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CryptPad vs Collabora Online Development Edition: catalog facts
CryptPadCollabora Online Development Edition
Freemium

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

Free

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

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Real-time collaboration where the server cannot read the documents
  • A full suite: documents, sheets, slides, kanban, forms and diagrams
  • Handles ODF and Microsoft Office formats
  • Real-time collaborative editing
  • Encryption limits server-side features such as full-text search
  • Public instances cap storage; heavy use means self-hosting or a subscription
  • Not recommended for production use
  • Needs integration with a separate file platform
Self-hosted, Web application Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: AGPL-3.0 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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