Software:Comparison of office suites

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The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of office suites:

General information

Office Suite names that are on a light purple background are discontinued.

Name Developer Predecessor Initial release Platform Latest release License Cost (United States dollar )
Version Date
Ability Office Ability Plus Software 1995 Windows Proprietary 39.99 +
Apache OpenOffice Apache Software Foundation OpenOffice.org
StarOffice
2012-05 Linux Apache-2.0 No cost
macOS
Windows
Calligra Suite KDE KOffice 2011 BSD LGPL and GPL No cost
Linux
macOS
Windows
Collabora Online Collabora OpenOffice.org
Go-oo
StarOffice
2019[lower-alpha 1] Android MPL-2.0 No cost, optional subscriptions with support available
2021[lower-alpha 2] BSD Build your own Build your own
2019[lower-alpha 1] ChromeOS
2019[lower-alpha 1] iOS
2019[lower-alpha 1] iPadOS
2016[lower-alpha 3] Linux Online server:
2015[lower-alpha 4] Desktop app:
2015[lower-alpha 4] CODE:[lower-alpha 5]
2015[lower-alpha 4] macOS
2015[lower-alpha 4] Windows
Feng Office Community Edition Feng Office 2007 Online AGPL-3.0-only No cost
GNU TeXmacs Joris van der Hoeven 1996? BSD GPL-3.0-or-later No cost
Linux
macOS
Unix
Windows
Google Workspace Google G Suite
Google Apps
Writely
2006 Android[lower-alpha 6] Rolling Rolling Proprietary 0 - 60[lower-alpha 7]
ChromeOS[lower-alpha 8]
iOS[lower-alpha 6]
Linux[lower-alpha 8]
macOS[lower-alpha 6]
Windows[lower-alpha 6]
Hancom Office Hancom ThinkFree Office 1998 Android 2020 2020 Proprietary 59.99 - 119.99
Online
Windows
IBM Lotus Symphony
(discontinued)
IBM IBM Workplace 2007 Linux Proprietary Discontinued
macOS
Windows
iWork Apple Inc. AppleWorks[1] 2005 iOS Proprietary No cost
macOS
Online
LibreOffice The Document Foundation OpenOffice.org
Go-oo
StarOffice
2010-09 BSD MPL-2.0 No cost
Linux
macOS
Solaris/Illumos
Unix
Windows
Microsoft 365 Microsoft Forethought, Inc.[2] 1990 macOS 16.39 2019 Proprietary 89.95 - 679.95
1992 Windows 16.0 2019
NeoOffice Planamesa Software OpenOffice.org
LibreOffice
StarOffice
2005-06-02 macOS GPL 0 - 29.99[lower-alpha 9]
OfficeSuite MobiSystems 2004 Android Proprietary 0 - 29.99[lower-alpha 10]
iOS
Windows
OnlyOffice Ascensio Systems Teamlab 2010 Online AGPL 0 - 75-7,200[lower-alpha 11]
Polaris Office Infraware Inc. 2011-05 Android Proprietary ?
iOS
macOS
Windows
SoftMaker Office SoftMaker 2012-08[3] Android Proprietary 0 - 99.95[lower-alpha 12]
2020-12[4] ChromeOS
2022-08[5] iOS
2006-12[3] Linux
2018-03[3] macOS
1995-12[3] Windows
Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware Tiki Association[lower-alpha 13] 2002 Online LGPL-2.1-only No cost
WordPerfect Office Corel WordPerfect (1982) 1991 Windows Proprietary 69.99 - 399.99
WPS Office Kingsoft Kingsoft Office 1988 Android PC 11.2.0 2019-04 Proprietary 0 - 119.99[lower-alpha 14]
Linux
iOS
macOS
Windows
Zimbra Synacor 2005 Online Rolling Rolling Proprietary 0 - ?
optional options that cost[lower-alpha 15]
Zoho Workplace Zoho Corp. Zoho Office Suite 2005 Online Rolling Rolling Proprietary At cost[lower-alpha 16]
Name Developer Predecessor Initial release Platform Latest release License Cost (USD)
Version Date

