# authelia vs Nextcloud

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | authelia | Nextcloud |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 | 86/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 3 in IAM | #1 of 27 in File Sharing & Collaboration |
| GitHub stars | 29 435 | 37 338 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +354 | +431 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 18 | 22 ✓ |
| Latest release | v4.39.28 · 17 Sept 2026 | v33.0.10 · 15 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | PHP |

## Which one should you pick?

Nextcloud scores 86/100 against 81/100 for authelia, so it is the safer default.

Nextcloud ships more often: 22 stable releases in the past year, against 18 for authelia.

## Details

- [authelia](https://selfhost.directory/project/authelia) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/authelia.md)
- [Nextcloud](https://selfhost.directory/project/nextcloud) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/nextcloud.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/authelia-vs-nextcloud