Cozy Cloud vs Citadel
A side-by-side comparison of Cozy Cloud and Citadel — pricing, license, deployment, and where each tool wins.
Cozy Cloud
cozy.io
Personal cloud where you can manage and sync your files, notes, contacts, passwords, and documents.
Citadel
citadel.org
Groupware including email, calendar/scheduling, address books, forums, mailing lists, IM, wiki and blog engines, RSS aggregation and more.
| Feature | Cozy Cloud | Citadel |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Model | Open-source | Open-source |
| License | CC-BY-SA-3.0 | CC-BY-SA-3.0 |
| Deployment | Self-hosted | Self-hosted |
| Category | Groupware | Groupware |
| Self-hosted | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
| Free tier | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
Pick Cozy Cloud if…
- ✓You prefer Cozy Cloud's feature set or ecosystem fit.
Pick Citadel if…
- ✓You prefer Citadel's feature set or ecosystem fit.
Switch from Cozy Cloud → Citadel
4–16hmedium risk
Plan a sprint — 4-16 engineering hours, run in parallel for a week.
Export from Cozy Cloud: CSV, JSON
1 things to watch
- ⚠Manual data review recommended
Switch from Citadel → Cozy Cloud
4–16hmedium risk
Plan a sprint — 4-16 engineering hours, run in parallel for a week.
Export from Citadel: CSV, JSON
1 things to watch
- ⚠Manual data review recommended