OnlyOffice
Online office suite compatible with Microsoft Office. Self-hostable or cloud-based.
Description
OnlyOffice is an online office suite that natively opens and saves in Microsoft Office formats. Compatibility is better than LibreOffice for complex Word/Excel/PowerPoint documents. Available as cloud or self-hosted. Real-time collaboration works well. Open source for the community edition.
Strengths
- Best Office compatibility in free market
- Integrates with Nextcloud
- Modern interface
Limitations
- Open-core model (some paid features)
- Fewer offline features than LibreOffice
Recommended for
- Nextcloud users
- Need for perfect Office compatibility
Compared to alternatives
OnlyOffice has the best Microsoft Office compatibility of all alternatives. LibreOffice is more feature-complete. CryptPad encrypts everything but is more limited.