OS support

The operating systems the office suites were designed to run on without emulation; for the given office suite/OS combination, there are five possibilities:

  • No indicates that it does not exist or was never released.
  • Partial indicates that while the office suite works, it lacks important functionality compared to versions for other OSs; it is still being developed however.
  • Beta indicates that while a version of the office suite is fully functional and has been released, it is still in development (e.g. for stability).
  • Yes indicates that the office suite has been officially released in a fully functional, stable version.
  • Dropped indicates that while the office suite works, new versions are no longer being released for the indicated OS; the number in parentheses is the last known stable version which was officially released for that OS.

Office Suite names that are on a light purple background are discontinued.

Name Android BSD ChromeOS iOS iPadOS Linux macOS Unix Windows
Ability Office No No No No No No No No Yes
Apache OpenOffice No No No No No Yes Yes No Yes
Calligra Suite No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Collabora Online Yes Yes[lower-alpha 17] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes[lower-alpha 17] Yes
Feng Office Community Edition No Yes[lower-alpha 17] No No No Yes[lower-alpha 17] Yes[lower-alpha 17] Yes[lower-alpha 17] Yes[lower-alpha 17]
GNU TeXmacs No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Google Workspace Yes[lower-alpha 18] No Yes[lower-alpha 18] Yes[lower-alpha 18] Yes[lower-alpha 18] Yes[lower-alpha 18] Yes[lower-alpha 18] No Yes[lower-alpha 18]
Hancom Office Yes Yes[lower-alpha 17] No No No Yes[lower-alpha 17] Yes[lower-alpha 17] Yes[lower-alpha 17] Yes[lower-alpha 18]
iWork No Yes[lower-alpha 19] No Yes Yes Yes[lower-alpha 19] Yes Yes[lower-alpha 19] Yes[lower-alpha 19]
LibreOffice No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft 365 Yes No Dropped[lower-alpha 20] Yes Yes Some[lower-alpha 21] Partial[lower-alpha 22] No Yes
NeoOffice No No No No No No Yes No No
OfficeSuite No No Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes
OnlyOffice Yes Yes[lower-alpha 17] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes[lower-alpha 17] Yes
SoftMaker Office Yes Dropped[lower-alpha 23] Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes
Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware No Yes[lower-alpha 17] No No No Yes[lower-alpha 17] Yes[lower-alpha 17] Yes[lower-alpha 17] Yes[lower-alpha 17]
WordPerfect Office No No No No No Some[lower-alpha 24] No No Yes
WPS Office Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Zimbra Yes[lower-alpha 17] Yes[lower-alpha 17] Yes[lower-alpha 17] Yes[lower-alpha 17] Yes[lower-alpha 17] Yes[lower-alpha 17] Yes[lower-alpha 17] Yes[lower-alpha 17] Yes[lower-alpha 17]
Zoho Office Suite No Yes[lower-alpha 17] Yes No No Yes[lower-alpha 17] Yes[lower-alpha 17] Yes[lower-alpha 17] Yes[lower-alpha 17]
Name Android BSD ChromeOS iOS iPadOS Linux macOS Unix Windows

Supported file formats

Office Suite names that are on a light purple background are discontinued.

