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Microsoft OneDrive for Business vs ownCloud comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 1, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft OneDrive for Busi...
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
4.9
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ownCloud
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
21st
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 October 2026, in the Content Collaboration Platforms category, the mindshare of Microsoft OneDrive for Business is 5.8%, down from 9.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ownCloud is 1.6%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Content Collaboration Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft OneDrive for Business5.8%
ownCloud1.6%
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

"Microsoft OneDrive for Business is very stable and very good."
"The integration with Office 365 makes it much easier for anybody to add the capabilities of file storage."
"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."
"This product helps me a lot, together with latest version of Office 365, to collaborate a little bit more instead of sending huge attachments via email to 10 colleagues etc."
"It helps you keep organized."
"It is free if you use Microsoft Office 365."
"The ability to share documents is a valuable feature of this product."
"Some of the best features I appreciate most about Microsoft OneDrive are the simplicity to map different kinds of SharePoint files that are stored in the cloud."
"I think it’s probably the best self-hosted file sync tool on the market."
 

Cons

"Support has not been the same since the beginning of COVID lockdowns."
"The technical support is really very bad."
"The user interface could be a little more intuitive and user friendly."
"It has problems if you want to store big files; this problem is not present in Google Drive or Dropbox."
"However, sometimes when we work on PowerPoint or large Word documents, there is a chance that the document gets rolled back to a previous version, and you lose your work."
"I believe Microsoft OneDrive could be enhanced with a better user interface."
"I think it should be more user-friendly with more tutorials on the full scale of the program."
"The security is not as flexible as it is with Dropbox, which means that we can't share our OneDrive files."
"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

"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."
"The price of Microsoft OneDrive is reasonable and compatible with competitors."
"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."
"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."
"The licensing is expensive and on a yearly basis."
"We pay a lot for the Enterprise version, but it is a premium service."
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Top Industries

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Outsourcing Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Construction Company
8%
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Small Business
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Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise17
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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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