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European alternatives to Microsoft Office

There are 6 European alternatives to Microsoft Office, a tool from Estados Unidos (Ofimática), with each company’s country and compliance in plain sight.

The alternatives

  1. ONLYOFFICE

    Letonia

    Suite ofimática compatible con los formatos de Office

    • Made in the EU

    Price: From €0

    0 votes

  2. Collabora Online

    Reino Unido

    Edición colaborativa de documentos basada en LibreOffice

    Price: From €0

    0 votes

  3. Suite ofimática alemana compatible con Microsoft Office

    • Made in the EU

    Price: From €4.16

    0 votes

  4. LibreOffice

    Alemania

    La suite ofimática libre y gratuita

    • Made in the EU

    Price: From €0

    0 votes

  5. Correo, nube, chat y ofimática de un proveedor suizo

    Price: From €0

    0 votes

  6. openDesk

    Alemania

    El puesto de trabajo de código abierto para el sector público

    • Made in the EU

    Price: Paid only

    0 votes

Why look for a European alternative to Microsoft Office?

Microsoft Office belongs to a company headquartered in the United States. Under the 2018 CLOUD Act, US authorities can require companies under their jurisdiction to hand over data they control, even when it is stored on European servers. A provider headquartered in Europe with no US parent is not subject to that law: the contract and the data stay under the GDPR and European courts.

4 are from companies headquartered in the European Union and 2 from other European countries, such as Switzerland, Norway or the UK, with their own legal framework: each listing says so.

What to check when choosing

For office suites, what decides is compatibility with Office formats (DOCX, XLSX, PPTX), simultaneous editing and whether you can host it yourself.

Questions.

Why look for a European alternative to Microsoft Office?

Microsoft Office belongs to a company headquartered in the United States. Under the 2018 CLOUD Act, US authorities can require companies under their jurisdiction to hand over data they control, even when it is stored on European servers. A provider headquartered in Europe with no US parent is not subject to that law: the contract and the data stay under the GDPR and European courts.

What European alternatives to Microsoft Office are there?

There are 6 in the directory: ONLYOFFICE, Collabora Online, SoftMaker Office, LibreOffice, Infomaniak kSuite, openDesk. They come from Letonia, Reino Unido, Alemania, Suiza.

Which is the most voted European alternative to Microsoft Office?

None has votes yet. The 6 alternatives will be ranked by the votes of the people who use them.

How do I know whether an alternative to Microsoft Office complies with my country’s rules?

Each listing separates what the maker declares from what we have accepted with the URL where we checked it. Only what is accepted counts as verified.

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