10.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Document collaboration	10.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Access control	7.80 Ratings	00 Ratings
File search	7.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Device sync	9.00 Ratings	00 Ratings

Cloud Storage Security & Administration

Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Product A and Product B
	Nextcloud 8.8 Ratings 1% above category average	OpenVPN Access Server - Ratings
User and role management	7.80 Ratings	00 Ratings
File organization	9.30 Ratings	00 Ratings
Device management	9.30 Ratings	00 Ratings

Cloud Storage Platform

Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Product A and Product B
	Nextcloud 7.9 Ratings 7% below category average	OpenVPN Access Server - Ratings
Performance	4.40 Ratings	00 Ratings
Reliability	9.30 Ratings	00 Ratings
Storage Reports	10.00 Ratings	00 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	Nextcloud	OpenVPN Access Server
Small Businesses	SugarSync Score 5.7 out of 10	Norton 360 Score 7.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	Druva Security Cloud Score 9.7 out of 10	Quantum Firewalls and Security Gateways Score 9.6 out of 10
Enterprises	Druva Security Cloud Score 9.7 out of 10	Quantum Firewalls and Security Gateways Score 9.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
	Nextcloud	OpenVPN Access Server
Likelihood to Recommend	8.6 (0 ratings)	8.0 (0 ratings)
Support Rating	9.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Nextcloud	OpenVPN Access Server
Likelihood to Recommend	While searching for tools to satisfy a quickly scaling online startup, we found Nextcloud is well suited for today's remote collaborative team. Nextcloud has just the right toolset for a collaborative workspace including video, chat, many file formats accepted, and intuitive user interface. Comparatively other popular tools like Trello were distracting with more features than functionality. Working with Nextcloud is much like having a workspace with all your content and tools available anywhere on any device, without the ads, distractions, and irrelevant functionality. We will continue to utilize Nextcloud as a remote workspace for evolving and scaling teams. Incentivized 🐿 Matthew Karsten Purple Squirrel Media Read full review	We used it to connect our two offices together. It aids in secure file transfer for remote users. Some of the 3rd party software is only allowed to run on specific IP addresses due to the license and this is a way that remote users can utilize that software without being on-site Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	File sharing (internal, public or federated). One software, many activities (files, address book, calendar, chat, edit, email) ... Groupware, sharing between users or groups is really easy and finely controlled. Integrations and many apps. JC Joseph Costa CEO (Chief Executive Officer) Read full review	Secure Easy setup 2 free users automatic updates Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	Slow in comparison to other solutions May be complex for the start since there are lots of apps and features May be not focusing on core topics Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	some times error logs are not clear Configuring 3rd party apps can sometimes be problematic Limited functionality for iPhone users, but I believe that is due to an apple issue. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Support Rating	I never needed support as everything always worked fine. The documentation on Nextcloud website is extensive and clear. The community is very active on the forum and should support you if you don't already find what you are looking for. JC Joseph Costa CEO (Chief Executive Officer) Read full review	No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	PIM and file sharing are the same as you get in Google's Drive/Calendar. With extensions, you can also implement web meetings (e.g., by using Jitsi), but this comes with more administrative effort. In the end, this comes down to how big of a user/customer base you are supporting. For small enterprises, Nextcloud stacks up very well against its big competitors. At a large scale, you will have increased maintenance and resource costs which you need to check against licensing fees for the cloud providers. Verified User Anonymous Read full review	We found OpenVPN to be more cost-effective vs Azure. In addition, it was easier to install, deploy, and manage Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	It allowed us access to our files from any device over the internet. It helped manage and organize our file sharing with third parties. It provided a secure wrapper for accessing files. Joe Foran Director Of Information Technology and HIPAA Privacy Officer Read full review	Only 2 free users, it would be nice if they would expand to 5. Easy way to establish a VPN backbone between two locations Great for work at home or BCP events. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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