Best self-hosted Office Suites apps

An office suite is a collection of productivity software usually containing at least a word processor, spreadsheet and a presentation program.

6 open source Office Suites tools you host on your own server — with full control of your data and no per-user cost.

Etherpad

★ 18,409

Highly customizable online editor providing collaborative editing in real-time.

Office Suites Apache-2.0

Grist

★ 11,176

Next-generation spreadsheet with relational structure, formula-based access control, and a portable, self-contained format (alternative to Airtable).

Office Suites Apache-2.0

CryptPad

★ 7,739

Collaboration suite built to enable collaboration, synchronizing changes to documents in real time.

Office Suites AGPL-3.0

ONLYOFFICE

★ 6,631

Office suite that enables you to manage documents, projects, team and customer relations in one place.

Office Suites AGPL-3.0

Collabora Online Development Edition

Collabora Online Development Edition (CODE) is a powerful LibreOffice-based online office that supports all major document, spreadsheet and presentation file formats, which you can integrate in your own infrastructure.

Office Suites MPL-2.0

Digislides

Create multimedia presentations in a quick and easy way. (documentation in French).

Office Suites AGPL-3.0

Frequently asked questions

What are the best self-hosted Office Suites tools?

Among the 6 options, the most popular include Etherpad, Grist, CryptPad. Compare license, platform and popularity in the list below.

Is there a free open source alternative for Office Suites?

Yes — all 6 tools on this page are open source and you run them on your own server, with no monthly fee.

Where can I host a Office Suites app?

On a home server (homelab) or a cheap VPS from ~€4/mo. See the suggestions on this page.