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Office · paid tool

Google Workspace alternatives

Business suite of email, documents, meetings, and cloud storage.

Vendor
Google
List price
$7.20/user/mo
Free alternatives
3

Free alternatives

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  1. CryptPad

    Ranking score 91.8/100

    Encrypted browser suite for documents, sheets, slides, and pads.

    Licence
    AGPL-3.0
    Platforms
    web, self-hosted
    Self-hostable
    Yes
    Repo activity
    Last release October 21, 2026
    GitHub stars
    8,030
    Last verified
    October 24, 2026
    Why this rank
    Score breakdown for CryptPad
    FactorPointsWeight
    Licence opennessAGPL-3.0 licence (open); self-hostable2525%
    Repository activityLast activity 0 day(s) before 2026-10-262525%
    Popularity8030 GitHub stars16.620%
    Feature coverage5 of 6 curated capability tags covered16.720%
    Costopen-core pricing model8.510%

    Points add up to the score. Factors without data are left out and the remaining weights are renormalised.

  2. OnlyOffice

    Ranking score 91.6/100

    Office suite for documents, sheets, and slides with self-hosting.

    Licence
    AGPL-3.0
    Platforms
    web, macos, windows, linux, self-hosted
    Self-hostable
    Yes
    Repo activity
    Last release October 12, 2026
    GitHub stars
    7,054
    Last verified
    October 24, 2026
    Why this rank
    Score breakdown for OnlyOffice
    FactorPointsWeight
    Licence opennessAGPL-3.0 licence (open); self-hostable2525%
    Repository activityLast activity 0 day(s) before 2026-10-262525%
    Popularity7054 GitHub stars16.420%
    Feature coverage5 of 6 curated capability tags covered16.720%
    Costopen-core pricing model8.510%

    Points add up to the score. Factors without data are left out and the remaining weights are renormalised.

  3. LibreOffice

    Ranking score 68.2/100

    Documents, spreadsheets, slides, and drawings on your desktop.

    Licence
    MPL-2.0
    Platforms
    macos, windows, linux
    Self-hostable
    No
    Repo activity
    Not available
    Last verified
    October 24, 2026
    Why this rank
    Score breakdown for LibreOffice
    FactorPointsWeight
    Licence opennessMPL-2.0 licence (open); not self-hostable31.845.5%
    Repository activityNo repository metadata; activity unavailable (not enough data)—0%
    PopularityNo repository metadata; traction unavailable (not enough data)—0%
    Feature coverage3 of 6 curated capability tags covered18.236.4%
    Costfree pricing model18.218.2%

    Points add up to the score. Factors without data are left out and the remaining weights are renormalised.