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Your journey with Nextcloud – Rate us today!
Everyone’s journey to Nextcloud is different.
You may have been searching for a secure place to host all your data on-premise, for a GDPR private solution for your organization, or an open-source office suite.
You may have heard about us through a friend, our social media channels, or from reading a review on a rating platform while comparing other solutions.
Whatever your need was, or whomever you heard about it from, most importantly, it led you to Nextcloud. We are so happy you’re here!
If Nextcloud has helped your organization, business, home office, or single project in at least one way, we invite you to share your experience. One of the best ways to do that is through posting a review on one of the many popular rating platforms online.
If you don’t know where to start, think back to when you first heard about Nextcloud. What sparked your interest? What benefits and features intrigued you? Alternatively:
💡 What was one of the 1st things that made you love Nextcloud?
💡 Over time, how has Nextcloud improved your work?
💡 What shared values do you have with Nextcloud? Open source, keeping data private, etc.
The following are several top rating platforms for writing about your journey with Nextcloud:
G2
G2 lets you choose the right software and services for your business based on authentic, timely user reviews.
Rate Nextcloud by:
- What you like and don’t like
- What problem it solves
- Video reviews
- Comment on others’ reviews
“You are the owner of your data, no cloud is stronger than you.”
review on g2
Capterra
Capterra by Gartner is a popular rating platform that has helped businesses choose better software since 1999. Currently, Nextcloud has an average score of 4.6 out of 5!
Rate Nextcloud by:
- Overall rating
- Ease of use
- Customer service
- Features
- Value for money
- Likelihood to recommend
- Pros & cons
- And more!
“…It [Nextcloud] serves as a platform for many other key business applications which we need, such as collaborative document editing, calendar and contact sync and share, internal knowledge base (wiki), and more.”
Review on capterra
Software Advice
Software Advice, also by Gartner, stresses getting one-on-one and personalized recommendations. Here, Nextcloud also scores a 4.6 out of 5!
Rate Nextcloud through:
- A friendly video review!
- Ease-of-use
- Customer Support
- Value for money
- Functionality
- Pros and cons
- Reasons for choosing and/or switching to Nextcloud
“The real innovation and open source spirit are in Nextcloud.”
Review on software advice
TrustRadius
TrustRadius connects buyers and vendors with the most trusted content. Nextcloud scores a 9.0 out of 10!
Rate Nextcloud by:
- Pros & cons
- Return on investment
- Alternatives considered
- Key insights
- Likelihood to recommend
“All in all, a 10/10 experience from a security, data privacy and user experience perspective.”
review on trustradius
GetApp
GetApp has 10+ years of recommending software to business leaders. Nextcloud is rated 4.6 out of 5!
Rate Nextcloud by:
- Ease of use
- Value for money
- Customer support
- Features
- Likelihood to recommend
- Pros and cons
- Video review
“[Pros:] The amount of collaboration that is possible with Nextcloud, ease of set up on private server (with Docker), perfect integration with different platforms and compatibility with tools.”
review on getapp
Thank you for choosing Nextcloud and trusting us to make your data YOURS!
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