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# OpenStack vs ownCloud Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**OpenStack** [

4.2/5(53)

](https://www.g2.com/products/openstack/reviews#reviews)

**ownCloud** [

4.3/5(240)

](https://www.g2.com/products/owncloud/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**OpenStack**
No pricing available

**ownCloud**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**OpenStack**
2 months

Based on 5 responses

**ownCloud**
1 monthFaster

Based on 50 responses

Return on Investment

**OpenStack**
16 months

Based on 8 responses

**ownCloud**
14 months2 months sooner

Based on 38 responses

Perceived Cost

**OpenStack**
$$$$$

**ownCloud**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**OpenStack**
Not enough reviews yet

**ownCloud**
11%

Pros & Cons

**OpenStack**
Not enough data

**ownCloud**
[
Ease of Use (12)
](https://www.g2.com/products/owncloud/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1048007&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Security (9)
](https://www.g2.com/products/owncloud/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1048116&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Difficult Setup (8)
](https://www.g2.com/products/owncloud/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1048501&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Lacking Features (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/owncloud/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2305228&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Screenshots

**OpenStack**
 ![OpenStack screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/41430/uploads_2F2add3f04-3b29-4ebd-9b6f-55e192f51a1a_2FOpenStack.png)

**ownCloud**
 ![ownCloud screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/33634/ownCloud_Screenshot-1.png)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**OpenStack**

8.5

8.547

**ownCloud**

8.8

8.8196

Ease of Use

**OpenStack**

6.8

6.848

**ownCloud**

8.8

8.8198

Ease of Setup

**OpenStack**

4.6

4.633

**ownCloud**

8.3

8.3105

Ease of Admin

**OpenStack**

6.2

6.233

**ownCloud**

8.7

8.787

Quality of Support

**OpenStack**

7.0

7.046

**ownCloud**

7.8

7.8153

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**OpenStack**

7.0

7.030

**ownCloud**

8.5

8.575

Product Direction (% positive)

**OpenStack**

8.3

8.348

**ownCloud**

8.1

8.1196

Features

Cloud Content Collaboration[Hide 74 FeaturesShow 74 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.5

187

File Management

Device Syncing

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

163

Web Interface

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

164

File Type Support

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

162

Search

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

158

Mobile Apps

Not enough data

8.4(won by default)

137

Video Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

6

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

7.8(won by default)

6

Natural Language Interaction

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

5

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Language

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration

File following

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

128

File Sharing

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

163

Simultaneously Editing

Not enough data

7.7(won by default)

123

Change Tracking / Audit Logs

Not enough data

7.9(won by default)

117

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Progress Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Screen Sharing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real Time Editing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Administration

User and Role Management

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

119

Policies and Controls

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

109

Device Management

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

102

Storage Limits

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

110

Storage Zones

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

96

Security

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

127

Calendar Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Communication Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Project Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Version Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Approval Process Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Website Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Platform

Performance and Reliability

Not enough data

8.2(won by default)

83

Reporting and Auditing

Not enough data

8.1(won by default)

58

System of Record Integration

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

50

APIs

Not enough data

8.4(won by default)

52

Additional Functionality

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audio/Video Conferencing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Library

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

@mentions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Synchronization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Branding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Commenting/Notes

Not enough data

Not enough data

Chat/Messaging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configurable Workflow

Not enough data

Not enough data

Electronic Signature

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Two-Factor Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Archiving & Retention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Publishing Options

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Classification

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Management Platforms[Hide 49 FeaturesShow 49 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.7

7

Not enough data

Functionality

Cloud Consolidation

8.6(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Cloud Orchestration

9.0(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Cloud Optimization

9.0(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Management

Cloud Security

8.1(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Security Management

8.6(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Cloud Backup and Recovery

8.9(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Cloud Cost Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Capacity Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configuration Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cost Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Storage Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Change Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Disaster Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Cloud Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Patch Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Inventory Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Cloud Management Platforms

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Performance Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Service Catalog

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anomaly Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multitenancy

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Self Service Portal

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Database Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Migration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)[Hide 64 FeaturesShow 64 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.9

