What are the best Nextcloud hosts? 5 options compared

Whether you need cent­ral­ised backups, flexible file sharing or effective col­lab­or­a­tion across devices, Nextcloud is one of the most popular open-source solutions available. We compare five in­ter­est­ing Nextcloud hosting providers.

What is Nextcloud?

Nextcloud was developed as an open-source solution for in­de­pend­ent, flexible data syn­chron­isa­tion and man­age­ment on cloud servers. Depending on your re­quire­ments, you can run the cloud servers locally yourself or use web hosting from a Nextcloud provider. With the hosted option, you benefit from the flex­ib­il­ity of Nextcloud apps as well as extended col­lab­or­a­tion tools. These include:

• Setting up your own cloud storage
• Managing files and sharing data across devices
• Col­lab­or­at­ing ef­fi­ciently with workflows, access rights and role controls
• Using an intuitive web interface
• Accessing files via desktop clients for Windows, macOS and Linux as well as mobile apps for Android and iOS
• Editing office documents col­lab­or­at­ively via in­teg­rated solutions such as Euro-Office, Collabora or Nextcloud Office, or other online office suites, depending on the provider and package
• Com­mu­nic­at­ing and or­gan­ising teamwork with tools such as Nextcloud Talk and Nextcloud Groupware
• Support for strict data pro­tec­tion and com­pli­ance re­quire­ments, depending on the provider

Nextcloud offers many ad­vant­ages for both private users and business purposes and rep­res­ents a promising al­tern­at­ive to com­mer­cial cloud solutions such as iCloud, OneDrive, Google Drive, and Dropbox.

Nextcloud hosts at a glance

If you outsource Nextcloud hosting or choose a fully managed managed cloud hosting solution, you reduce the technical effort involved in operating your own server in­fra­struc­ture. Instead, you can rely on powerful, scalable and secure servers from your hosting provider. Depending on the provider, this can also include services such as con­tinu­ous server mon­it­or­ing and high data pro­tec­tion standards, es­pe­cially when the servers are located in Europe.

Reliable security measures are es­pe­cially important for companies that need to meet strict data privacy re­quire­ments and comply with current security and reg­u­lat­ory standards.

This article directly compares the following Nextcloud providers:

Last updated: October 2026

IONOS

With Managed Nextcloud Hosting, IONOS offers ex­pand­able cloud storage for in­di­vidu­als and teams. The service includes GDPR-compliant hosting in European data centres, ISO 27001-certified in­fra­struc­ture and personal 24/7 support.

Managed Nextcloud Hosting lets you centrally store, syn­chron­ise and securely share files. The in­teg­rated app store allows you to extend its func­tion­al­ity. You can also use your own domain, customise the branding and connect external storage. The following standard packages are available:

• 500 GB storage for up to 5 users
• 1 TB storage for up to 10 users
• 3 TB storage for up to 25 users
• 10 TB storage for up to 50 users

For those looking for a solution that combines cloud storage with office and com­mu­nic­a­tion tools that are already in­teg­rated, Nextcloud Workspace from IONOS is an al­tern­at­ive. The package includes Euro-Office for col­lab­or­at­ively editing text documents, spread­sheets and present­a­tions, alongside email, calendars, chat and video con­fer­en­cing. It also includes an AI assistant with IONOS Model Hub in­teg­ra­tion, 1 TB of shared file storage per user and a 50 GB mailbox per person. The included ap­plic­a­tions do not need to be set up sep­ar­ately. IONOS handles operation and updates; data is stored in GDPR-compliant German data centres.

The most important features:

• GDPR-compliant hosting in ISO 27001-certified European data centres
• Cent­ral­ised file man­age­ment, syn­chron­isa­tion and sharing with in­di­vidu­al per­mis­sions
• Access via browsers, desktop clients and mobile apps
• Ex­pand­able via the in­teg­rated app store, with support for your own domain, custom branding and external storage
• AI features through your own OpenAI key or a con­nec­tion to the IONOS AI Model Hub
• Managed operation by IONOS and personal 24/7 support

Stackhero

In the Nextcloud provider com­par­is­on, Stackhero stands out as a flexible managed Nextcloud host for teams and busi­nesses that want a ready-to-use cloud en­vir­on­ment without main­tain­ing their own server in­fra­struc­ture. Stackhero provides managed Nextcloud instances with unlimited users, access to the Nextcloud App Store and a choice of server locations in Europe or the USA.

The provider is par­tic­u­larly in­ter­est­ing for companies that want a scalable Nextcloud setup with pre­dict­able resources. According to Stackhero, its Nextcloud hosting runs on a private, dedicated virtual machine and includes per­form­ance op­tim­isa­tions such as Redis and OPcache. Storage can be scaled up to several terabytes depending on the selected con­fig­ur­a­tion.

