Amazon S3 vs ownCloud

Amazon S38.9Visit ownCloud8.8Visit

Higher score Amazon S3 #5 in Cloud Storage Services 8.9/10 From $0.02/mo ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Amazon S3

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ownCloud #6 in Cloud Storage Services 8.8/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit ownCloud

• Amazon S3 fits best

  Developers and applications needing object storage

• ownCloud fits best

  Self-hosted teams needing mature administration

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Side by side

Feature	Amazon S3 8.9/10 Visit ↗	ownCloud 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.8
Ranking	#5 in Cloud Storage Services	#6 in Cloud Storage Services
Best for	Developers and applications needing object storage	Self-hosted teams needing mature administration
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	From $0.02/mo	—
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
Integrations	8 integrations	12 integrations
Features Amazon S3 0/3 · ownCloud 3/3
File versioning	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Zero-knowledge encryption	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Business admin controls	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Storage limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
File size limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Device platforms	Not checked yet	Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
Our review
Pros	Lifecycle rules, versioning, retention controls, and replication REST API, SDK, CLI, and web console access Integrations across Lambda, Athena, CloudFront, and AWS tools	Self-hosting plus web, desktop, and mobile access Versioning, retention, locking, search, and ransomware protection Integrations with S3, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, and collaboration tools
Cons	Paid-only service with usage-based billing Pricing varies by region, storage class, requests, and data transfer Access is centered on web and API-based workflows	Commercial use requires the €15 per user monthly Commercial plan Hosted storage and user limits vary across online plans Administration and policy controls may exceed simple storage needs
Our verdict	Amazon S3 is a cloud object storage service for organizing, protecting, and retrieving data in buckets. It is suited to developers and applications that need storage for data lakes, backups, archives, analytics, content delivery, or… Read the review →	ownCloud is open-source file synchronization, sharing, and content collaboration software for teams, companies, schools, institutions, and government organizations. It provides browser, desktop, and mobile access; internal and external… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Amazon S3 — where it wins

  • Lifecycle rules, versioning, retention controls, and replication
  • REST API, SDK, CLI, and web console access
  • Integrations across Lambda, Athena, CloudFront, and AWS tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid-only service with usage-based billing
  • Pricing varies by region, storage class, requests, and data transfer
  • Access is centered on web and API-based workflows

• ownCloud — where it wins

  • Self-hosting plus web, desktop, and mobile access
  • Versioning, retention, locking, search, and ransomware protection
  • Integrations with S3, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, and collaboration tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Commercial use requires the €15 per user monthly Commercial plan
  • Hosted storage and user limits vary across online plans
  • Administration and policy controls may exceed simple storage needs

• Amazon S38.9/10 · From $0.02/mo

  A deep object-storage service for applications, analytics, backups, and archives.

  Visit Amazon S3Full verdict →
• ownCloud8.8/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A flexible cloud storage platform for teams that need control over data and administration.

  Visit ownCloudFull verdict →