Nextcloud Cost Calculator

Compare self-hosting Nextcloud vs Google Drive / Dropbox / OneDrive.

Team size 20

Your hourly rate ($/hr) $75

Storage (GB) 100 GB

Cloud provider

Admin skill level

Backup strategy

SaaS Cost

$144/mo

$7.2/user x 20 users

Source as of 2026-03-01

Self-Hosted Cost

$282/mo

Infrastructure + maintenance

Self-hosting costs $138/mo more

Infrastructure

Compute$11.49/mo

Storage$5.2/mo

Domain$1/mo

Backup$2/mo

Maintenance

3.5 hrs/mo @ $75/hr $263/mo

Setup

One-time setup cost$375

Confidence: medium

24-Month Cost Projection

SaaS Self-hosted