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Office suites · 8 alternatives

Instead of Google Docs, try one of these 8.

Every alternative is lined up against Google Docs on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Google Docs sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.

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Alternative
Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
Google DocsWhat you have now
Google's online word processor for live collaborative writing.
PriceFree
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
LibreOffice#1
Free, open-source office suite for the desktop.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
Microsoft PowerPoint#2
The classic slide deck, part of Microsoft 365.
PricePaid
with Microsoft 365
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · iOS · Android
Apache OpenOffice#3
Classic Apache office suite for documents, sheets and slides.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
ONLYOFFICE#4
Office suite with the best Microsoft format fidelity.
PriceFreemium
cloud from $/user
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
WPS Office#5
Free Office suite popular in Asia, with ads.
PriceFreemium
premium $30/yr
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Etherpad#6
Self-hosted pad for simultaneous real-time text editing.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
La Suite Docs#7
Open-source collaborative notes and documentation for teams
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Collabora Online#8
Self-hosted LibreOffice engine for collaborative browser editing.
PricePaid
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android

How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. How we compare.

Google Docs alternatives at a glance

Google Docs is a free office suites app. We compared 8 alternatives: 6 are open source, 4 are completely free, 4 can be self-hosted and 4 work fully offline. The most popular is LibreOffice, with 1.7k likes.

Most liked overallLibreOffice

Free, open-source office suite for the desktop.

Free · Open source · Works offline
Best free optionApache OpenOffice

Classic Apache office suite for documents, sheets and slides.

Free · Open source · Works offline
Best open-source optionONLYOFFICE

Office suite with the best Microsoft format fidelity.

Freemium · Open source · Self‑hostable
Best to self-hostEtherpad

Self-hosted pad for simultaneous real-time text editing.

Free · Open source · Self‑hostable

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