Name Legacy Microsoft Office

(.doc,.xls...)[lower-alpha 25][6]

OpenDocument

(.odt,.ods...)
ISO/IEC 26300 [lower-alpha 26]

Strict Office Open XML

(.docx,.xlsx...)
ISO/IEC 29500 strict [lower-alpha 27]

Microsoft XML

(.docx,.xlsx...)[lower-alpha 28][6]

Portable Document Format

(.pdf)
ISO 32000[lower-alpha 29]

Ability Office Yes Yes No Yes Export
Apache OpenOffice Yes Native format No Import Yes with plugin
Calligra Suite Import Native format No Import Export[lower-alpha 30]
Collabora Online Yes Native format Yes[lower-alpha 31] Yes Yes
Feng Office Community Edition No No No No No
GNU TeXmacs No No No No Export
Google Workspace Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Hancom Office Yes Yes No Yes Yes
iWork Yes No No Import Export
LibreOffice Yes Native format Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft 365 Partial[lower-alpha 32] Partial[lower-alpha 33] Partial[lower-alpha 34][7] Native format[8] Yes
NeoOffice Yes Native format No Yes Import with plugin
OfficeSuite Yes Partial[lower-alpha 35] No Yes Yes
OnlyOffice Yes Yes No Native format Yes
Polaris Office Yes Yes No Yes Viewing
SoftMaker Office Yes Partial[lower-alpha 36] No Yes Yes
Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware search search No search Export and search
WordPerfect Office Yes Yes No Yes Some versions
WPS Office Yes Yes with add-in No Yes Export in all versions.
Import with subscription only.
Zimbra Yes Native format Yes Yes Yes
Zoho Office Suite Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Name Legacy Microsoft Office

(.doc,.xls...)[lower-alpha 25][6]

OpenDocument

(.odt,.ods...)
ISO/IEC 26300 [lower-alpha 26]

Strict Office Open XML

(.docx,.xlsx...)
ISO/IEC 29500 strict [lower-alpha 27]

Microsoft XML

(.docx,.xlsx...)[lower-alpha 28][6]

Portable Document Format

(.pdf)
ISO 32000[lower-alpha 29]

Main components

Office Suite names that are on a light purple background are discontinued.

Name Word processing Software Spreadsheet Software Presentation Software Notetaking software Diagramming software Raster graphics editor Vector graphics editor Image viewer Formula editor Database management software Project management software Desktop publishing software Communication Calendaring software File hosting service
Ability Office Ability Write Ability Spreadsheet Ability Presentation No Ability Draw Ability Photopaint Ability Draw Ability Photoalbum No Ability Database No No No No No
Apache OpenOffice OpenOffice Writer OpenOffice Calc OpenOffice Impress No OpenOffice Draw No OpenOffice Draw No OpenOffice Math OpenOffice Base Partial[lower-alpha 37] OpenOffice Draw No No No
Calligra Suite Calligra Words Calligra Sheets Calligra Stage Braindump Calligra Flow Krita Karbon Gwenview / Digikam[lower-alpha 30] KFormula Kexi Calligra Plan Calligra Words No No No
Collabora Online Writer Calc Impress Partial[lower-alpha 38] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Partial[lower-alpha 37] Draw Partial[lower-alpha 38] Partial[lower-alpha 38] Partial[lower-alpha 38]
Feng Office Community Edition Yes No Yes Yes No No No Yes No No Yes No No No No
GNU TeXmacs Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No Yes[lower-alpha 39] No No under development No No No
Google Workspace Google Docs Google Sheets Google Slides Google Keep Google Drawings Google Drawings Google Drawings Google Photos Google Docs No No Google Slides Google Chat/Meet Google Calendar Google Drive
Hancom Office Write Calc Show No No No No No No No No No No No No
iWork Pages Numbers Keynote Notes No No No Apple Photos [lower-alpha 40] Yes No No Pages No No iCloud
LibreOffice LibreOffice Writer LibreOffice Calc LibreOffice Impress No LibreOffice Draw LibreOffice Draw[10] LibreOffice Draw LibreOffice Draw[10] LibreOffice Math LibreOffice Base Partial[lower-alpha 37] LibreOffice Writer and LibreOffice Draw[lower-alpha 41] No No No
Microsoft 365 Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft OneNote Microsoft Visio
(Viewer)[lower-alpha 42]
SmartArt
No Microsoft Visio
(Viewer)[lower-alpha 42]
SmartArt
Microsoft Office Picture Manager[lower-alpha 43] Equation Editor Microsoft Access[lower-alpha 44] Microsoft Project[lower-alpha 42] Microsoft Publisher[lower-alpha 45] Microsoft Teams Microsoft Outlook OneDrive
NeoOffice NeoOffice Writer NeoOffice Calc NeoOffice Impress No NeoOffice Draw No NeoOffice Draw No NeoOffice Math NeoOffice Base No NeoOffice Draw No No No
OfficeSuite Word Module Spreadsheet Module Presentation Module No No No No No No No No No No No No
OnlyOffice Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No
SoftMaker Office Textmaker PlanMaker Presentations No No No No No Yes DataMaker[lower-alpha 46] No Yes No No No
Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware Tiki Wiki Tiki Spreadsheet Tiki Slideshow with S5 format Tiki Notepad Tiki Draw via SVG-edit Tiki Draw via SVG-edit Tiki Draw via SVG-edit Tiki File Gallery No Tiki Trackers Tiki Trackers, Tiki Wiki and Tiki Task No No No No
WordPerfect Office WordPerfect Quattro Pro Corel Presentations WordPerfect Lightning Corel Presentations Corel Paint Shop Pro Corel Draw No Equation Editor Paradox[lower-alpha 47] Yes Yes No No No
WPS Office WPS Writer WPS Spreadsheets WPS Presentation No No No No No Equation Editor[lower-alpha 48] No No No No No No
Zimbra Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes
Zoho Office Suite Zoho Writer Zoho Sheet Zoho Show Zoho Notebook No No No No No Zoho Reports Zoho Projects No Zoho Cliq Zoho Calendar Zoho WorkDrive
Name Word processing Software Spreadsheet Software Presentation Software Notetaking software Diagramming software Raster graphics editor Vector graphics editor Image viewer Formula editor Database management software Project management software Desktop publishing software Communication Calendaring software File hosting service

