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    Nextcloud Talk

    Self-hosted, open-source communication platform for chat, video meetings, and webinars with a focus on digital sovereignty and data control.

    DEGermany
    Headquarters
    🇩🇪Germany
    Data Hosting
    EU-based
    Structure
    Independent
    Compliance
    â–£GDPRâ—†EU HQâ–¦EU Data

    Nextcloud Talk key facts

    Last updated
    Legal entity
    Nextcloud GmbH
    Headquarters
    Germany (DE)
    Ownership
    Independent
    Infrastructure
    Self-hosted (on-premises) or via local trusted providers
    Deployment
    Self-hosted
    Open source
    Yes
    US Cloud Act exposure
    Low (no US parent)
    Replaces
    Microsoft Teams, Slack, Zoom, Matrix, Mattermost, XMPP

    About Nextcloud Talk

    Nextcloud Talk is a privacy-oriented communication and collaboration platform designed for hybrid teams. It integrates chat, video conferencing, and webinars directly with file sharing and document editing. As a fully self-hosted, on-premises solution, it aims to provide organizations with complete digital sovereignty, preventing metadata leakage to third-party providers. The platform is built on an open-source architecture, allowing for extensive customization and integration into existing systems. It supports advanced features like end-to-end encrypted calls, federated collaboration between different Nextcloud instances, and 'Secure View' to prevent unauthorized copying of shared documents. It is specifically designed to meet high compliance standards, making it suitable for government, education, and high-security enterprise environments, including air-gapped deployments.

    Alternative to

    Microsoft TeamsSlackZoomMatrixMattermostXMPP

    Target Segments

    SMBEnterprise

    Deployment Options

    Self-hosted

    Hosting & Security

    Infrastructure

    Self-hosted (on-premises) or via local trusted providers

    Key Features

    Threaded conversations and AI chat/call summaries
    Federated chat and video calls across different Nextcloud servers
    Secure View with watermarks for confidential documents
    Bridging with MS Teams, Slack, Matrix, and Mattermost
    Webinars with lobby and participant permission management
    Video verification for secure access to shares
    On-premises, air-gap deployment capability
    Screen sharing with zooming and panning

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