Nextcloud Talk vs Output Messenger
Nextcloud Talk
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| Figure | Nextcloud Talk | Output Messenger |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €5.94/mo | $0.75/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 7 |
| Spec score · Team chat apps | 8.9 (#11) | 8.5 (#21) |
| Channels | No | Yes |
| Headquarters | Stuttgart, Germany | Sivakasi, India |
| Integrations | Nextcloud Files,Nextcloud Groupware,Nextcloud Calendar,Nextcloud Deck,Nextcloud Whiteboard,Matterbridge,Microsoft Teams,Discord,Matrix,IRC,Slack,Mattermost,XMPP,Pexip,SIP | Output Desk,Output Wall,Output Time,Jitsi Meet,GitHub |
| Supported platforms | web,Windows,macOS,Linux,iOS,Android | The maker lists Windows, Mac, Ubuntu, Android, iOS and browser access, and offers a server download for Windows. |
| Security | The product page describes end-to-end encrypted calls, multi-layered encryption, brute force protection, suspicious-login detection and a $10,000 security bug bounty. | The maker says SSL/TLS protects conversations and describes OTR messages as encrypted and excluded from server and client logs. |
| Support | The enterprise pricing page lists portal support and response times of two business days for Standard, one business day for Premium, and 1h, 4h, 12h or 24h for Ultimate. | The maker lists technical support, updates and fixes for one year with a perpetual license and provides a support email and help center. |
Plans
Nextcloud Talk
- Standard€71.29 a year
- Premium€104.99 a year
- Ultimate€204.75 a year
- Standard€71.29 a year
- Premium€104.99 a year
- Ultimate€204.75 a year
Output Messenger
- FreeFree
- Perpetual license$19, paid once
- Annual license$9 a year
- 3 Users — Annual LicenseFree
- 3 Users — Perpetual LicenseFree
- Annual License$2,000 a year
- Perpetual License$4,500, paid once
In their own words
Nextcloud Talk
Nextcloud Talk combines meetings, chat, and webinars in a self-hosted communication service. It supports private, group, and public calls, URL invitations for external participants, and chat that remains after calls. Users can share Nextcloud Files documents and connect rooms with files, calendars, and tasks. Federation links chats and calls across Nextcloud servers, while bridges connect services such as Slack, Microsoft Teams, Matrix, IRC, Mattermost, and XMPP. Talk runs in browsers and on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android, with a public API for app integrations. Security features listed include end-to-end encrypted calls, layered encryption, brute-force protection, suspicious-login detection, and a $10,000 bug bounty. Typical private deployments handle 6–10 participants, or up to 20 without video. Webinars, lobby-based public video conferences, SIP dial-in, and larger calls require the High Performance Backend.
Output Messenger
Output Messenger has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.