Self-Hosted Google Docs Alternatives
Google Docs is not available as a self-hosted solution but there are plenty of alternatives for power users and business that want to host a solution on-premise. The best Self-Hosted alternative is ONLYOFFICE. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try CryptPad or Etherpad. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Google Docs and 18 are available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Self-Hosted alternatives to Google Docs are MediaWiki, Foam, Collabora Online and Framapad.
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Google Docs alternatives are mainly Note-taking Tools, but if you're looking for Team Collaboration Tools or Word Processors you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Online + Free. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Google Docs.- Word Processor
- Free • Proprietary
- 71 ONLYOFFICE alternatives
Open-source office suite offering document, spreadsheet, and presentation editing with co-editing modes, plugin support, integration across 30+ services, robust security, and mobile access. Available in Community, Enterprise, and Home Server editions for versatile deployment.
License model
- Free Personal • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
Latvia
EU
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- HUAWEI AppGallery
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- AppImageHub
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
- Samsung Galaxy Store
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Flatpak
- Cloudron
Comments about ONLYOFFICE as an Alternative to Google Docs
Most Recent CommentShaz ShahIf you do move from M$ Office then the learning curve with OnlyOffice is not that steep, as they try to emulate the style of Office. The tabbed interface between different types of usage (word processor, spreadsheet, etc) is pretty cool. While the feature parity with Microsoft not there, OnlyOffice is very capable and (in my view) pretty much on par with Google Docs, as it can also be connected with other cloud storage providers.
Ricardo Biehl PasqualiIt's a web application and it's open source.
- 71 CryptPad alternatives
CryptPad is a private-by-design alternative to popular office tools and cloud services. All the content stored on CryptPad is encrypted before being sent, which means nobody can access your data unless you give them the keys.
License model
- Freemium • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
France
EU
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
Comments about CryptPad as an Alternative to Google Docs
Top Positive CommentZero Knowledge collaborative editor. None of the other editors have this feature which is nescesary in today's world!
Top Negative Commentsheets and slides are missing
Most Recent CommentDouzeCryptPad is both secure AND easy to use. What's not to love about that ? Privacy isn't limited to tech savvy people anymore !
- 55 Etherpad alternatives
Etherpad is a highly customizable Open Source online editor providing collaborative editing in really real-time.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
- Sandstorm
- Cloudron
- 87 MediaWiki alternatives
MediaWiki is a free software wiki package written in PHP, originally for use on Wikipedia. It is now used by several other projects of the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation and by many other wikis.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
- PHP
- Cloudron
- Sandstorm
Top MediaWiki Features
- 240 Foam alternatives
Foam is a personal knowledge management and sharing system inspired by Roam Research, built on Visual Studio Code and GitHub.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
- Visual Studio Code
Foam Features
Collabora Online is a powerful LibreOffice-based online office suite with collaborative editing, which supports all major document, spreadsheet and presentation file formats and works in all modern browsers.
License model
- Paid • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
United Kingdom
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Create a pad.
- Start at write your text
- and invite your employees.
- Each participant is distinguished by a color
- and can chat with the group.
- If necessary, restore an old version from history
- and when your work is done, export it.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
France
EU
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
It's open source and free, and can integrate with many other services like NextCloud