ONLYOFFICE, the best Collabora Online alternative VS Get ONLYOFFICE nowTry it in the cloud 100% compatible with Microsoft Office formats 3 reasons why ONLYOFFICE is the best Collabora Online alternative More compatible ONLYOFFICE uses OOXML as a core format that guarantees 100% compatibility with Microsoft Office files (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx). More feature-rich ONLYOFFICE offers a complete set of formatting tools and collaborative features to work on complex documents online. More powerful With ONLYOFFICE one dual core server can accommodate up to 150 users. Watch this presentation to see the difference between office suites: Both ONLYOFFICE and Collabora are focused on collaboration. Let's compare their collaborative features, shall we? Co-editing features ONLYOFFICE Collabora Co-editing modes 2 modes - Fast and Strict. One mode only. Comments Undo/Redo Strict mode +/+ Fast mode +/- +/+ Version history Review and Track Changes Automatically enabled for all users Example Switching to the review mode by one user activates this mode for all the other users. Display modes of Track Changes Built-in chat Collaboration convenience and user customization ONLYOFFICE Collabora Non-printing characters For each user individually. For all users simultaneously. Example If User 1 presses Non-printing characters button to show or hide them, they are shown to User 2 or hidden from them as well. Spell-check For each user individually. For all users simultaneously. Example If User 1 enables spell-checking, it's automatically enabled for User 2 whether they want it or not. Individual zoom for each user Hide Toolbar Hide Tables borders Hide Ruler Hide Gridlines Hide row and column headings Most of the missing features in Collabora and particularities of its work can be explained by its architecture. Read more in our blog post. Take a look at this article for an in-depth comparison of the architecture and features available in Collabora Online and ONLYOFFICE ONLYOFFICE VS Collabora: a critical comparison Since our integration with Nextcloud, we are even more frequently asked what exactly does ONLYOFFICE have that our direct competitor, Collabora, doesn’t. ONLYOFFICE or Collabora: who proves better in collaboration In this article we will focus on collaborative work in both office suites. Check out the compatibility with MS Office formats We have saved the docx file created by Microsoft in PDF with different office suites. Here's the result. ONLYOFFICE Collabora Online What went wrong in Collabora? Click here to see details As for the spreadsheets, check out the xlsx display in both office suites. ONLYOFFICE Collabora Online What went wrong in Collabora? Click here to see details Still not convinced? Compare the editors yourself! Download the docx filedocx file and xlsx files and try to edit ititthem using MS Word Online, Google Docs, Zoho Docs, Collabora Online, LibreOffice/OpenOffice and ONLYOFFICE. Read instruction how to compare editors Get ONLYOFFICE nowTry it in the cloud
