# Ente vs Nextcloud

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

| | Ente | Nextcloud |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 | 86/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 41 in Photo Management | #1 of 27 in File Sharing & Collaboration |
| GitHub stars | 29 717 | 37 336 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +672 ✓ | +441 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 30 ✓ | 22 |
| Latest release | ente-cli-v0.4.2 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | v33.0.10 · 15 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Dart | PHP |

## Which one should you pick?

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

Ente ships more often: 30 stable releases in the past year, against 22 for Nextcloud.

## Details

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

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