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ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors vs Collabora Office: catalog facts
ONLYOFFICE Desktop EditorsCollabora Office
Free

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

Freemium

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

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

Checked September 20, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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