Collaborative Office Suites

4 self-hosted open source alternatives in this category

Etherpad

Real-time collaborative text editor with plugin ecosystem

Etherpad is a real-time collaborative editor for notes and documents, featuring live multi-user editing, version history, and an extensible plugin system.

Alternative to:

Google Workspace+3

Overleaf

Collaborative web-based LaTeX editor with real-time preview

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Last commit: 3d ago

Self-hosted Overleaf Community Edition for collaborative LaTeX editing, real-time PDF preview, version history, and project sharing for teams and classrooms.

Alternative to:

Overleaf (Hosted)+3

Grist

A modern, relational spreadsheet with a database core

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Last commit: 1d ago

Self-hostable, collaborative spreadsheet-database hybrid with relational tables, formulas, forms, and granular access control—an Airtable alternative.

Alternative to:

Airtable+9

CryptPad

End-to-end encrypted collaborative documents and storage

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791

Last commit: 2mo ago

Privacy-focused collaborative office suite with end-to-end encryption for docs, spreadsheets, forms, and file storage.

Alternative to:

Google Workspace+9