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Microsoft OneDrive for Business vs ownCloud comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft OneDrive for Busi...
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
4.9
Number of Reviews
38
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ownCloud
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
20th
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Content Collaboration Platforms category, the mindshare of Microsoft OneDrive for Business is 5.7%, down from 8.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ownCloud is 1.7%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Content Collaboration Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft OneDrive for Business5.7%
ownCloud1.7%
Other92.6%
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Featured Reviews

PramodChaudharyDarwha - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager at TCS
Collaborative work has transformed team retrospectives and now saves us major planning time
I do not think that there is any improvement needed in Microsoft OneDrive for Business because a lot of features are already provided in the package that we have purchased, and we do not have anything that would be improved as of now. Speed-wise, Microsoft OneDrive for Business is very fast. Sometimes I think the auto-save feature of the things that we edit should also work in offline mode for some time, because once we get disconnected, I sometimes feel that the Excel or the Word document is trying to connect to Microsoft OneDrive for Business and trying to save it, but somehow the sessions expire. I sometimes want this to not happen. It can reconnect to the server when connection is up, but I can still work on the document.
SC
Solutions Architect at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Self-hosted file sync tool used to deploy custom web UIs.
I think it’s probably the best self-hosted file sync tool on the market. It’s a full web application platform, an indispensable tool for a business of any size that needs to deploy any kind of custom web UI. If you build an ownCloud app, you’ve got authentication, storage, security, caching, and database layers already fully baked for you. You just need to build your UI and custom logic. Your app doesn’t even need to interact with files, sync, or interact with other ownCloud features. Any web UI can be included without ownCloud. It can even be a portal to web interfaces of other applications within a business using the external app to display external sites within ownCloud. This is the case as long as that site allows itself to be displayed within a frame.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"One of the good features is that the users are not even aware that they're using it, as it is the backend of our Office 365 and stores all of their data and files transparently while they use applications like SharePoint, Teams, and OneNote."
"The integration with Office 365 makes it much easier for anybody to add the capabilities of file storage."
"Using this software, it has had an amazing impact moneywise on our business."
"It's pretty easy to learn. Once someone taught me, I was able to navigate it quite easily."
"One of the best features of Microsoft OneDrive for Business is that it synchronizes the information with the cloud."
"The access control is really interesting because we have full confidence in that, and it has been really stable; of course, sometimes you have some problems, but that is really not something that we experience every day and that is very important for our company because we have a lot of content to share with other users."
"It is free if you use Microsoft Office 365."
"When we were sharing through it, it was a great tool for that purpose."
"I think it’s probably the best self-hosted file sync tool on the market."
 

Cons

"The initial setup is a bit clunky."
"Microsoft OneDrive could improve because it doesn't support backing up .PST files, which are Outlook data files, and email archives. This is a substantial setback when it comes to Microsoft OneDrive."
"The scalability has room for improvement."
"It takes too long for OneDrive to synchronize various applications, especially when you are saving office data. It also requires too much bandwidth."
"Well, compared to some other products, there is a lot of room for improvements."
"The user interface of Microsoft OneDrive for Business could be improved."
"I think it should be more user-friendly with more tutorials on the full scale of the program."
"The user interface sometimes fails and when it cannot connect, it does not give the reason why."
"Even with fast disks, it still takes a fair bit of time to write most schema changes to multi-GB tables."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of Microsoft OneDrive is reasonable and compatible with competitors."
"Using this software, it has had an amazing impact moneywise on our business. It allows us to share documents without the need of extra hardware."
"Costwise, it is a great option. In most cases, it is a free space, which will be more than enough for most customers."
"OneDrive comes with Microsoft 365 so it is just an added part of that package."
"The licensing is expensive and on a yearly basis."
"We pay a lot for the Enterprise version, but it is a premium service."
"This is a pricy solution, given that we are only using it at 50% capacity."
"It is free if you are using Office 365, and you get a terabyte of storage with your account."
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Top Industries

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Outsourcing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
8%
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Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise18
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Microsoft OneDrive?
Microsoft OneDrive for Business is very good and I do not think it needs to improve on anything. I believe this is a very good product.
What is your primary use case for Microsoft OneDrive?
My main use case for Microsoft OneDrive for Business is to save files to my PC and to sync files so I can access them from different laptops. I experienced a scenario where I had issues with my cur...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft OneDrive?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing has been very great for the past seven years.
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