Pydio vs ownCloud Online
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pydio
Access your files from a Pydio or Pydio Cells server on your mobile device. This open-source platform offers secure file sharing and synchronization for enterprises, with a focus on data control and security.
- Connect to Pydio/Pydio Cells servers
- Access files on the go
- Secure file sharing
- Mobile and desktop sync apps
- Enterprise-grade security and control
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Pydio Application allows you to connect to a Pydio or Pydio Cells server (enterprise editions included) to access your files on the go on your mobile or tablet. Pydio - Put Your Data In Orbit - is the mature open source alternative to SaaS-based documents sharing solutions, for the Enterprise. Pydio is an open source file sharing platform for the enterprise, with simple and sleek webn mobile and desktop sync apps, hosted securely on your servers and clouds. As easy to use as great consumer software, it is designed to provide enterprise grade security and control. Forever free for the community, a commercial offering is available for the enterprise with professional support, branding and white-labelling, and simple BYOD deployment on mobile devices. PLEASE NOTE: - this application is useless if you don't actually want to connect to a Pydio server.
ownCloud Online
Securely store and share your data with a private cloud solution. Enhance team collaboration and boost productivity with state-of-the-art data handling and end-to-end encryption, all hosted in Germany for maximum privacy.
- Secure cloud storage
- Team collaboration
- End-to-end encryption
- Data privacy
- Productivity enhancement
- Open-source codebase
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Secure cloud storage for your data. Convenient collaboration for your team. Security First ownCloud Online is hosted in Germany, ensuring the highest security standards and the complete privacy of your data. Your cloud is entirely private and dedicated and thanks to ownCloud's open-source codebase, we can guarantee the highest level of software security. What's more end-to-end encryption and related features keep you in control. Focus on Productivity ownCloud Online is designed to boost your productivity. Use your time efficiently and let ownCloud Online handle any time-consuming information organization. Secure and state-of-the-art data handling — yet without expensive IT personnel or having to provision and maintain your own hardware — makes ownCloud Online the most effective cloud solution. Note: This app is intended for use with an active ownCloud Online subscription only. For connecting a self-hosted ownCloud please use our community app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ownCloud Online at 5.0 against Pydio's 2.0. Pydio's advantage is review sentiment (23% vs 0%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ownCloud Online holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 23% of Pydio's written reviews are positive against 0% of ownCloud Online's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pydio ships an update monthly, ownCloud Online every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pydio | ownCloud Online |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abstrium SAS | ownCloud GmbH |
Customer experience
Pydio
ownCloud Online
In-app purchases
Pydio
No in-app purchases
ownCloud Online
No in-app purchases
