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Collabora OnlineCollabora Online Development Edition
Freemium

A free development edition exists. Supported production use requires a paid subscription.

 Free

CODE is free; a supported Collabora Online version is sold separately.

Linux, Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Edits ODF and Office formats natively, with no conversion step
  • Integrates directly into Nextcloud and similar platforms
  • Handles ODF and Microsoft Office formats
  • Real-time collaborative editing
  • Server-side rendering is resource hungry for many concurrent users
  • The free development edition has a user limit; production use is a paid subscription
  • Not recommended for production use
  • Needs integration with a separate file platform
Self-hosted, Web application Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License not stated License: MPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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