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Both keep your files online so you can share them and get them back from anywhere. The difference is who runs it, where your files are kept, and how much you pay.
| Nextcloud | JDrive | |
|---|---|---|
| Who runs it | Nextcloud GmbH develops the open-source Nextcloud server and sells Nextcloud Enterprise subscriptions. | Your hosting company, under its own name |
| Where your files are kept | wherever you install it | On your hosting company's own server, in the country they chose |
| How you pay | The self-hosted software is free and open source; Nextcloud Enterprise is a paid per-user support/subscription offering for organizations. | Set by your hosting company. No price per person. |
| Cheapest personal plan | Not published | Set by your hosting company |
| Cheapest business plan | $6.89 per person a month, at least 100 people | No price per person |
| Free storage | Depends on your server or storage backend | Your hosting company decides |
| App that syncs to your computer | Yes | No, works in the browser |
| Phone app | Yes | No, works in the phone browser |
| Two-step login | Yes | No, not yet |
| Edit documents live with others | Yes | No |
| Run it on your own server | Yes | Yes |
| Sell it under your own name | Not listed | Yes, with resellers built in |
Organizations that want self-hosting, data sovereignty, open-source file sync, and a broad collaboration suite they can operate themselves.
Not necessarily. Nextcloud's software is free to run on your own server; its paid subscription starts at $6.89 per person a month for at least 100 people. The difference with JDrive is that it is built for a hosting company to sell under its own name, with no charge per person.
For keeping, sharing and getting back files in a browser, yes. If you want your files synced to your computer automatically, Nextcloud is the better choice today.
From a hosting company that offers it. If you are a hosting company, you can download it and run it on your own server.
Sources for Nextcloud: enterprise pricing: Standard starts at 100 users at €71.29 per user/year; storage capacity depends on the deployment (2026-09-13), EUR to USD conversion: ECB reference rate dated 2026-09-11 was 1 EUR = 1.1592 USD; €71.29/user/year converts to $6.89/user/month (2026-09-13), desktop_sync_app, mobile_app and self_hosted: Nextcloud provides downloadable desktop and mobile clients for its on-premises/self-hosted platform (2026-09-13), two_factor_login: Nextcloud documents two-factor authentication when enabled by the administrator (2026-09-13), live_document_editing: Nextcloud Office/Collabora supports real-time document collaboration (2026-09-13), end_to_end_encryption: Nextcloud documents its End-to-End Encryption app and client-encrypted files (2026-09-13).