ownCloud hits 200 million users, boosting European open‑source office suites

ownCloud says its platform now serves roughly 200 million users, marking a major growth milestone for European open‑source office solutions. The service combines browser‑based editing, file management and mobile clients, emphasizing interoperability, long‑term data archiving with ODF formats and offline capabilities for enterprises.

Libre Workspace offers a self‑hosted alternative to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace aimed at small businesses, freelancers and home users. Built on Debian with Caddy, it integrates Nextcloud for file storage, Collabora Online or OnlyOffice for document editing, Jitsi for video calls, Matrix/Element for messaging and a Samba‑based directory service, all released under the GPL‑v3 license.