You can also expand its functionality with a wide variety of third-party apps available in its marketplace, and there is also a paid, commercially licensed enterprise edition. Data transfers are secured by end-to-end encryption (E2EE) and SSL encryption.

With ownCloud, you can sync and access files through clients for Linux, MacOS, or Windows computers or mobile apps for Android and iOS devices, and provide password-protected links to others for collaboration or file upload/download. (Self-hosting is a common thread among the apps on this list.) Its primary difference (aside from its open source license) is that your files are hosted on your private Linux server or cloud, giving users complete control over your data. Its primary features-file and folding sharing, document collaboration-are similar to Dropbox's. OwnCloud, launched in 2010, is the oldest application on this list, but don't let that fool you: It's still very popular (with over 1.5 million users, according to the company) and actively maintained by a community of 1,100 contributors, with updates released regularly.

Alternative to dropbox for nonprofits