Online capabilities

Office Suite names that are on a light purple background are discontinued.

Name E-mail client HTML editor Collaborative software Online editing
Ability Office No export No No
Apache OpenOffice No OpenOffice Writer[lower-alpha 49] No With plugins
Calligra Suite Kontact[lower-alpha 30] Kate[lower-alpha 30] Quanta+[lower-alpha 30] No No
Collabora Online Partial[lower-alpha 38] Yes Yes Yes
Feng Office Community Edition No No Yes Yes
GNU TeXmacs allows to read emails Yes under development No
Google Workspace Gmail Google Sites Yes Yes
Hancom Office No Note No Yes
iWork Apple Mail No Yes iCloud
LibreOffice No[lower-alpha 50] LibreOffice Writer LibreOffice Calc Plugins[lower-alpha 51]
Microsoft 365 Microsoft Outlook[lower-alpha 52] Microsoft SharePoint Designer.
Microsoft FrontPage[lower-alpha 53]
Microsoft Word[lower-alpha 54]
Microsoft SharePoint[lower-alpha 55] Office 365
NeoOffice No NeoOffice Writer[lower-alpha 49] No No
OfficeSuite OfficeSuite Mail for Windows.
AquaMail for Android.
No No No
OnlyOffice Yes No Yes Online
SoftMaker Office No No No No
Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware Tiki Webmail WYSIWYG editor via CKEditor Yes Online
WordPerfect Office has mail merge capabilities[21] No No Yes
WPS Office available in Android Yes Yes Yes
Zimbra Yes No Yes Yes
Zoho Office Suite Zoho Mail Zoho Writer Yes Yes
Name E-mail client HTML editor Collaborative software Online editing

