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Comparison

ownCloud vs Rclone

On the evidence we track, Rclone leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

ownCloud full profile →Rclone full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
ownCloud20
★Rclone68
Score
Vioscale score
ownCloud20 / 100low · 3%
Rclone68 / 100low · 40%
Pricing
Free tier
ownCloud–
Rclone✓
Model
ownCloudcommercial
Rclonecommercial
Price level
ownCloud–
Rclonefree
Transparent
ownCloud–
Rclone✓
Integrations
Count
ownCloud4
Rclone40
Security
Scorecard
ownCloud–
Rclone5
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
ownCloud–
Rclone43
Github stars
ownCloud–
Rclone59,406
Activity
Commits last 30d
ownCloud–
Rclone100
Release
Cadence days
ownCloud–
Rclone17
History
ownCloud–
Rclone20 items
License
Spdx
ownCloud–
RcloneMIT
Language
Primary
ownCloud–
RcloneGo

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for file sync. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Deployment model
ownCloud-
RcloneSelf hosted
Peer to peer p2p network routing
ownCloud-
Rclone-
Client server architecture cloud host
ownCloud-
Rclone✓
Block level delta sync transfer speed
ownCloud-
Rclone✓
Self hosted linux docker deployment
ownCloud-
Rclone✓
Synology qnap nas hardware integration
ownCloud-
Rclone-
Aws s3 azure blob external mounts
ownCloud-
Rclone✓
Active directory ldap identity sync
ownCloud-
Rclone-
Version history and conflict resolution
ownCloud-
Rclone✓
End to end encryption keys in transit
ownCloud-
Rclone✓
SOC2 type ii
ownCloud-
Rclone-
ISO 27001
ownCloud-
Rclone-
Pricing model
ownCloud-
RcloneFree open source

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.

Independently observed

Rclone

Leader

A client-side command-line program that synchronizes files between your local machine and multiple cloud storage services. It supports a wide range of cloud providers and offers features like encryption, checksums, server-side transfers, and bidirectional synchronization.

Independently observed

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.

Rclone

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source (MIT license)

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
ownCloud✓
Rclone✗
iOS
ownCloud✓
Rclone✗
Android
ownCloud✓
Rclone✓
macOS
ownCloud✓
Rclone✓
Windows
ownCloud✓
Rclone✓
Linux
ownCloud✓
Rclone✓
CLI
ownCloud✗
Rclone✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
ownCloud✓
Rclone✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • Dropbox

ownCloud

4 total - 3 not shared
  • FTP
  • S3
  • Moodle
Independently observed

Rclone

Leader
38 total - 37 not shared
  • Amazon S3
  • Google Drive
  • Microsoft OneDrive
  • Backblaze B2
  • Microsoft Azure Blob Storage
  • Azure Files Storage
  • Google Cloud Storage
  • Oracle Cloud Storage
  • Cloudflare R2
  • iCloud Drive
  • Nextcloud
  • ownCloud
  • pCloud
  • Alibaba Cloud OSS
  • Huawei Cloud OBS
  • Tencent Cloud COS
  • OpenStack Swift
  • Rackspace Cloud Files
  • OVHcloud
  • rsync.net
  • Seagate Lyve Cloud
  • IONOS Cloud
  • Mail.ru Cloud
  • Yandex Disk
  • +13 more
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.