Team Collaboration & Docs
Top 2 Self-Hosted Open-Source Alternatives to Dropbox Business / Box (2026)
Dropbox Business / Box costs Standard/Advanced ($18–$24/user/mo) ($180/mo or $2,160/year for 10 seats). Switch to one of the verified open-source Docker replacements below.
★ 27.8k Stars • AGPL-3.0
1024MB RAM / 1.0 vCPU
Nextcloud Hub
Self-hosted file sync, collaborative Office docs, calendar, contacts, and video calls
- ✓Native macOS, Windows, iOS & Android auto-sync apps
- ✓Mount cheap Hetzner Storage Box or Cloudflare R2
- ✓Password-protected client share links
nextcloud:stable
TCO & Docker Compose →
★ 12.4k Stars • GPL-2.0
512MB RAM / 1.0 vCPU
Seafile
High-performance C-based file sync and share platform with block-level deduplication
- ✓5x faster sync on huge media folders than PHP clouds
- ✓Client-side end-to-end library encryption
- ✓Virtual drive client streams files on demand
seafileltd/seafile-mc:latest
TCO & Docker Compose →