diff --git a/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/AmazonS3.php b/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/AmazonS3.php
index 06a1a67d72340..007a33dcce58a 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/AmazonS3.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/AmazonS3.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public function __construct(IL10N $l, AccessKey $legacyAuth) {
 			->setIdentifier('amazons3')
 			->addIdentifierAlias('\OC\Files\Storage\AmazonS3') // legacy compat
 			->setStorageClass('\OCA\Files_External\Lib\Storage\AmazonS3')
-			->setText($l->t('S3 Storage'))
+			->setText($l->t('S3-Compatible Object Storage'))
 			->addParameters([
 				new DefinitionParameter('bucket', $l->t('Bucket')),
 				(new DefinitionParameter('hostname', $l->t('Hostname')))
@@ -36,17 +36,17 @@ public function __construct(IL10N $l, AccessKey $legacyAuth) {
 					->setFlag(DefinitionParameter::FLAG_OPTIONAL),
 				(new DefinitionParameter('storageClass', $l->t('Storage Class')))
 					->setFlag(DefinitionParameter::FLAG_OPTIONAL),
-				(new DefinitionParameter('use_ssl', $l->t('Enable SSL')))
+				(new DefinitionParameter('use_ssl', $l->t('Use HTTPS')))
 					->setType(DefinitionParameter::VALUE_BOOLEAN)
 					->setDefaultValue(true),
-				(new DefinitionParameter('use_path_style', $l->t('Enable Path Style')))
+				(new DefinitionParameter('use_path_style', $l->t('Use Path Style (https://example.com/bucket)')))
 					->setType(DefinitionParameter::VALUE_BOOLEAN),
 				(new DefinitionParameter('legacy_auth', $l->t('Legacy (v2) authentication')))
 					->setType(DefinitionParameter::VALUE_BOOLEAN),
 				(new DefinitionParameter('useMultipartCopy', $l->t('Enable multipart copy')))
 					->setType(DefinitionParameter::VALUE_BOOLEAN)
 					->setDefaultValue(true),
-				(new DefinitionParameter('use_presigned_url', $l->t('Use presigned S3 url')))
+				(new DefinitionParameter('use_presigned_url', $l->t('Enable Direct Downloads (presigned URLs)')))
 					->setType(DefinitionParameter::VALUE_BOOLEAN)
 					->setDefaultValue(false),
 				(new DefinitionParameter('sse_c_key', $l->t('SSE-C encryption key')))
diff --git a/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/FTP.php b/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/FTP.php
index ab276b871f89b..fc9be7df448cd 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/FTP.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/FTP.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public function __construct(IL10N $l, Password $legacyAuth) {
 			->setIdentifier('ftp')
 			->addIdentifierAlias('\OC\Files\Storage\FTP') // legacy compat
 			->setStorageClass('\OCA\Files_External\Lib\Storage\FTP')
-			->setText($l->t('FTP'))
+			->setText($l->t('FTP / FTPS'))
 			->addParameters([
 				new DefinitionParameter('host', $l->t('Host')),
 				(new DefinitionParameter('port', $l->t('Port')))
diff --git a/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/Local.php b/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/Local.php
index 59ab6c3ae6898..f141b9be8b7d3 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/Local.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/Local.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public function __construct(IL10N $l, NullMechanism $legacyAuth) {
 			->setIdentifier('local')
 			->addIdentifierAlias('\OC\Files\Storage\Local') // legacy compat
 			->setStorageClass('\OC\Files\Storage\Local')
-			->setText($l->t('Local'))
+			->setText($l->t('Local (server storage)'))
 			->addParameters([
 				new DefinitionParameter('datadir', $l->t('Location')),
 			])
diff --git a/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/OwnCloud.php b/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/OwnCloud.php
index fe2cb990a1fb7..13c08e723e1e3 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/OwnCloud.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/OwnCloud.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public function __construct(IL10N $l, Password $legacyAuth) {
 			->setIdentifier('owncloud')
 			->addIdentifierAlias('\OC\Files\Storage\OwnCloud') // legacy compat
 			->setStorageClass('\OCA\Files_External\Lib\Storage\OwnCloud')
-			->setText($l->t('Nextcloud'))
+			->setText($l->t('Nextcloud (WebDAV)'))
 			->addParameters([
 				new DefinitionParameter('host', $l->t('URL')),
 				(new DefinitionParameter('root', $l->t('Remote subfolder')))
diff --git a/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/SFTP.php b/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/SFTP.php
