Microsoft Excel AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Word Processors

The best Word Processor alternative to Microsoft Excel is ONLYOFFICE. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try ONLYOFFICE or Apache OpenOffice. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Microsoft Excel and ten of them are Word Processors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Word Processor alternatives to Microsoft Excel are Calligra Suite, NeoOffice, AndrOpen Office and MyOffice (NTC).

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  1. ONLYOFFICE icon

    ONLYOFFICE

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    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.

    71 ONLYOFFICE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application types

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    • 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
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    Very easy to use and has a familiar interface. It’s much better than LibreOffice for both compatibility with MS Excel and its overall design. All of the formulas that I use in MS Excel work in ONLYOFFICE.

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    It doesen't support xlsm and xlsb files

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think ONLYOFFICE is a great Microsoft Excel alternative.

    • ONLYOFFICE is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone, iPad, SaaS, Android Tablet & Self-Hosted alternative to Microsoft Excel.

    • ONLYOFFICE is Free Personal and Open SourceMicrosoft Excel is Paid and Proprietary
    • ONLYOFFICE is Privacy focusedMicrosoft Excel is not according to our users
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    Apache OpenOffice

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    Apache OpenOffice is a leading open-source office suite that offers free applications for word processing, spreadsheet, presentations, graphics, databases and more. All data is stored in an open standard format, though Open Office can also read and write files from other common...

    57 Apache OpenOffice alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
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  4. Collabora Office Classic icon

    Collabora Office Classic

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    On-premise office suite featuring advanced word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations, unmatched compatibility with 100+ formats, OOXML support, six-month updates, enterprise hardening, Visio and Publisher import, PDF export, and support for 50+ languages.

    40 Collabora Office Classic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Cloudron
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    The only android alternative to microsoft excel, except the "freemium license" being paired with "open source" is stupid in my opinion

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    • Collabora Office Classic is Freemium and Open SourceMicrosoft Excel is Paid and Proprietary
    • Collabora Office Classic is Privacy focusedMicrosoft Excel is not according to our users
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    Calligra Suite

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    Calligra Suite is an office and graphic art suite by KDE. It contains applications for word processing, spreadsheets, presentation, vector graphics, and editing databases.

    45 Calligra Suite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • FreeBSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  7. NeoOffice icon

    NeoOffice

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    NeoOffice is an office suite for Mac that is based on OpenOffice and LibreOffice. With NeoOffice, you can view, edit, and save OpenOffice documents, LibreOffice documents, and simple Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    AndrOpen Office

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    AndrOpen Office is a independent port of Apache OpenOffice for Android.

    You can view, edit, import, and export PDF, Word, Excel & PowerPoint documents using full features of the OpenOffice in the PC version.

    AndrOpen Office has 5 components: Writer a word processor you can.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  10. MyOffice (NTC) icon

    MyOffice (NTC)

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    A set of office applications for creating text and spreadsheet documents: "MyOffice Text" and "MyOffice Spreadsheet".

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  11. SSuite Axcel Professional Spreadsheet icon

    SSuite Axcel Professional Spreadsheet

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    This powerful and professional spreadsheet has all the tools you need to calculate, analyse, summarise, and present your data in numerical reports or colourful graphics. Pull in data using ODBC and produce subtotals and statistical analyses.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Runs very fast, with highly accurate calculations and extensive functions and advanced features like direct Cloud access within the application.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • SSuite Axcel Professional Spreadsheet is Free and ProprietaryMicrosoft Excel is Paid and Proprietary
  12. Vole Office icon

    Vole Office

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    Vole Office suite includes Vole Word, Vole Excel, Vole Internet Expedition, Vole Windows Expedition, Vole Scheduler, Vole Diagram and Vole 4M Showroom, and is a single EXE portable software, can be used in a USB flash drive. Supports Windows7 and higher OS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Vole Word is editing 2 documents at same time.
     
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    Essential Office

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    Fully featured Word Processor, Spreadsheet, Diagram Creator, Calendar and PDF viewer - all in one simple to use application, perfect for those with only basic needs without the cost of buying Microsoft Office.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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