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   ONLYOFFICE

    730 likes

   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.

   106 ONLYOFFICE alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Word Processor
   • Spreadsheet

   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

   • Latvia
   • EU

   

   

   

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   ONLYOFFICE vs Microsoft Word Comments

   Top Positive Comment by Alternative Software · Mar 27, 2025

   Very easy to use and has a familiar interface. It’s much better than LibreOffice for both compatibility with MS Word and its overall design.

   Positive comment by RemovedUser · Apr 23, 2022

   Best alternative I tested to date.

   Positive comment by Guest · Oct 27, 2020

   If you know how to use Word, the you will feel at home using OnlyOffice. It's feature rich, supports all platforms and even the browser. You can collaborate with other people, and OnlyOffcie respects your privacy.

   Compared to something like Apple Pages, it's not the cleanest and smoothest experience, but if you have used MS Word og LibreOffice, it won't be a problem.

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   • ONLYOFFICE is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Word is Paid and Proprietary
   • ONLYOFFICE is Privacy focusedMicrosoft Word is not according to our users
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   LibreOffice - Writer

    1342 likes

   An open-source word processor offering rich formatting and style options across multiple platforms. Versatile enough to handle both simple memos and complex book publishing, it supports a wide range of document formats and Microsoft Word compatibility, enhancing productivity through templates and layouts.

   102 LibreOffice - Writer alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MPL-2.0)

   Application type

   • Word Processor

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Flathub
   • PortableApps.com
   • ReactOS

   • Germany
   • EU

   

   

   

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   LibreOffice - Writer vs Microsoft Word Comments

   Top Positive Comment by KuboFHromoslav · May 15, 2017

   If you do not need some very rare functions, LibreOffice Writer is better and totally libre alternative!

   Positive comment by 1victor · Aug 12, 2026

   Very good alternative to Word

   Positive comment by AbyssalThatRatesAppsTho · Aug 5, 2026

   I like Libreoffice Writer as an alternative to Microsoft word because it is free and open source, doesn't want to scrap your documents to train LLMs or hover up your private information. There are no privacy concerns with LibreOffice in general, which makes it better to use in my opinion over Microsoft's offerings which are polluted with LLM filth.

   While they might be some compatibility issues with opening odt in Microsoft Word...So keep that in mind. However, because I use it for personal use this is never an issue.

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   • LibreOffice - Writer is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Word is Paid and Proprietary
   • LibreOffice - Writer is Privacy focused and LightweightMicrosoft Word is not according to our users
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   Google Docs

    967 likes

   Powerful online word processor with real-time collaboration, document conversion from Word, extensive formatting options, revision history, and multilingual capabilities, all integrated within the Google Drive ecosystem, accessible through any internet-connected device.

   160 Google Docs alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Word Processor
   • Team Collaboration

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Chrome OS
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Google Docs vs Microsoft Word Comments

   Top Positive Comment by n10m · Feb 17, 2016

   Cloud based document storage and editing.

   Top Negative Comment by freedom lover · Apr 1, 2022

   Worst than Microsoft Word. Their enormous surveillance and privacy violations are very dangerous. I suggest LibreOffice instead.

   Comment by Kelson V · Jan 8, 2026

   It's fast, the collaboration features are dead simple, and mobile app support is decent. It's far less complete than Word, but mostly features I never used. Unfortunately it only runs in the cloud, and I don't trust Google's services any more than Microsoft's these days.

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   • Google Docs is Free and ProprietaryMicrosoft Word is Paid and Proprietary
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   Proton Docs

    47 likes

   Docs in Proton Drive are end-to-end encrypted so your work stays safe from data breaches, online surveillance, and can never be fed into AI models.

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Word Processor
   • Team Collaboration

   Origin

   • Switzerland

   Platforms

   • Online

   • Switzerland

   

   

   

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   La Suite Docs

    27 likes

   Collaborative platform for real-time note-taking, documentation, and wikis, featuring offline editing, granular permissions, AI-assisted writing, multiple export formats, user-friendly formatting, scalable team support, customizable templates, and open-source licensing.

   132 La Suite Docs alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Note-taking
   • Team Collaboration

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Online
   • Self-Hosted
   • Docker
   • Python
   • Typescript
   • JavaScript
   • React
   • Django
   • Next.js

   • France
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Apache OpenOffice Writer

    685 likes

   Writer, part of the Apache OpenOffice suite, is an open-source word processor. It supports the ISO standard Open Document Format (ODF) for data interchange as its default file format, as well as Microsoft Office 97-2003 formats, Microsoft Office 2007...

