Microsoft Office Suite Alternatives for Linux

    Microsoft Office Suite is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is LibreOffice, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Microsoft Office Suite and ten of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Microsoft Office Suite are WPS Office (Freemium), Apache OpenOffice (Free, Open Source), ONLYOFFICE (Freemium, Open Source) and SoftMaker FreeOffice (Freemium).

    This page was last updated Dec 3, 2021
    1. LibreOffice is a free and open-source office suite that is compatible with other major office suites, and is available on all operating systems. It is an independently-developed version of the OpenOffice.org suite. The office suite includes: ...
      show more ▾
      LibreOffice vs Microsoft Office Suite opinions
      Almost everyone thinks LibreOffice is a great alternative to Microsoft Office Suite.
       all • positive • negative      relevance • date
      It covers nearly all functionality of MSOff, is frequently updated, is extensively compatible. There is one omission: it lacks e-mail client, but it's on purpose, and you can always install Thunderbird :)
      Top positive comment  about 2 years ago

      12
      I have been using LibreOffice for many years and it does exactly what I expect it to do.
      Top positive comment  over 4 years ago

      25
      Needed powerpoint processor for class. Libre's powerpoint processor didn't allow good note-taking (created giant text box under slide which made the slide itself super small).
      Top negative comment  over 3 years ago

      0
      xbones LibreOffice gets better with every version. Compatibility with Microsoft Office is quite good with version 7.2 (unless you use complex layout like brochures). I could convert my old WordPerfect documents to LibreOffice easily (WordPerfect has always been better than Word but is too expensive in Europe).
      Positive comment • 30 days ago

      0
      LibreOffice is free, open source, and uses less resources than MS Office.
      Positive comment • 2 months ago

      -1
      jjsalinger Comparable to Microsoft Office but free and open-source.
      Positive comment • 7 months ago

      1
      RemovedUser It's faster and uses fewer computer resources.
      Positive comment • 12 months ago

      -1
      Show more comments ▾
      7 of 40 comments
    2. The perfect free office suite that includes updated versions of WRITER, SPREADSHEET, PRESENTATION and build-in PDF readers. Highly compatible with MS Office. The new WRITER support for converting PDF to DOC/DOCX, plus split and merge PDF file.
      show more ▾
      WPS Office vs Microsoft Office Suite opinions
      Almost everyone thinks WPS Office is a great alternative to Microsoft Office Suite.
       all • positive • negative      relevance • date
      In my opinion WPS gives you the closest thing to MS Office. If you are familiar with MS Office you should be able to use WPS right away. This is the main reason I prefer it to OpenOffice or Libre Office
      Top positive comment  over 2 years ago

      5
      This is microsoft office, for free. All the other options are having compatibility issues, but this one does not.
      Top positive comment  over 4 years ago

      -3
      cannot be save as .doc etc.
      Top negative comment  almost 6 years ago

      -2
      xbones This office suite provides the best compatibility with Microsoft Office. The lifetime licence is a good investment. You can switch the user interface from menus to ribbons.
      Positive comment • 30 days ago

      0
      Very polished interface with ribbon toolbar and feature rich. Paid version allows a vast collection of high quality templates.
      Positive comment • over 1 year ago

      1
      fleshboy It's all compatible with MS Office, ant it is the fastest office software under Linux, I think it's more better than open office and LibreOffice; and it's availible on many platforms like Windos, MacOS, iOS, Linux and Android
      Positive comment • over 1 year ago

      2
      ValekoZ This is the best alternative to Microsoft Office Suite, and you can use it easily if you are familiar with MS Office
      Positive comment • almost 2 years ago

      0
      Show more comments ▾
      7 of 20 comments
    4. Apache OpenOffice is a leading open-source office suite that offers free applications for word processing, spreadsheet, presentations, graphics, databases and more.
      show more ▾
      Apache OpenOffice vs Microsoft Office Suite opinions
      Almost everyone thinks Apache OpenOffice is a great alternative to Microsoft Office Suite.
      Free, no ads like many other "free" programs, and open source.
      Positive comment • about 4 years ago

