- Category
- Office · Self-host
- Cost
- Self-host
- Country
- Latvia
- Licensing
- Mixed
- Platforms
- Web · Linux · Windows · macOS
Pros and cons
+ what works
- +High .docx, .xlsx, and .pptx fidelity, often closer to Microsoft Office than LibreOffice
- +Community Edition is AGPL-3.0 and self-hostable with no user-count cap
- +Integrations for Nextcloud, ownCloud, Seafile, Confluence, and more
- +Native desktop editor apps available for Linux, macOS, and Windows
− watch out for
- −Enterprise features (clustering, advanced permissions, larger document limits) require paid Developer/Integration editions
- −Community Edition is positioned for small and medium deployments; larger orgs are nudged toward paid tiers
- −Mobile editors require paid licensing for full feature parity
- −Higher CPU and memory footprint per concurrent user than plain office viewers
Privacy notes
When self-hosted, documents stay on the operator's server. OnlyOffice Docs renders edits in the browser and stores files on the integration host (Nextcloud, ownCloud, Seafile, or a custom WOPI client). The Community Edition is AGPL-3.0 and ships without phone-home telemetry. Ascensio System SIA, the developer, is registered in Riga, Latvia, and operates under EU data protection law. The cloud-hosted OnlyOffice DocSpace offering is separate and not covered by this entry.
Tags
#foss · #agpl · #self-hosted · #office-fidelity
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