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 MediaWiki. 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 Etherpad, Foam, Twake and Documize.

Google Docs alternatives are mainly Word Processors but may also be Team Collaboration Tools or Office Suites. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Google Docs.

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ONLYOFFICE
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Free Personal • Open Source
Office Suite
Word Processor
Spreadsheet App
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Snapcraft
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64 ONLYOFFICE alternatives
ONLYOFFICE is an open-source online collaborative office combining editors for documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and forms. It is compatible with all popular formats and features maximum support for MS Office files.
- - ONLYOFFICE is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone, iPad, Android Tablet, SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to Google Docs.
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ONLYOFFICE Features
1. Works OfflineONLYOFFICE can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
2. Real time collaborationMultiple users can work together in ONLYOFFICE simultaneously.
3. PortableONLYOFFICE can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
4. End-to-End EncryptionONLYOFFICE has E2E Encryption, for entire or parts of the app.
5. Dark ModeONLYOFFICE supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
6. Ad-freeONLYOFFICE doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
7. Spell CheckingONLYOFFICE can detect and correct all types of grammar and spelling mistakes.
8. Privacy focusedONLYOFFICE is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
Compatible with Microsoft Office
Tabbed interface
Nextcloud integration
FOSS
Cloud based
Export to PDF
Multiple languages
Collaborative Workspaces
Integrated Youtube support
Built-in translation
Comments about ONLYOFFICE as a Alternative to Google Docs
Most users think ONLYOFFICE is a great Google Docs alternative.
intp
It's open source and free, and can integrate with many other services like NextCloud
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Ricardo Biehl Pasquali
It's a web application and it's open source.
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CryptPad
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Freemium • Open Source
Office Suite
Word Processor
Spreadsheet App
Self-Hosted
Software as a Service (SaaS)
66 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.
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CryptPad Features
1. End-to-End EncryptionCryptPad has E2E Encryption, for entire or parts of the app.
2. Real time collaborationMultiple users can work together in CryptPad simultaneously.
3. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in CryptPad without registration.
4. Privacy focusedCryptPad is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
5. Kanban BoardCryptPad allows you to organize your workflow by moving cards with drag-and-drop functionality between multiple columns.
6. No TrackingCryptPad will not track you or use your personal data.
7. Support for MarkDownCryptPad supports MarkDown for document formatting.
8. WYSIWYG HTML EditorCryptPad allows you to make and preview changes to an application or website in real time, without needing to know code.
9. WYSIWYG SupportCryptPad integrates a WYSIWYG editor to edit the look and content of a document, page, or file.
Collaborative writing
Document sharing
Privacy
Direct file uploading
Encrypted Notes
Multiple languages
Comments about CryptPad as a Alternative to Google Docs
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newbread
It's an online collaborative editor not like libreoffice and open office. But it's also not harvesting my data and can be used without registratition.
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zokris
Everything on CryptPad is encrypted by design and you can create notepads, sheets, presentations, code, polls, whiteboards and to-do lists. Of course you can share them with collaborators and on top of that you don't even need an account to use CryptPad!
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Guest
sheets and slides are missing
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Douze
CryptPad is both secure AND easy to use. What's not to love about that ? Privacy isn't limited to tech savvy people anymore !
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Guest
It's way better as it is much safer than the data-eating Google Docs.
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MediaWiki
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Free • Open Source
Wiki Engine
Self-Hosted
PHP
Cloudron
88 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.
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MediaWiki Features
1. WYSIWYG SupportMediaWiki integrates a WYSIWYG editor to edit the look and content of a document, page, or file.
2. File VersioningMediaWiki has a version system that lets you view and go back to older versions of the project/file/document.
3. Syntax HighlightingMediaWiki supports syntax highlighting for various programming and markup languages.
4. Ad-freeMediaWiki doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Business-wiki
Multi-user editing
Semantic Data
Wiki
Suggests DSL format
Web-Based
Wiki-like interface
Structured data
Support for Multiple Users
Custom templates
Etherpad
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Free • Open Source
Team Collaboration Tool
Word Processor
Online
Self-Hosted
Cloudron
56 Etherpad alternatives
Etherpad is a highly customizable Open Source online editor providing collaborative editing in really real-time.
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Etherpad Features
1. Real time collaborationMultiple users can work together in Etherpad simultaneously.
Collaborative writing
Opinions about Etherpad as a Alternative to Google Docs
Most users think Etherpad is a great Google Docs alternative.
Foam
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Free • Open Source
Note-taking Tool
Self-Hosted
Visual Studio Code
262 Foam alternatives
Foam is a personal knowledge management and sharing system inspired by Roam Research, built on Visual Studio Code and GitHub.
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Foam Features
1. Ad-freeFoam doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. Works OfflineFoam can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
3. Support for MarkDownFoam supports MarkDown for document formatting.
Knowledge base
VSCode
Knowledge Management
Write files in markdown
Twake
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Freemium • Open Source
Team Collaboration Tool
Task Management Tool
Spreadsheet App
Mac
Windows
Linux
Self-Hosted
124 Twake alternatives
Twake is a real-time teamwork platform. It is a suite of collaborative tools that includes the specificities of some bestsellers (Slack, Trello, Google Drive...). We provide professional messaging, storage space, online collaborative editors (Words, Excel, PowerPoint), task...
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Twake Features
1. Real time collaborationMultiple users can work together in Twake simultaneously.
Workspaces
Documize
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Paid • Open Source
Team Collaboration Tool
Wiki Engine
Document Manager
Mac
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Online
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87 Documize alternatives
Documize creates the Enterprise Knowledge Backbone by unifying docs, wiki, reporting and dashboards — composition + coordination + discovery + distribution + workflows = faster business outcomes
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Documize Features
1. Support for MarkDownDocumize supports MarkDown for document formatting.
Living documents
Wiki
Knowledge base