index 58258d126c6a5..0168785872a5f 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/SFTP.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/SFTP.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public function __construct(IL10N $l, Password $legacyAuth) {
 			->setIdentifier('sftp')
 			->addIdentifierAlias('\OC\Files\Storage\SFTP') // legacy compat
 			->setStorageClass('\OCA\Files_External\Lib\Storage\SFTP')
-			->setText($l->t('SFTP'))
+			->setText($l->t('SFTP (SSH file transfer)'))
 			->addParameters([
 				new DefinitionParameter('host', $l->t('Host')),
 				(new DefinitionParameter('port', $l->t('Port')))
diff --git a/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/SFTP_Key.php b/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/SFTP_Key.php
index 49a2b9b941716..b8559711dcd7b 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/SFTP_Key.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/SFTP_Key.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public function __construct(IL10N $l, RSA $legacyAuth, SFTP $sftpBackend) {
 		$this
 			->setIdentifier('\OC\Files\Storage\SFTP_Key')
 			->setStorageClass('\OCA\Files_External\Lib\Storage\SFTP')
-			->setText($l->t('SFTP with secret key login'))
+			->setText($l->t('SFTP with public key authentication'))
 			->addParameters([
 				new DefinitionParameter('host', $l->t('Host')),
 				(new DefinitionParameter('root', $l->t('Remote subfolder')))
diff --git a/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/SMB.php b/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/SMB.php
index e86ad98880c42..79bfe66728b17 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/SMB.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/SMB.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public function __construct(IL10N $l, Password $legacyAuth) {
 			->setIdentifier('smb')
 			->addIdentifierAlias('\OC\Files\Storage\SMB')// legacy compat
 			->setStorageClass('\OCA\Files_External\Lib\Storage\SMB')
-			->setText($l->t('SMB/CIFS'))
+			->setText($l->t('SMB / CIFS (Windows network share)'))
 			->addParameters([
 				new DefinitionParameter('host', $l->t('Host')),
 				new DefinitionParameter('share', $l->t('Share')),
diff --git a/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/SMB_OC.php b/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/SMB_OC.php
index 25e1b60254ae1..8058eae4c5db1 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/SMB_OC.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/SMB_OC.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public function __construct(IL10N $l, SessionCredentials $legacyAuth, SMB $smbBa
 		$this
 			->setIdentifier('\OC\Files\Storage\SMB_OC')
 			->setStorageClass('\OCA\Files_External\Lib\Storage\SMB')
-			->setText($l->t('SMB/CIFS using OC login'))
+			->setText($l->t('SMB / CIFS using Nextcloud login'))
 			->addParameters([
 				new DefinitionParameter('host', $l->t('Host')),
 				(new DefinitionParameter('username_as_share', $l->t('Login as share')))
diff --git a/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/Swift.php b/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/Swift.php
index 452e7546ec2ca..c771c6fa21bae 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/Swift.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/Swift.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public function __construct(IL10N $l, OpenStackV2 $openstackAuth, Rackspace $rac
 			->setIdentifier('swift')
 			->addIdentifierAlias('\OC\Files\Storage\Swift') // legacy compat
 			->setStorageClass('\OCA\Files_External\Lib\Storage\Swift')
-			->setText($l->t('OpenStack Object Storage'))
+			->setText($l->t('OpenStack Swift Object Storage'))
 			->addParameters([
 				(new DefinitionParameter('service_name', $l->t('Service name')))
 					->setFlag(DefinitionParameter::FLAG_OPTIONAL),
diff --git a/apps/files_external/lib/Service/BackendService.php b/apps/files_external/lib/Service/BackendService.php
index 271ffa7695ff5..1da8c618ccadf 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/lib/Service/BackendService.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/lib/Service/BackendService.php
@@ -178,7 +178,9 @@ public function getBackends() {
 	 * @return Backend[]
 	 */
 	public function getAvailableBackends() {
-		return array_filter($this->getBackends(), fn (Backend $backend) => $backend->checkRequiredDependencies() === []);
+		$backends = array_filter($this->getBackends(), fn (Backend $backend) => $backend->checkRequiredDependencies() === []);
+		uasort($backends, [Backend::class, 'lexicalCompare']);
+		return $backends;
 	}
 
 	/**