      7
      It has all that MSO has and is more user friendly, faster and free!
      Positive comment • almost 3 years ago

      -1
      dansker13 Apache Open Office is based on the old StarOffice, which 10-15 years ago was way ahead of MS Office - and so is AOO to-day. The other alternative is LibreOffice, which is also based upon the same old platform. Those two are especially efficient for work, but also fill any need a private user can have
      Positive comment • about 3 years ago

      4
    5. ONLYOFFICE is an opensource office and productivity suite that enables you to manage documents, ONLYOFFICE Projects, team and customer relations in one place.
      show more ▾
      ONLYOFFICE vs Microsoft Office Suite opinions
      Almost everyone thinks ONLYOFFICE is a great alternative to Microsoft Office Suite.
       all • positive • negative      relevance • date
      124MB download, no invasive services, doesn't spike CPU or HDD I/O, less cluttered GUI, seems to be compatible and efficient. What's not to love?
      Top positive comment  over 4 years ago

      13
      Runs on Linux, open source, nice and easy-to-use interface
      Top positive comment  over 2 years ago

      5
      forgionealberico Clean modern interface, more compatible with MSOffice than Libre or Open, but heavier to run on slow hardware probably
      Positive comment • 9 months ago

      0
      Between OnlyOffice, FreeOffice, WPS and LibreOffice, the closest i could get to a Microsoft Word document was with OnlyOffice and since i need the best compatibility possible, i liked OnlyOffice.
      Positive comment • 10 months ago

      0
      jilv220 Great compatibility and similar layout to MS office suite.
      Positive comment • 10 months ago

      0
      komp12321 Simply the best, free, working everywhere (Windows, Linux, Browsers...) and great-looking
      Positive comment • 11 months ago

      0
      hirawatt Open Source and Self Hosting Option
      Positive comment • about 1 year ago

      0
      Show more comments ▾
      7 of 10 comments
    6. SoftMaker Office is an office suite for Windows, Linux, Android, Windows Mobile, and Windows CE. A free version of the suite, SoftMaker FreeOffice, is available for Windows, Linux and Android at freeoffice.com FreeOffice includes: ...
      show more ▾
      SoftMaker FreeOffice vs Microsoft Office Suite opinions
      Almost everyone thinks SoftMaker FreeOffice is a great alternative to Microsoft Office Suite.
      I use a SoftMaker Office and SoftMaker FreeOffice in Linux O.S., it isn't problem with print, eletronic plan XLSX and DOCX.
      Positive comment • over 4 years ago

      3
      nice but not as polished as office365
      Positive comment • over 2 years ago

      -2
      ndlinn Easily the easist, fastest & best designed MS Office alternative, though it may lack some advanced functionality (I wouldn't know, as I primarily use it for standard, basic office suite use)
      Positive comment • about 1 year ago

      0
    8. Calligra Suite is an office and graphic art suite by KDE. It is available for desktop PCs, tablet computers, and smartphones. It contains applications for word processing, spreadsheets, presentation, vector graphics, and editing databases.
      show more ▾
      Most users think Calligra Suite is a great alternative to Microsoft Office Suite.
    9. The enterprise-ready edition of LibreOffice provides you the powerful on-premise office suites, that enable you to access documents, author new content and work collaboratively. For Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS and Chrome OS.
      show more ▾
      Most users think Collabora Office is a great alternative to Microsoft Office Suite.
    10. 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.
      show more ▾
    11. SSuite Office is the foremost provider of Free quality office software on the internet today.
      show more ▾
      SSuite Office vs Microsoft Office Suite opinions
      Most users think SSuite Office is a great alternative to Microsoft Office Suite.
      It does not require DotNet or Java to run. It runs natively on all WIN32 systems. That means it can be installed and run on Windows 95 right up to Windows 10 without any problems. It supports only open document formats, like the Rich Text format (*.RTF), that can be opened by any office suite on any operating system without any formatting errors. It is a very small download and install and also does not use any resources from the system.
      Positive comment • about 5 years ago

      3
      It does not require Java or.NET to be loaded on your computer!
      Positive comment • over 3 years ago

      1
    12. Siag Office - A Free Office Package for Unix
      No screenshots yet
    Showing 10 of 10 alternatives