# Greenlight vs Nextcloud

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

| | Greenlight | Nextcloud |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 57/100 | 86/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #12 of 25 in Video Conferencing | #1 of 27 in File Sharing & Collaboration |
| GitHub stars | 850 | 37 331 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +436 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 | 22 ✓ |
| Latest release | release-3.9.0.1 · 9 Sept 2026 | v33.0.10 · 15 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | LGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Ruby | PHP |

## Which one should you pick?

Nextcloud scores 86/100 against 57/100 for Greenlight, so it is the safer default.

Nextcloud ships more often: 22 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for Greenlight.

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

## Details

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

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