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moving from nextcloud to opencloud
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this post was submitted on 05 Nov 2025
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For people wondering about the source of the project:
Kiteworks threatened them about illegal worker theft, they were not happy a lot of dev left for the fork, and as an american company, they don't know worker right.
sigh the naming of these projects... I know if you've been paying attention to development projects then the similarities in naming helps you, you can assume 1 project was forked from another and vaguely already know what the project does, is used for, etc. But for nontechnical newbies I'm sure its confusing as hell having like 4 products all named similarly and you have no idea why or what the difference is and which one to choose.
Anyway, thanks for spelling it out, for anyone confused.
At least they are searchable. We use outline at work and try to find some stuf on search engines for it XD
Imagine adding OpenDesk to the mix
So... I should just continue using nextcloud?
Although people mention efficiency, for many setups we just don't care. If it ain't broke for you, don't fix it. Wait, revisit the issue a year or two from now.
If it works for you, there's no reason not to keep using it.
If it looks like an upgrade in performance and simplicity and you think it's worth swapping, then you could consider it, though personally I'd wait until it's a bit more mature/proven (maybe it is already idk).
I am currently running nextcloud for myself. I think about migrating to opencloud, or something lighter like sftpgo to only have file and online file editor, and using a dedicated app for photo backups. Also, the UI is quite heavy on nextcloud, and opencloud's UI seems lighter and faster.
If nextcloud works for you, keep on :)