Last checked October 15, 2026

Nextcloud Talk

Nextcloud Talk adds messaging and video to Nextcloud. Calls work for small groups out of the box. A High Performance Backend is required once the room gets large. It is part of Nextcloud, which is AGPL-3.0.

Open sourceAGPL-3.0Small teamsPrivacy-conscious

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Free tier

Free as part of a self-hosted Nextcloud. Nextcloud GmbH sells enterprise subscriptions separately.

Hosted

No hosted price recorded.

Self-host

Moderate. Install Nextcloud, enable Talk, and add the High Performance Backend only if you need bigger calls. About $10–30/mo. Unverified estimate.

Drop-in scores

Replacing Zoom92% of the checklist checked. Unchecked features count as zero.

Sources checked

https://nextcloud.com/talk/