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Collabora Office vs ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors: catalog facts
Collabora OfficeONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors
Freemium

Open source under MPL-2.0; hosted access and support come through Collabora and its…

Free

The desktop editors are free and open source under AGPL v3. The company also sells hosted…

Linux, Web, Self-hosted Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Works with Microsoft Office and ODF formats
  • Desktop app plus a self-hostable online editor
  • High compatibility with DOCX, XLSX and PPTX, the formats most people are sent
  • Text, spreadsheet, presentation, form and PDF editors in one tabbed window
  • Online version needs a server or a hosting partner
  • Website focuses on the online product more than the desktop suite
  • Fewer advanced features than LibreOffice in areas such as databases and drawing
  • The interface pushes the company’s cloud and enterprise products
Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Hosted service Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MPL-2.0 License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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