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

   Application type

   • Word Processor

   Origin

   • United States

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD

   • United States

   

   

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   Discontinued

   Last major release was in 2014

   Apache OpenOffice Writer vs Microsoft Word Comments

   Top Positive Comment by KuboFHromoslav · Feb 21, 2025

   OpenOffice was a great alternative to Word about 15 years ago. Since then, the development has staled and the new leader is LibreOffice. Unless you are using OpenOffice for some obscure, niche reason (compatibility with very old stuff, "not fixing what is not broken", etc) a much better alternative to MS Word would be LibreOffice.

   Top Negative Comment by AndreStork · Jan 3, 2022

   It's pretty much the worst Office alternative available. It has a bad UI and I shouldn't talk about compatibility with .docx files

   Positive comment by Kelson V · Jan 8, 2026

   Way out of date compared to LibreOffice.

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   • Apache OpenOffice Writer is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Word is Paid and Proprietary
   • Apache OpenOffice Writer is Privacy focusedMicrosoft Word is not according to our users
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    Pages

     216 likes

    Word processor providing real-time collaboration, over 90 templates, iCloud integration, support for Word and EPUB files, over 700 shapes, advanced formatting tools, change tracking, mathematical equations, multimedia insertion, wireless printing, and flexible export options.

    89 Pages alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • Word Processor
    • Team Collaboration

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Pages vs Microsoft Word Comments

    Negative comment by maurosoft391 · Jun 6, 2024

    Pages is free, but it's not compatible with Windows and linux. Pages is apple-only and if you don't have a mac or an iPhone, you have to select buggy software like libreoffice.

    Positive comment by rose64bit · Apr 3, 2018

    Microsoft Office Word is expensive and slow, but Pages is free, fast, responsive, and integrates very well with the rest of macOS.

    Positive comment by George Garner · Feb 7, 2018

    Clean, simple, yet powerful app design puts all of the editing tools within easy reach and without clutter.

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    Wordcraft by ArtCraft

     11 likes

    Writing and document design; an open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Microsoft Word, rebuilt in pure Rust.

    51 Wordcraft by ArtCraft alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flatpak
    • AppImage

    

    

    

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    AbiWord

     262 likes

    AbiWord is a free word processing program similar to Microsoft® Word. It is suitable for a wide variety of word processing tasks.

    72 AbiWord alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

    Application type

    • Word Processor

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • GTK
    • Flatpak
    • AmigaOS

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Positive comment by thomaszoschke · Jan 8, 2021

    It does what the user wants. It's a full featured text processor. It is affordable. It is not coded like a swamp.

    Positive comment by kaylinTechAU · Jan 6, 2017

    AbiWord is a great simple word processor. However it doesn't have many advanced features. Just a simple text document. And it's free!

    Positive comment by Daria Nowacka · Dec 1, 2022

    Very simple to use, I really like it

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    • AbiWord is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Word is Paid and Proprietary
    • AbiWord is LightweightMicrosoft Word is not according to our users
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    Fileverse

     28 likes

    Trustless collaboration platform with decentralized file-sharing, collaborative editing, cheap storage, privacy controls, onchain team and community access, website and blog publishing, open workflows, customizable spaces, and alternatives to traditional online suites.

    146 Fileverse alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application typeApplication types

    • Team Collaboration
    • Word Processor

    Origin

    • Singapore

    Platforms

    • Online

    • Singapore

    

    

    

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    TextMaker

     68 likes

    TextMaker is the word processor in SoftMaker Office – fast, powerful, compatible and GDPR-compliant.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Word Processor

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    • Germany
    • EU

    

    

    

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    TextMaker vs Microsoft Word Comments

    Top Positive Comment by Guest · Sep 6, 2018

    If you are like me: one who only needs the necessary to fulfill your needs, and really like when the response of the software comes quickly (think that the MS Office in general certainly does not). This is the right solution. It is fully compatible with outputs formats from MS Word; it is fast; and it does everything you need to white a nice and organized document, whatever that is.

    Positive comment by Guest · Aug 14, 2025

    it's the absolute #1 alternative to Micro$oft !!!

    Positive comment by Guest · Apr 10, 2025

    Similar feature set; much much faster with larger documents.

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    • TextMaker is Freemium and ProprietaryMicrosoft Word is Paid and Proprietary
    • TextMaker is LightweightMicrosoft Word is not according to our users
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    WPS Writer

     114 likes

    WPS Writer, part of WPS Office , is dependable and fast word processing software that is highly compatible with Microsoft Word , and can read and edit DOC and DOCX formats.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Word Processor

    Origin

    • China

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    

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    WPS Writer vs Microsoft Word Comments

    Top Positive Comment by Guest · Jan 13, 2017

    I think WPS Office is the closest you can get to Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint). It handels .docx witch was my main problem. The WPS Writer may be in a early stage but I see alot of potential of it becomming better, more easy to use, beautiful and more stable.

    Top Negative Comment by Guest · May 12, 2019

    Very poor multi language / proofing support.

    Positive comment by Guest · Sep 25, 2021

    The tool almost same as microsoft office. I think It's the closest to microsoft office

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