Windows users have plenty of alternatives, many of which are free or have free versions, including Calligra, FreeOffice, OfficeSuite, Polaris Office, SSuite, ThinkFree Office and WPS Office.
If you don’t need all those features and have a Mac, iWork is a typically slick offering from Apple. So too do the free, open-source suites LibreOffice and OpenOffice, which offer versions for Windows, Mac and Linux. WordPerfect Office is still on offer and, after decades of development, goes close to matching Microsoft Office for power and features. If you prefer desktop applications, there’s no shortage of alternatives. For enterprises that aren’t keen on public cloud applications, OnlyOffice is designed to run on your own server in a private cloud.
If you don’t need all of Microsoft Office’s features, G Suite is a good-value option with strong collaboration features and plenty of online storage.Īlternatively, Microsoft’s free cut-down version, Office Online, may be all you need, while Zoho Docs is also a strong and affordable contender. While Microsoft dominates, Google is also a popular choice, with 33 per cent of businesses in Spiceworks’ survey using either its commercial online suite, G Suite, or Google Docs and the other free apps with Gmail.
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