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Open files, chat, office and more. Fairness depends on who hosts it.

AGPL-3.0 · https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/deck · EU legal entity

Files & officeChatVideo meetings

Self-hosted

Hosting: Self-hosted Reviewed

Sovereignty follows the operator. Easy score drops if there is no sysadmin.

  • Fair 5.0
  • Easy 3.0
  • Secure 3.7
FES Scores 9
Pillar Criterion Score Evidence
Easy Day-one UX Can non-technical staff use it without a project? 3 Good enough for staff after a short intro; not Gmail-simple. Source
Easy Operate Admin burden, updates, backups and language coverage. 2 Updates, backups and apps are a real operations load. Source
Easy Integrate SSO, mail/CalDAV, APIs and common NGO connectors. 4 OIDC, WebDAV, Collabora, mail and many NGO connectors. Source
Fair Lock-in / exit Can you leave with your data in open formats, at known cost? 5 Rule baseline (rubric_v1): self-host + open-source path supports exit with your data. Source
Fair Sovereignty EU legal entity, EU hosting, and exposure to extra-EU lawful access? 5 Rule baseline (rubric_v1): EU vendor software; you choose EU infrastructure when self-hosting. Source
Fair Openness Open source or open standards? Are independent implementations possible? 5 Rule baseline (rubric_v1): license classified as open-source family. Source
Secure IT security Authentication, encryption, patch cadence and independent audit. 4 Security is as good as your patching and hardening. Source
Secure User security 2FA, roles, phishing resistance and safe defaults. 3 2FA and sharing warnings exist; defaults need care. Source
Secure Personal data GDPR fit: DPA, residency, sub-processors and Schrems II posture. 4 No US SaaS sub-processor if you host in the EU and read the apps list. Source

Indicative scores from public information — how we score.

EU hoster

Hosting: EU-hosted SaaS Reviewed

Same software, operated by an EU partner. Check the partner’s DPA.

  • Fair 4.3
  • Easy 4.0
  • Secure 4.3
FES Scores 9
Pillar Criterion Score Evidence
Easy Day-one UX Can non-technical staff use it without a project? 4 Feels like Drive once the hoster has set it up. Source
Easy Operate Admin burden, updates, backups and language coverage. 4 Hoster handles updates if you pay for managed service. Source
Easy Integrate SSO, mail/CalDAV, APIs and common NGO connectors. 4 Same Nextcloud integrations as self-host. Source
Fair Lock-in / exit Can you leave with your data in open formats, at known cost? 3 Rule baseline (rubric_v1): EU SaaS usually allows export, but remapping integrations still costs effort. Source
Fair Sovereignty EU legal entity, EU hosting, and exposure to extra-EU lawful access? 5 Rule baseline (rubric_v1): EU legal entity + EU-hosted SaaS offering. Source
Fair Openness Open source or open standards? Are independent implementations possible? 5 Rule baseline (rubric_v1): license classified as open-source family. Source
Secure IT security Authentication, encryption, patch cadence and independent audit. 4 Ask the provider for patch SLA and pentest. Source
Secure User security 2FA, roles, phishing resistance and safe defaults. 4 Managed 2FA and sharing policies are usually on. Source
Secure Personal data GDPR fit: DPA, residency, sub-processors and Schrems II posture. 5 EU DPA with a known hoster is the intended model. Source

Indicative scores from public information — how we score.

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