Given recent developments like the sale of ownCloud to a US tech company and its security challenges, many users are looking to move over to a more reliable collaboration platform.

The shift from ownCloud to Nextcloud Hub provides you with a richer experience and is a strategic choice for the future, ensuring you remain in control over your data.

Nextcloud Hub is built upon a strong foundation of file sync and sharing capabilities and can be expanded to more extensive functionalities. These help organizations take advantage of new opportunities like AI, real-time communication, and remote work.

With a migration to another collaboration solution, users can typically expect to ‘gain some, lose some’, making migration an unpleasant, often disruptive endeavor. But a key benefit one gets when migrating from ownCloud to Nextcloud is that Nextcloud offers a true super-set of features, enabling users to keep all the capabilities they are used to, while gaining new features. A true win-win!

Nextcloud Hub addresses the evolving needs of modern enterprises with a unified platform to enhance collaboration and simplify document management.

Migration process

Feel free to reach out to the Nextcloud team for guidance and support during your migration journey. With extensive experience in the ownCloud migration process, the Nextcloud team can assist you. We also have a tailored offering for ownCloud users looking to migrate.

Migrating from ownCloud to Nextcloud involves transferring your ownCloud settings to Nextcloud. Internal and public shares, user settings, app configurations, LDAP, external storage settings, and more will be retained.

However, settings from proprietary ownCloud extensions with open-source replacements in Nextcloud may require reconfiguration. Apps needing reconfiguration include:

• File Retention
• File Firewall
• Automated Tagging
• File Drop
• SharePoint

Open-source alternative apps offered by Nextcloud give you the same or greater functionality than ownCloud apps. All other configuration settings not mentioned in this list will be carried over from ownCloud to Nextcloud during the migration.

We’ve transformed the migration process into an easy-to-use migration tool, simplifying the move to Nextcloud and enabling users to benefit from its advanced features.

Below is an (earlier) example video of the process. In this video, we show ownCloud, switch to the terminal, execution of the commands to download the migrator tool, and how to initiate migration in the browser.

Migration support

Nextcloud offers an exclusive migration package tailored for ownCloud customers. This package includes complimentary migration assistance, the support of a dedicated engineer, and the opportunity to take over the remaining term of your existing ownCloud contracts. Designed specifically for enterprise customers, this package ensures a switch to Nextcloud Hub that is not only cost-effective and convenient but also minimizes disruptions for users.

The migration was like a typical ownCloud upgrade.

Dr.-Ing. Thomas Hildmann

Head of Infrastructure at the TU Berlin

Nextcloud employs over a dozen former ownCloud engineers. We are in the best position to support you in keeping your data secure and easily accessible to your employees.

Home users can get help from an active Nextcloud community on our forum, a valuable resource for guidance, tips, and peer support. For detailed information on migrating to Nextcloud Hub, including our support services and various migration packages, please reach out to us at Nextcloud.

Migrate today

ownCloud to Nextcloud migration is a strategic decision that leads to a more advanced, secure, and integrated collaborative environment, increasing employee productivity, efficiency, and overall satisfaction.

There are no downsides to migrating ownCloud to Nextcloud Hub. Many enterprises, governments, and universities upgraded from ownCloud to Nextcloud Hub (case studies).

We require a truly scalable and 100% open source enterprise solution from a reliable partner so we decided to migrate from ownCloud to Nextcloud.

Martin Bech

Head of NREN at DeIC

Nextcloud is a reliable partner to many organizations around the world. Today, Nextcloud can become your reliable partner.

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Today, US-based file sync & share vendor Kiteworks announced their acquisition of ownCloud and Dracoon. Kiteworks points out that their customers now have access to their file-sharing application. It is to be expected they will not maintain 3 similar products, but customers will have to migrate to the US firms’ platform or look for another solution.

Nextcloud offers a free hands-on migration service and takes over the remaining runtime of the contracts. Migration is a very quick and easy process, as shown by the many hundreds that have done this already over the last years.

UPDATE Dec 21: It seems that the decision is made to move ownCloud customers over to Kiteworks:

Due to popular demand we will organize a second webinar about migration to Nextcloud.

A well-tested migration

Kiteworks seems likely to consolidate its product portfolio over the coming months, reducing the duplication of 3 similar products. ownCloud and Dracoon customers will have to consider the costs and consequences of moving their file sync and share to the platform of the proprietary US vendor.

Some customers need an on-premises collaboration platform from an established European vendor. Others prioritize a forward-looking platform that integrates a wider range of collaboration capabilities or requires an open source solution.

Hundreds of other customers have taken the well-established, easy, and fast migration path to Nextcloud, benefiting from increased functionality, usability, performance, and security. We are certain that Nextcloud will continue to be an appropriate platform for these needs, just like it is for the Archdiocese of Cologne or the Sorbonne University, to name two recent customers.

Reliable partner for the future

Most customers looking for an on-premises document sync and share platform need a reliable, open source, or fully European solution that complies with EU privacy regulations. The US tech firms that fall under the US CLOUD Act seriously hinder compliance efforts. Nextcloud, as the market leader in this space, as well as smaller competitors like ownCloud and Dracoon, delivers this US-independent, compliant, and fully open platform to tens of thousands of customers across the globe.

