# NEXTCLOUD latest features, free or not?

**URL:** <https://help.nextcloud.com/t/nextcloud-latest-features-free-or-not/170041>\
**Category:** 🏷️ General\
**Created:** [September 13, 2023, 7:55am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/nextcloud-latest-features-free-or-not/170041 "2023-09-13T07:55:18Z")\
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Nextcloud itself is free and the difference is just in terms of support. There is the notification function for the mobile apps, that pass through a Nextcloud company server that are limited for personal users (free use policy up to 500 users):

> **[Fair use policy - Nextcloud](https://nextcloud.com/fairusepolicy/)**
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> Nextcloud recommends using Nextcloud Enterprise for deploying instances with more than 500 users. With that size, issues like a broken server or a data leak become very serious.

(if you don’t have to use this feature).

For the office solutions, the default (pre-build) images had some limits as well, usually a number of parallel users (10 or 20). You can build your own images without these limits):

> [@Collabora Document Limitation by Purpose (10Docs/20Connections)](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/collabora-document-limitation-by-purpose-10docs-20connections/4425):
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> hi, I am currently working on a collabora installation on a local nc machine, and I came to the following message: This development build is limited to 10 documents, and 20 connections - to avoid the impression that it is suitable for deployment in large enterprises. To find out more about deploy ing and scaling Collabora Online Development Edition (CODE) checkout: https://www.collaboraoffice.com/code/. As you advertise collabora as a big collaboration tool, it will sooner or later happen, th…

If you want customized desktop/mobile clients, with subscription they can help you. Not sure if you could do all by yourself, the code is open source, so it might just be a bit more painful.

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