Fruux https://fruux.com offers hosted #contacts, #calendars, and #tasks. It syncs to devices using open protocols on your desktop and smartphone.
Pricing
Fruux has a #freemium pricing model. It starts at free for individual users, and allows for syncing between 2 devices (e.g. desktop and smartphone). Individuals can upgrade to Pro at € 4/month, or you can get a Team plan for € 20/month that includes 5 team members.
Company
The company is based out of Münster, Germany and has been around since 2007. Read About page »
API
Fruux is based around the open CardDAV and CalDAV standards. They have full documentation around their API »
Reason for Submitting
I was looking for alternatives to Google or Apple for sharing and syncing basic data. I currently use Google Apps for Domains for email/contacts/calendaring but am considering moving off of Google. I am testing fruux now. Can anyone else recommend similar (hosted) tools for contacts & calendars? I don't need team features, so it needs to work for single users.
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What are the benefits over Google apps?
from Google to Fastmail.@ntomaino it's not Google :) I found this app because a number of people I know are considering moving their email to different providers. Here's a great post on one guy moving his #email
The general reason that people are saying they want to move off of Google is that they are no longer comfortable having their activities being used as a way to deliver better ads.
Hey @cryptocurrency1, thanks for commenting. This isn't public, it's for syncing your own data between your devices. Alternately, it's for company teams to share info internally.
There are some public use cases -- imagine a public calendar for community centers or something like that.
But the default use case is all password protected and secure. Hope that clears things up.