On-premise, in a local or global cloud provider, in a private or public cloud. Managed or not. In a physical server or in a virtualized environment, being it a machine or a container. The possibilities of deployment, both in terms of computing environment and location, are almost endless. This brings in flexibility in making decisions and set your own digitalization strategy.

Born as a pure file sync & share solution, Nextcloud Hub is now a fully-featured content collaboration platform with advanced functionalities for instant messaging, collaborative editing, groupware and videoconferencing.

Many organizations and individuals decide to use Nextcloud because its code is open and auditable and its services are available over open standards, for example WebDAV for file synchronization, CalDAV for calendars and CardDAV for address books. This openness leads to a vibrant community of enthusiasts and contributors who adapt and extend the platform to fit their needs and then share their work with everyone else.

Nextcloud Hub is released in two flavours: Community and Enterprise. While the code base is almost the same the Enterprise version is designed to run in production for companies that rely on it as a core system, adding support services from the vendor, long-term releases support, early-access to security patches and enhanced installer stability.

Plugins, or apps in Nextcloud’s jargon, are there to enhance the user experiences and to boost their productivity. The Nextcloud admnistrator checks the App store for suitable apps and make them available to the users with a simple click.

With its European roots, Nextcloud Hub has embraced the privacy-by-design principle at the core of its product development strategy. While compliance with privacy-protection regulation does depend on many factors, it has at its base the control on the data location, a tool to handle user data in a industry-defined secure way and software mechanisms to allow the users to exercise their digital rights. Nextcloud Hub naturally provides all these aspects.