6

Not enough data

Infrastructure Provision

Public Cloud

7.7(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Private Cloud

9.4(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Hybrid Cloud

8.3(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Bare Metal

9.2(won by default)

6

Not enough data

High-Performance Computing (HPC)

9.0(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Virtual Machines (VMs)

9.2(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Virtual Networks

9.3(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Edge Computing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Computing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Management

Performance Tracking

8.7(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Pay by Usage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Usage Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Functionality

Resource Auto-Scaling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Version Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Database Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configurable Workflow

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Metrics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Escalation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Storage Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Resource Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Load Balancing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Backup and Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Login

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Resource Allocation & Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Migration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configuration Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Log Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Capture and Transfer

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Show 1 feature category with incomplete data

AWS Marketplace[Hide 3 FeaturesShow 3 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![OpenStack](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_19e8cd430b2746ccfa11314df4186e06/openstack.jpg "OpenStack")](https://www.g2.com/products/openstack/reviews)

OpenStack

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

19.2%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

32.7%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

48.1%

[![ownCloud](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_d7485b31a8e48875f76b393ffed116c8/owncloud.png "ownCloud")](https://www.g2.com/products/owncloud/reviews)

ownCloud

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

53.7%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

33.6%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

12.7%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

19.2%

53.7%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

32.7%

33.6%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

48.1%

12.7%

Reviewers' Industry

[![OpenStack](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_19e8cd430b2746ccfa11314df4186e06/openstack.jpg "OpenStack")](https://www.g2.com/products/openstack/reviews)
OpenStack

Information Technology and Services

34.6%

Computer Software

17.3%

Telecommunications

11.5%

Internet

9.6%

Research

7.7%

Other

19.2%

[![ownCloud](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_d7485b31a8e48875f76b393ffed116c8/owncloud.png "ownCloud")](https://www.g2.com/products/owncloud/reviews)
ownCloud

Information Technology and Services

19.5%

Computer Software

11.9%

Marketing and Advertising

5.8%

Accounting

4.9%

Telecommunications

3.5%

Other

54.4%

Alternatives

**OpenStack Alternatives**

 ![Apache CloudStack](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_2dcff27693fcb91849f632f81448fc0d/apache-cloudstack.png "Apache CloudStack")

[
CloudStack
](/products/apache-cloudstack/reviews)

 ![DigitalOcean](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/6028813119dc32d698afd6e25ff33d5b/digitalocean.svg "DigitalOcean")

[
DigitalOcean
](/products/digitalocean/reviews)

 ![Akamai Cloud Computing](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/88a10113936d5d26cc5455decf5a8817/akamai-cloud-computing.svg "Akamai Cloud Computing")

[
Akamai Cloud Computing
](/products/akamai-cloud-computing/reviews)

 ![Google Compute Engine](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_aeae116c52945fdecd7ed16d621cb315/google-compute-engine.png "Google Compute Engine")

[
Google Compute Engine
](/products/google-compute-engine/reviews)

**ownCloud Alternatives**

 ![Microsoft OneDrive for Business](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/77584a7700826174b9c8ec31d2ba1600/microsoft-onedrive-for-business.svg "Microsoft OneDrive for Business")

[
Microsoft OneDrive
](/products/microsoft-onedrive-for-business/reviews)

 ![Nextcloud](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/80d1ba0bd2bfb730767c3c1495eedc20/nextcloud.svg "Nextcloud")

[
Nextcloud
](/products/nextcloud/reviews)

 ![Progress ShareFile](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/0f72809916b93e221e68872730635739/progress-sharefile.svg "Progress ShareFile")

[
Progress ShareFile
](/products/progress-sharefile/reviews)

 ![Box](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/3d3eeece24c2d6963722f3fb8f7a03e7/box.svg "Box")

[
Box
](/products/box/reviews)

## OpenStack vs ownCloud

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found ownCloud easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with ownCloud overall.

- Reviewers felt that ownCloud meets the needs of their business better than OpenStack.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that ownCloud is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of OpenStack over ownCloud.