As of today, Nextcloud is the main remaining independent vendor in this space. Widely deployed in the public sector in most European nations, the German firm has a proven track record in the secure file exchange market. Its customer base is quickly expanding into the Middle East and Asia, with major customers also in Australia, South America, and the United States. It follows an organic growth strategy without external investors which has resulted in a stable 50-60% year-over-year growth since its inception. This makes it a reliable, long-term partner for organizations seeking a secure document exchange solution.

Expanded functionality

In 2017, Gartner renamed the enterprise file synchronization and sharing market to the content collaboration platform (CCP) market in response to the evolution of the market. Just in 2016, Nextcloud was launched with the vision of bringing exactly this expanded view of collaboration to customers.

The market evolution from enterprise file sync and sharing (EFSS) to services-led platform intensifies the content collaboration platform (CCP) role in digital workplace transformation, making a CCP choice more strategic and less tactical.

— Gartner

Collaboration tools proliferate in modern enterprises, creating a challenge for organizations. Employees don’t know where the latest version of a document is or where to share it. Worse, IT has to track all the tools being used, pay even if they go unused, and manage the fall-out when one of the dozens of systems gets hacked and data or login details leak. This has been the reason behind the rise of all-in-one platforms for collaboration like Nextcloud. Nextcloud offers a wide range of capabilities, from secure document exchange and real-time editing to video chat, calendaring, task handling, secure online web forms, and many more abilities. The tight integration not only saves administrators and users time but also enables faster, easier workflows and improves productivity.

It is perhaps no surprise that at Gartner, users rate Nextcloud significantly higher than Kiteworks. Nextcloud has continued to push in the collaboration space, leading the market with new capabilities in the on-premises Artificial Intelligence and digital assistant space, working on this closely with the European public sector.

Conclusion

Over the coming months, while Kiteworks absorbs its new acquisitions, we expect some customers to look for a different home.

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Say goodbye to the limitations of closed, insecure, and privacy-unfriendly platforms and hello to Nextcloud Hub – the solution that puts you in control of your own data.

At Nextcloud, we understand the importance of privacy and data sovereignty, and that’s why we’ve created a number of migration tools to help you easily transition from platforms like Google, Microsoft, and more. With just a few clicks, you can move your documents, photos, chat logs, and calendar items into Nextcloud – a platform trusted by millions of users worldwide.

We currently offer migration tools for Google, Dropbox, OneDrive, and ownCloud, and we’re excited to share all the details with you. Join us and discover how Nextcloud can help you take back control of your data.

Google migration tool

No more hassle of manual data transfers with Nextcloud’s Google migration tool! With a few clicks, you can import your calendars, contacts, photos, files, and even Google Docs into Nextcloud Hub. Your documents can be exported in either Open Document or Microsoft Office format, ready for editing with Nextcloud Office.

Install the migration app, set up a Google API project with OAuth client ID, enable Google Drive, Calendar, People, and Photos and connect your Google account to Nextcloud Hub. Once your data is imported, simply disconnect your Google account and you’re all set.

Find the app here and get moving!

Dropbox migration tool

Migrating your documents and other files from Dropbox to Nextcloud Files is also a straightforward process. Thanks to our Dropbox migration tool, you can easily connect through OAuth and import your documents into Nextcloud Files without requiring any special setup by your system administrator. The migration tool ensures that your files and their directory structure will be fully preserved during the import process.

Find the app here and get moving!

OneDrive migration tool

Migrate your OneDrive files and documents with ease using Nextcloud’s OneDrive migration tool. The OneDrive migration tool allows for a seamless transfer, preserving the directory structure of your files and documents. In order to connect through OAuth, an administrator of the system is required to set up the connection with Microsoft. We’re working on adding even more data, like calendars and contacts, in future updates.

Find the app here and get moving!

ownCloud migration tool

Over the last years, the gap between Nextcloud and ownCloud has grown a lot and this has complicated the migration. For those still on an ownCloud server we have developed a direct migration from the latest ownCloud to the latest Nextcloud, avoiding most conflicts. Our ownCloud migration tool makes the process seamless, automatically transferring all your data to the appropriate Nextcloud release automatically.

You can find information about this tool on our migration page.

Administrator settings

Simplify your data migration from Google and OneDrive to Nextcloud Hub with the help of our user-friendly migration tools. However, as an administrator, you’ll need to follow some steps to make sure the authentication request from Google and Microsoft servers is accepted. Our administrator settings in Nextcloud Hub guides you through this process and we tried to make it as easy as possible. Unfortunately these platforms are not very kind to distributed infrastructure and we can not do this for you.

Own your data

Take control of your data with Nextcloud Hub! With our migration tools, you can move your valuable information from platforms like Google and OneDrive with ease.

At Nextcloud, we believe that data sovereignty, having ownership and control over your private documents, photos, chat logs, and calendar items, is crucial. And with our migration tools, you too can join the millions of people who trust Nextcloud with their data.

We’re constantly working to improve these tools and welcome your feedback. If you’re a software developer, consider lending your expertise and contributing to our mission of empowering people to take control of their data. Join us and become a part of our community today!

If you are not ready to migrate, you can of course integrate with external services. The app store includes various external storages including for Dropbox, OneDrive and Google Drive. These allow you to access your files on these storages seamlessly from within Nextcloud. External storage lets you edit, share, comment on and work with all your files, irrespective of where they are stored.

More information about migration to Nextcloud Hub can be found on our migration page.

This article has been updated and expanded to provide more information on Nextcloud’s migration tools.

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