Files gap analysis
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Comparing Microsoft OneDrive, Google Drive and Dropbox against Nextcloud
[as of 2024-12-01]
| Feature | Microsoft OneDrive | Google Drive | Dropbox | Nextcloud |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Separate app for Office | ✔️ Outlook | ✔️ Google Docs | ✔️ Dropbox Paper | ✔️ Nextcloud Office |
| Folder upload button | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ (Done for Nextcloud 30) Forum post and another forum post (currently only via drag & drop) issue and customer issue |
| Integrated other apps in a right sidebar, including 3rd party apps | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Personal vault | ✔️ | ✔️ | ➕ app | ❌ Issue |
| View files from different devices | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Folder tree | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ (Nextcloud 30) |
| Suggested items | ❌ | "Home" page | "Suggested from your activity" section | "Recent files" |
| First run wizard/tutorial | ✔️ | ✔️ similar to changelog issue | ||
| Breadcrumbs bar | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ | ✔️ |
| Single click/double click behaviour | Single click outside file name: Select Single click on file name: open Double click anywhere: open |
Single click anywhere: Select Double click anywhere: open |
Single click outside file name: Select Single click on file name: open Double click anywhere: open |
Single click anywhere: open Double click: nothing Maybe a11y issue? |
| Compact view | ✔️ List, compact list, tiles | ✔️ Cozy, comfortable, compact | ✔️ List, large list | ❌ |
| Editing PDFs | ✔️ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Document signing | ✔️ | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ issue exists Possible solution: Docuseal |
| Automations | ✔️ powerautomate | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ flow brainstorming required - Add flows to files directly - integrate existing OS automation |
| Quick filters | ❌ | ✔️ type, people, modified | ✔️ recent, starred | ✔️ issue |
| New file open | ↗️ New tab | ↗️ New tab | ↗️ New tab | same tab |
| Detailed upload manager | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ |
| Advanced file search | ❌ | ✔️ very detailed! | ✔️ can filter after searching | ✔️ from global search |
| "Save as" from action menu | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ |
Creating and uploading
| Microsoft OneDrive | Google Drive | Dropbox |
|---|---|---|
Sharing
| Microsoft OneDrive | Google Drive | Dropbox |
|---|---|---|
cc @AndyScherzinger @sorbaugh @jancborchardt
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