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ownCloud vs CryptPad

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ownCloud compared with CryptPad
DetailownCloud logo ownCloud CryptPad
What it doesShare files and folders, easy and secure End-to-end encrypted collaborative office suite
StageEstablished Established
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inNot given FR
Pricing modelNot given Freemium
PricingNot given Free account available on public instances. Paid plans on CryptPad.fr from €5 to €100/month with additional storage and priority support. Self-hosting available free or with enterprise support starting from €1.5K/year. Enterprise and nonprofit/education pricing available.
Key features
  • Real-time collaboration on documents
  • Secure file sharing with expiration dates and passwords
  • Multi-factor authentication
  • Encryption
  • External storage integration
  • File lifecycle management
  • Desktop and mobile apps
  • Web office with Microsoft 365 and Collabora Online integration
  • Guest user accounts
  • Activity stream and comments
  • Rich Text editor
  • Spreadsheets
  • Code/Markdown editor
  • Kanban boards
  • Presentation slides
  • Whiteboard
  • Forms with conditional options
  • Team drives
  • Calendar
What makes it different
  • Open-source platform with digital sovereignty and full data control
  • Trusted by 200 million users worldwide
  • Secure by design three-tier architecture with state-of-the-art security standards
  • Flexible deployment on-premises, hybrid or cloud-based
  • Spaces feature for project collaboration with reduced admin workload
  • No data readable by administrators - all data encrypted in browser before transmission
  • No account required for collaboration
  • Fully open-source and self-hostable
  • Real-time collaborative editing with instant synchronization
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)81 no change since last check73 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)4136
Citation Flow (Majestic)4744
Referring domains (Majestic)73841666

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