Nextcloud Talk vs Sneek

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.

Sneek is a team communication app built around seeing who is available and starting video chats quickly. It displays teammates’ photos at intervals users can control, with options to pixelate snapshots or take them every minute, every five minutes, or manually. Available, busy, and away settings help show a teammate’s status. Users can begin one-to-one video in chat-head or full-screen mode and add people to group calls; screen sharing is also included with Pro. Sneek runs on the web, macOS, Windows, and Linux, and its free plan includes Chrome browser and desktop apps. Slack integration lets Pro users and people on trial start calls with /sneek and send snapshots with /sneeksnap. The free plan covers photos, availability, status messages, snapshot controls, and team member management. Pro adds video, group calls, screen sharing, admin controls, Slack integration, and instant support. Pro is £6/user/mo billed annually or £7/user/mo billed monthly; a seven-day Pro trial requires no credit card and switches to the free version afterward.