Stackhero offers the following storage options:

• 10 GB (cost: +)
• 25 GB (cost: +)
• 100 GB (cost: +)
• 1 TB (cost: ++)
• 5 TB (cost: +++)

Depending on the con­fig­ur­a­tion, ad­di­tion­al resources and storage can be added as the team grows.

The most important features:

• Managed Nextcloud hosting with unlimited users
• Choice of server location in Europe or the USA
• Private, dedicated virtual machine for each instance
• Access to the Nextcloud App Store
• Scalable storage up to several terabytes
• Daily automatic backups, retained for up to three months
• One-click updates for new Nextcloud versions and features
• Free trial without payment method

Hetzner

With Hetzner, users can run Nextcloud for cent­ral­ised cloud storage without in-depth technical expertise. The solution supports device- and location-in­de­pend­ent data syn­chron­isa­tion as well as a wide range of groupware and teamwork features. Hetzner also stands out thanks to secure European data centres, custom domains and sub­do­mains, SSL en­cryp­tion and managed ad­min­is­tra­tion.

Thanks to demand-based usage packages, monthly terms, and extensive ad­min­is­trat­ive rights, Managed Nextcloud with Hetzner offers a practical cloud computing solution for both small and large companies. The following packages are available:

• NX11: 1 TB (Cost: +)
• NX21: 5 TB (Cost: +)
• NX31: 10 TB (Cost: ++)

The most important features:

• Fully managed Nextcloud instance with no technical setup
• ISO 27001-certified in­fra­struc­ture in secure European data centres
• Automatic updates and main­ten­ance by Hetzner
• Access via web, desktop, and mobile apps
• Unlimited user man­age­ment and groups
• SSL-secured domains/sub­do­mains, including in­teg­ra­tion of your own domain
• Ex­pand­able with Nextcloud apps
• Storage upgrades/down­grades possible
• RAID-based re­dund­ancy for storage

Hostinger

As an in­ter­na­tion­al hosting provider, Hostinger offers a cost-effective way to run Nextcloud on a VPS. Rather than a fully managed Nextcloud service, Hostinger provides a self-hosted setup with one-click Docker-based de­ploy­ment and NVMe storage tiers, making it a good fit for private users, freel­an­cers, de­velopers, and small teams that want more control over their cloud en­vir­on­ment.

Because Nextcloud runs on a VPS, users retain full control over the server en­vir­on­ment, including apps, plugins, and con­fig­ur­a­tion. The trade-off is that users are also re­spons­ible for managing the Nextcloud instance them­selves. Hostinger’s current Nextcloud offering is po­si­tioned as a VPS-based solution with server locations across multiple global regions.

The following VPS storage options are available:

• KVM 1: 50 GB NVMe disk space.
• KVM 2: 100 GB NVMe disk space.
• KVM 4: 200 GB NVMe disk space.
• KVM 8: 400 GB NVMe disk space.

Depending on the selected package, CPU, RAM, bandwidth, and storage vary. Hostinger also offers a 30-day money-back guarantee.

The most important features:

• One-click Docker-based Nextcloud de­ploy­ment.
• Full server control with root access.
• NVMe SSD storage and dedicated VPS resources.
• Data centres in multiple global regions.
• Suitable for self-managed Nextcloud setups.
• Apps and plugins can be installed manually.
• 30-day money-back guarantee.

The Good Cloud

The Good Cloud is a privacy-focused Nextcloud provider based in the Neth­er­lands. It offers a managed cloud en­vir­on­ment built on open-source tech­no­logy and positions itself as a European al­tern­at­ive to large com­mer­cial cloud platforms. The service em­phas­ises privacy, with no ads, no tracking and no data mon­et­isa­tion, and it offers a free 2 GB version as well as a Family Cloud for up to five users.

The Good Cloud offers packages for in­di­vidu­als, families and busi­nesses. Private users can start with a free trial that includes 2 GB of storage, while the Family Cloud is designed for up to five separate user accounts with shared storage. Business customers can use managed Nextcloud for secure file storage, col­lab­or­a­tion, com­mu­nic­a­tion and pro­ductiv­ity workflows. The available offers include:

• Personal Cloud: Permanent free 2 GB package (cost: +)
• Family Cloud: up to 5 separate user accounts with shared storage (cost: +)
• Business Cloud: scalable business solution for or­gan­isa­tions (cost: ++/+++)

Exact storage ca­pa­cit­ies for paid packages depend on the selected package or business con­fig­ur­a­tion.

The most important features:

• Managed Nextcloud hosting based on open-source tech­no­logy
• Own in­fra­struc­ture in a secure Amsterdam data centre
• Hosting in European data centres with strong data pro­tec­tion standards
• No ads, tracking, profiling or data selling
• Secure file storage, sharing and syn­chron­isa­tion
• Access via web, desktop and mobile apps
• In­teg­rated tools for files, calendar, contacts, tasks and col­lab­or­a­tion
• Optional end-to-end en­cryp­tion
• Business features such as admin dashboard, backups, version history and access control