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Etherpad vs ONLYOFFICE DocSpace: catalog facts
Etherpad	ONLYOFFICE DocSpace
Free Free and open source under the Apache licence. Hosting is separate.	Freemium Free for users and guests; payment is charged for admins only.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Authorship colouring and a timeslider through the entire edit history Very light to run, with a large plugin ecosystem	Room types for different kinds of collaboration Real-time co-editing with comments, chat and calls
Plain text with minimal formatting; it is not a word processor Plugin quality varies and some conflict	Aimed at business collaboration rather than personal use Some room types are still marked as coming soon
Self-hosted, Web application	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Closed source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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