# ghostboard vs Nextcloud

> Two self-hosted [File Sharing & Collaboration projects](https://selfhost.directory/file-sharing-collaboration), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | ghostboard | Nextcloud |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 48/100 | 86/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #21 of 27 in File Sharing & Collaboration | #1 of 27 in File Sharing & Collaboration |
| GitHub stars | 342 | 37 326 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +431 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 22 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | v33.0.10 · 15 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | HTML | PHP |

## Which one should you pick?

Nextcloud scores 86/100 against 48/100 for ghostboard, so it is the safer default.

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

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

Nextcloud is growing faster right now (+431 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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