ownCloud vs Pydio Cells
No leader: the top candidate ownCloud has only 0.26 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for file sync. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
ownCloud
An open-source platform for file synchronization and sharing designed for self-hosted deployment, with native clients for desktop and mobile devices.
Pydio Cells
A self-hosted platform that enables organizations to manage document sharing, collaboration, and workflows with full data control, designed as an alternative to cloud solutions for enterprises with strict security and compliance requirements.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
ownCloud
Pricing not documented yet.
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
ownCloud
- Dropbox
- FTP
- S3
- Moodle
- AWS S3
- Amazon S3
- LDAP
- OAuth2
- OpenID Connect
Pydio Cells
- LDAP / Active Directory
ownCloud or Pydio Cells: which one depends on you
A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.
Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.