# Barestead: plans, pricing, and questions [View this page on Barestead](https://barestead.com/) Managed Nextcloud hosting. Office included. A home for your photos, paperwork, and shared projects. Choose a personal account or a private cloud for your household. ## About Barestead Barestead is a cloud hosting company built around open software. We run Nextcloud on our hardware in California. Personal and Personal Plus use encrypted hosted file storage. Private Cloud and business plans keep their primary storage on our hardware. ### Meet Beyoncé, Chief Felid Officer [beyonce@barestead.com](mailto:beyonce@barestead.com) Beyoncé is Barestead's resident feline executive and unofficial head of operations. A firm believer in privacy, personal space, and the occasional chicken-based incentive, she oversees the company with quiet confidence and an expression of quiet authority. When she's not supervising her human employees, she enjoys napping, demanding attention, and ensuring that all business decisions meet her exceptionally high standards. **Her philosophy:** Your data. Your cloud. Her rules. ### Meet Raphael, Founder & Chief Human Officer [raphael@barestead.com](mailto:raphael@barestead.com) Raphael is the founder of Barestead and a University of Chicago graduate with degrees in Data Science and Music. A lifelong technology enthusiast and passionate advocate for open-source software, he founded Barestead with a simple mission: to make private, independently hosted cloud services accessible without sacrificing convenience or control. With a background spanning software development, Linux systems administration, and infrastructure engineering, Raphael takes a hands-on approach to building and operating Barestead's services. He believes technology should empower its users, not lock them into proprietary ecosystems. Outside of technology, Raphael enjoys classical music, aviation, and traveling the world. He also reports directly to Beyoncé, Barestead's Chief Felid Officer, who maintains final authority over all chicken-related expenditures. ## Personal and household plans All prices are in USD. Availability is a snapshot at the time of this request (2026-11-09T01:50:01.704115+00:00). Stock can change before checkout. ### Personal - Hosting: shared. - Storage: 100 GB per plan. - Users: 1 user. - Monthly: $5/month. - Monthly first payment: $5 total upfront. - No setup fee. - Annual: $50/year, paid upfront for 12 months. 12 months for the price of 10. - Availability: We can’t check availability right now. ### Personal Plus - Hosting: shared. - Storage: 500 GB per plan. - Users: 1 user. - Monthly: $9/month. - Monthly first payment: $9 total upfront. - No setup fee. - Annual: $90/year, paid upfront for 12 months. 12 months for the price of 10. - Availability: We can’t check availability right now. ### Private Cloud - Hosting: isolated. - Storage: 1 TB per plan. - Users: up to 6 users. - Monthly: $20/month. - Monthly first payment: $45 total upfront. - Monthly setup: $25 one-time setup fee. - Annual: $200/year, paid upfront for 12 months. 12 months for the price of 10. - Annual billing: $25 setup fee waived. - Availability: We can’t check availability right now. [Current availability (JSON)](https://barestead.com/billing/availability/) ## Included with every plan - Managed hosting - Nextcloud Office - File sync & photo sharing ### Hosting taken care of We set up and manage your cloud. You make yourself at home. ### Your files, within reach Sync, upload, and share from the web, your computer, or your phone. ### An office, already included Documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. Ready in your browser. ## Questions, billing, and the student offer ### What exactly am I getting? Personal and Personal Plus are single-user accounts on a shared Nextcloud. Private Cloud gives up to 6 people an isolated environment. We manage the hosting; Nextcloud Office is included. ### Is the storage per user or per plan? Per plan. Personal and Personal Plus each serve one user. Private Cloud’s 1 TB is shared across up to 6 users. ### Do I need to set up or run a server? No. We set up and manage the hosting on every plan. ### Does Office cost extra? No. Nextcloud Office is included in every personal and business plan. ### Are my files encrypted? Yes. We protect your connection with HTTPS and use server-side encryption for file contents. Barestead manages the encryption keys as part of your cloud service. [How storage and encryption work](https://barestead.com/services/nextcloud/#storage-encryption) ### How does yearly billing compare? Yearly billing gives you 12 months for the price of 10: Personal is $50 per year, Personal Plus is $90 per year, Private Cloud is $200 per year. ### How do I check availability? Choose a plan to check current availability. Stock can change before checkout. ### Is there a setup fee for Private Cloud? Monthly Private Cloud has a $25 one-time setup fee. Annual billing waives it. ### What is the offer for college and graduate students? College and graduate students get 25 GB free for 12 months. After the free year, get 50% off your first 12 paid months of any Personal plan: Personal (100 GB) or Personal Plus (500 GB). Proof of current enrollment will be required. Enrollment opens later. ### How will student verification work? When enrollment opens, sign in and request student verification. Email proof of current college or graduate enrollment to student@barestead.com with your request reference. After approval, activate your free Student year from your dashboard. Your free year starts when your account is ready. ## More from Barestead - [Business hosting and plans](https://barestead.com/business/index.md) - [Managed Nextcloud, storage, and encryption](https://barestead.com/services/nextcloud/index.md)