See also

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The app uses LibreOffice kit technology and is based on Collabora Online for which development started in 2013.
  2. Version 21.11. Using LibreOffice kit technology, development started in 2013.
  3. Version 1.0. Using LibreOffice kit technology, development started in 2013.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Version 4.4.
  5. CODE: Collabora Online Development Edition
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Offline editing when used with Chrome or Edge web browser.
  7. 60.00 per account per year. 30 day-trial at no cost. No cost for education and non-profit.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Offline editing when used with Chrome web browser.
  9. $10/yr. $29.99 Mac App Store. Old versions at no cost.ׁׂׂ
  10. €29.99/year for all platforms. No cost with ads and limited support.
  11. 75-7,200 per year for commercial use. No cost for non-commercial use.
  12. 99.95 for Office Professional. FreeOffice at no cost.
  13. Tiki Software Community Association.
  14. $119.99 perpetual license. $29.99 annual subscription. No cost with ads.
  15. free community edition, other paid for versions with increasing features.ׁׂׂ
  16. Up to 96 per user per year.
  17. 17.00 17.01 17.02 17.03 17.04 17.05 17.06 17.07 17.08 17.09 17.10 17.11 17.12 17.13 17.14 17.15 17.16 17.17 17.18 17.19 17.20 17.21 17.22 17.23 17.24 17.25 17.26 17.27 17.28 17.29 17.30 17.31 Online
  18. 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 Offline and Online
  19. 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 Online (iCloud)
  20. Dropped 2021
  21. Wine
  22. Not all features available, e.g. Project, Visio, Access.
  23. Dropped 2006.
  24. Version 2000.
  25. 25.0 25.1 Microsoft's binary file formats for Office 97-2003
  26. 26.0 26.1 An open file format for word processing documents, spreadsheets, presentations and graphics
  27. 27.0 27.1 A file format created by Microsoft for word processing documents, spreadsheets, presentations and graphics
  28. 28.0 28.1 Microsoft's default file formats for Office 2007 and above
  29. 29.0 29.1 A partially open file format to present documents, including text formatting and images.
    It includes proprietary technologies defined only by Adobe that are not standardized and whose specifications are published only on Adobe's website, many of these are not supported by popular third-party implementations of PDF.
  30. 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 Not included in this office suite, but provided in the Desktop Environment.
  31. Supported in Desktop apps (Windows, Mac and Linux), Import only for Android, iOS, ChromeOS and Online.
  32. Not supported in Online version.
  33. Not supported in macOS.
  34. Not supported in Excel for macOS or iPad.
  35. OpenDocument text documents only.
  36. Read/write: text documents, read: spreadsheets, presentations.
  37. 37.0 37.1 37.2 Import/Export with ProjectLibre and others.[9]
  38. 38.0 38.1 38.2 38.3 38.4 Available in integrations, such as Nextcloud, ownCloud, others.
  39. High quality maths typesetting.
  40. Apple Photos is included in the operating system
  41. LibreOffice Writer and Draw contain desktop publishing features, but feature sets are not equal for both components.[11] Although Draw can import Microsoft Publisher files, it has problems of creating complex editorial projects.[12] For example, alternate glyphs in fonts cannot be used automatically.[13] Official tech support recommended Scribus for desktop publishing tasks.[14]
  42. 42.0 42.1 42.2 Separate product purchase required.
  43. Discontinued as of 2011. Word and PowerPoint have some functionality.[15]
  44. Professional and Professional Plus.
  45. Standard, Professional and Professional Plus.
  46. Discontinued as of 1999.
  47. In Professional version only.
  48. Currently unavailable for Linux.
  49. 49.0 49.1 When in WYSIWYG HTML editing mode.
  50. Can interface with email clients and Mail Merge Wizard can send email directly from LibreOffice.[16]
  51. LibreOffice Online under development.[17]
  52. Not included in Microsoft Office 2013 or 2016 Home & Student.[18][19]
  53. Versions after Office 2000 Premium and Developer contain Microsoft FrontPage, the full-blown web page editor.
  54. Microsoft Word can read and write HTML starting with a special upgrade for Word 6.0.
  55. Available for separate subscription.[20]

