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CryptPad vs Collabora Online: catalog facts
CryptPadCollabora Online
Freemium

Free and open source under the AGPL. Public instances offer paid storage plans.

Freemium

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

Web, Self-hosted Linux, Web, Self-hosted
  • Real-time collaboration where the server cannot read the documents
  • A full suite: documents, sheets, slides, kanban, forms and diagrams
  • Edits ODF and Office formats natively, with no conversion step
  • Integrates directly into Nextcloud and similar platforms
  • Encryption limits server-side features such as full-text search
  • Public instances cap storage; heavy use means self-hosting or a subscription
  • Server-side rendering is resource hungry for many concurrent users
  • The free development edition has a user limit; production use is a paid subscription
Self-hosted, Web application Self-hosted, Web application
Open source Open source
License: AGPL-3.0 License not stated
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 September 22, 2026

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