Alternatives to Calligra Suite
KDE's office and graphic art suite with word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, vector and database apps. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Calligra Suite
KDE's office and graphic art suite with word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, vector and database apps.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Calligra Suite.
LibreOffice
The full free office suite: word processor, spreadsheet, presentations, drawing, database and formula editor.
LibreOffice is a larger open-source suite with word processor, spreadsheet, presentations, drawing and database on Windows, macOS and Linux.
ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors
A free desktop office suite built around close compatibility with DOCX, XLSX and PPTX.
ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors is open source under AGPL-3.0 and focuses on DOCX, XLSX and PPTX compatibility, with fewer drawing and database tools.
Apache OpenOffice
The original open source office suite, still maintained, but LibreOffice is where the work went.
Apache OpenOffice is an open-source suite with six applications on several platforms, but it cannot save .docx or .xlsx and releases are infrequent.
FreeOffice
A free office suite with word processor, spreadsheet and presentation apps compatible with Microsoft Office.
FreeOffice is a free, closed-source suite for Linux, Windows and macOS compatible with Word, Excel and PowerPoint files.
WPS Office
Office suite with strong Microsoft Office file compatibility.
WPS Office has a maintained Linux build with strong Office file compatibility, but it is closed source and its free version shows ads.
SoftMaker Office
A commercial office suite with word processor, spreadsheet and presentation apps compatible with Microsoft Office files.
SoftMaker Office is a paid, closed-source suite running on Linux, Windows, macOS and mobile, using DOCX as its native format.
Microsoft 365
Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook with cloud storage and collaboration.
Microsoft 365 is a subscription suite on Windows, macOS, mobile and web with co-authoring, but offers no native Linux apps.
Google Workspace
Google's online office suite with Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail, Drive and Meet in one account.
Google Workspace runs Docs, Sheets and Slides in a browser with real-time collaboration, storing files on Google's servers.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Calligra Suite as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Pages
Apple's word processor and page layout app for Mac, iPad, iPhone and the web.
Calligra Suite is KDE's free open-source office suite with a word processor, aimed mainly at Linux desktops rather than Apple devices.
ProjectLibre
Project management software that opens Microsoft Project files, available as an open-source desktop app and cloud service.
Calligra Suite includes the Plan app for project scheduling as part of a free KDE office suite, aimed mainly at Linux desktops.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Kontact
KDE's personal information manager that combines mail, calendar, contacts and news in one window.
draw.io
A diagram and flowchart editor whose desktop build stores files locally and never sends your data anywhere.
GanttProject
A free desktop app for building Gantt charts, scheduling tasks and allocating resources offline.
LyX
Document processor that writes LaTeX for you.
Collabora Online
LibreOffice running in the browser with real-time collaboration.
CryptPad
End-to-end encrypted collaborative office suite.
