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LocomotiveCMS EnginevsNextcloud

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

LocomotiveCMS EngineNextcloud
Score58/10086/100
Rank in category#9 of 18 in Content Management#1 of 27 in File Sharing & Collaboration
GitHub stars2 32137 331
Stars, last 30 days—+436
Stable releases, 12 months022
Latest release—v33.0.10 · 15 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseOtherAGPL-3.0
Main languageRubyPHP

Which one should you pick?

Nextcloud scores 86/100 against 58/100 for LocomotiveCMS Engine, so it is the safer default.

Nextcloud ships more often: 22 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for LocomotiveCMS Engine.

If you want the quickest setup, Nextcloud is easier to run; LocomotiveCMS Engine needs more configuration.

Nextcloud is growing faster right now (+436 stars in 30 days).

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