Instead of Microsoft 365, try one of these 5.
Every alternative is lined up against Microsoft 365 on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Microsoft 365 sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.
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 Microsoft 365 to first. How we compare.
Microsoft 365 alternatives at a glance
Microsoft 365 is a paid office suites app (from $7/mo). We compared 5 alternatives: 2 are open source, 2 are completely free, 1 can be self-hosted and 3 work fully offline. The most popular is LibreOffice, with 1.7k likes.
Free, open-source office suite for the desktop.
Free · Open source · Works offlineOffice suite with the best Microsoft format fidelity.
Freemium · Open source · Self‑hostable