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Office suites · 3 alternatives

Instead of Google Workspace, try one of these 3.

Every alternative is lined up against Google Workspace on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Google Workspace 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 WorkspaceWhat you have now
Docs, Sheets, Slides and Gmail for business.
PricePaid
from $7/user
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
LibreOffice#1
Free, open-source office suite for the desktop.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
Microsoft 365#2Our pick
Word, Excel and PowerPoint as a subscription.
PricePaid
from $7/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · iOS · Android
ONLYOFFICE#3
Office suite with the best Microsoft format fidelity.
PriceFreemium
cloud from $/user
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. Our pick, marked in lime, is the option we would point most people leaving Google Workspace to first. How we compare.

Google Workspace alternatives at a glance

Google Workspace is a paid office suites app (from $7/user). We compared 3 alternatives: 2 are open source, 1 is completely free, 1 can be self-hosted and 1 works fully offline. The most popular is LibreOffice, with 1.7k likes, while our pick is Microsoft 365.

Most liked overallLibreOffice

Free, open-source office suite for the desktop.

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

Office suite with the best Microsoft format fidelity.

Freemium · Open source · Self‑hostable

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