ownCloud Infinite Scale
Storage & File SharingA self-hosted file sync and sharing platform written in Go, shipped as a single binary or container, with desktop and mobile clients.
Open-source alternative to:
Dropbox
What the free edition leaves out
The free edition is genuinely usable, but some team or enterprise features need a paid plan. “Not confirmed” means the official pages we read did not say, so we do not guess.
| Feature | Free edition | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSO / SAML | Not confirmed | The docs describe a built-in minimal OpenID Connect provider for smaller installations and recommend an external OIDC provider for larger ones. SAML is not mentioned on the page read. Whether external OIDC is free or part of a paid edition was not confirmed. | Source ↗ |
| Role-based access control | Not confirmed | The docs index lists Users, Groups, Policies and Settings services. What they include and whether any is paid was not read. | Source ↗ |
| Audit logs | Not confirmed | The docs index lists an Audit service and an Activitylog service. Whether they are free in every edition was not confirmed. | Source ↗ |
| Multi-user / teams | Free | The Community plan is listed with unlimited users. Paid Standard and Enterprise plans start from 25 users. | Source ↗ |
| Backups and restore | Not confirmed | The docs have Backup and Restore pages (manual procedures). No built-in backup tool was confirmed. | Source ↗ |
| API access | Not confirmed | The docs index lists Graph, OCS and WebDAV service pages. Edition limits were not checked. | Source ↗ |
| Support SLA | Paid | Standard lists 9x5 email support with a 2h reaction time. Enterprise lists 12x5 email and phone support with a 2h reaction time. Community lists only Customer Support with no hours. | Source ↗ |
Best for
Organisations and individuals who want to run their own file sync and sharing server on their own storage, with the option of paid vendor support.
Why choose it over Dropbox
The source code is Apache-2.0 and the project says no contributor license agreement is needed. You keep your data on your own servers instead of a hosted provider, and the Community plan is listed with unlimited users.
Where it falls short
The official binary builds can carry a separate EULA that forbids Commercial Use and redistribution, so the Apache-2.0 freedom mainly applies if you build from source. The pricing page does not make clear which features differ between Community, Standard and Enterprise. Support with a stated response time is paid. You run and back up the server yourself. Comparison with Dropbox or Google Drive features such as real-time document collaboration was not checked.
Open-source alternative to
- Dropbox — oCIS is a self-hosted file sync and share platform, so it can replace a hosted service like Dropbox while keeping data on your own storage.
- Google Drive — oCIS offers file storage, sharing and sync under your own control instead of a hosted account.
Category
Storage & File SharingTopics
Tech stack
Go
TypeScript
Vue
PHP
DockerLanguages as reported by GitHub for the repository.