References

  1. "Apple Unveils iWork '05". Apple Inc.. 2005-01-11. https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2005/jan/11iwork.html. Retrieved 2007-08-21. 
  2. The presentation program (Powerpoint) was created by Forethought, Inc. and later purchased by Microsoft Corporation for $14 million (~$27.6 million in 2019). "COMPANY NEWS; Microsoft Buys Software Unit". The New York Times. 1987-07-31. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE7DD1530F932A05754C0A961948260. 
    Microsoft created the other two core compenents of their office suite, the word processor (Word) and the spreadsheet program (Excel).
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "SoftMaker's product history". http://www.softmaker.com/en/about-us/timeline. 
  4. How to use SoftMaker Office on a Chromebook
  5. SoftMaker Office for iOS has been released
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "File format reference for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint - Deploy Office". https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployoffice/compat/office-file-format-reference. 
  7. "Strict Open XML files do not open or save in Excel for iPad or Excel for Mac - Microsoft Support". https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/strict-open-xml-files-do-not-open-or-save-in-excel-for-ipad-or-excel-for-mac-e3f0ddb6-25b7-e39b-a8b9-8b8572321faf. 
  8. File format reference for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  9. "Does ProjectLibre offer export and import features ?". ProjectLibre. January 1, 2014. http://www.projectlibre.org/discussion/does-projectlibre-offer-export-and-import-features. Retrieved July 10, 2015. "You can cut/paste spreadsheet data into the spreadsheets of ProjectLibre. You can import the .csv into OpenOffice or LibreOffice spreadsheets. You can also rearrange the spreadsheet in ProjectLibre to whatever columns match up and then just paste the data into ProjectLibre. We can do a mapping/import in the future to allow import directly of .csv. There is just a lot of things on the list." 
  10. 10.0 10.1 "LibreOffice Version 4.3 Draw Guide". LibreOffice Documentation Team. pp. 115–137. https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/images/a/ad/DG43-DrawGuide.pdf. Retrieved July 4, 2015. 
  11. Feature Comparison: LibreOffice - Microsoft Office
  12. Desktop Publishing Software What is DTP software and which is the best?
  13. Designing with LibreOffice, Chapter 7, The limits to LibreOffice text design, page 191
  14. Does libreoffice have an equivalent to publisher please? ?
  15. "What replaces office picture manager in Office 2013". Microsoft. http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/officeversion_other-office_install/what-replaces-office-picture-manager-in-office/a40722c3-c609-4195-b05b-5d3dd2874900. Retrieved July 8, 2015. 
  16. "LibreOffice Version 4.2 Getting Started Guide". LibreOffice Documentation Team. June 18, 2014. pp. 304–307. https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/images/b/b0/GS42-GettingStartedLO.pdf. Retrieved April 13, 2015. "LibreOffice provides several ways to send documents quickly and easily as e-mail attachments in one of three formats: OpenDocument (LibreOffice’s default format), Microsoft formats, or PDF." 
  17. "LibreOffice's next big version is in the cloud.". InfoWorld, Inc.. March 25, 2015. http://www.infoworld.com/article/2901374/office-software/libreoffices-next-big-version-is-in-the-cloud.html. Retrieved July 15, 2015. 
  18. "Choose your Office". Microsoft. https://products.office.com/en-us/buy/compare-microsoft-office-products. Retrieved April 17, 2015. 
  19. "Office". Microsoft. https://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/cat/All-Office/categoryID.69403900?icid=en_US_Store_UH_software_Office. Retrieved July 8, 2016. 
  20. "SharePoint Online". Microsoft. https://products.office.com/en-us/sharepoint/sharepoint-online-collaboration-software. Retrieved July 8, 2016. 
  21. "WordPerfect Office X7 Handbook". Corel Corporation. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150511004429/http://www.wordperfect.com/static/product_content/wordperfect/x7/wpox7_user_guide_en.pdf. Retrieved June 8, 2015.