Nextcloud vs Cryptpad
Nextcloud is slow because of the permissions related SQL database lookups. Even if many features are turned off, it still has slow load times on the web UI. Yes there are mobile apps slightly better. They are doing optional AI features now too. It's too much bloat in my opinion, too much feature creep without first focusing on the fundamentals. Only exceptions on the speed are doing it in your physical home, or have a CDN service.
Cryptpad is improving. It’s end-to-end encrypted docs for those who don’t know, while Nextcloud isn't encrypted but still slower for docs. Use it on a chromium based browser for faster decryption than Tor browser.
I'd recommend Cryptpad over Nextcloud. What do you think? If you've self-hosted nextcloud with success, I'm open to hearing your debate.
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