Apache OpenOffice

Apache OpenOffice

Apache OpenOffice

106 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Apache OpenOffice	Score 8.3 out of 10	N/A	Apache OpenOffice is a free open source office suite that includes six applications: Writer (word processor), Calc (spreadsheets), Impress (presentations), Draw (diagramming and graphics), Base (database), and Math (formulas).	N/A

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Community Pulse
	Apache OpenOffice
Considered Both Products	Apache OpenOffice Zachariah King Editor Chose Apache OpenOffice They are very compatible and very similar overall. If you can use the one, you can use the other. Layouts are also not too dissimilar. So, transitioning from one or the other will not be a problem. Ultimately, pricing may be your deciding factor, not functionality, which is … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Partner Chose Apache OpenOffice MS Office file formats are native to OpenOffice Helpful? Verified User Engineer Chose Apache OpenOffice Due to costs mainly, not having to use a ultra expensive app like Microsoft instead. On a big company cost saving is a main driver and apache can fulfill everything even with such a low cost. Initially the team was suspicious of it but now they cannot live without it Incentivized Helpful? Verified User General Manager Chose Apache OpenOffice Microsoft Office 2016 required licenses which incurred a cost. Upgrade to Office 2019 or higher is also costly. In terms of functionality, the products are both equally capable, with OpenOffice having a slightly less polished user interface. Incentivized Helpful? Pulkit Agrawal Engineering Technician Chose Apache OpenOffice Like OpenOffice, LibreOffice is also an open open source software which ships as the default office suite on Linux operating systems. Libre office is more suited for users using Linux as their primary operating system. Plus it requires 2gb space, same as Microsoft office so … Helpful? Riva Schwartz Office Manager Chose Apache OpenOffice For some weird reason, a particular Excel template could not convert properly in QuattroPro so we chose OpenOffice. Incentivized Helpful? .Kim Murphy Owner Chose Apache OpenOffice Apache OpenOffice is less intense on our computer systems and saves us a ton of financial resources. Since our document creation and editing needs are typical of a small business and not very complex, Apache OpenOffice is sufficient for us. We think that almost any smaller to … Incentivized Helpful? Cristian Bodnarasec Senior Software Development Manager Chose Apache OpenOffice OpenOffice comes for free and with almost the same functionalities as Microsoft Office. Even if there may be some small incompatibilities, saving 500+ Microsoft Office licenses can be a real incentive for a small company. Together with moving to OpenOffice, as a part of the … Incentivized Helpful? Chris Hecox Business Owner Chose Apache OpenOffice OpenOffice is great, free, and easy to use. I enjoy some of this other software, and use Google Drive (and applications) frequently, yet I still find daily use for OpenOffice. Incentivized Helpful? Kim Dammers Head Teacher Chose Apache OpenOffice Apache OpenOffice (OO) is less complicated than MS Office. This makes it easier for beginners to learn. On the other hand, it does not seem to have some of the more advanced features that power users like (but that can confuse and frustrate basic users). OO could profit by … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Apache OpenOffice I selected Apache because it provides the same tools and performance (as well as the Microsoft Office formats) for absolutely no price tag. It is produced by people who care about making a product that works— great updates are made periodically. The interface is very similar … Incentivized Helpful? Nathan Bowman Environmental Scientist Chose Apache OpenOffice The big benefits that OpenOffice gives us is the flexibility, the cost, and the ease of licensing. We do have some Office users, and we keep licenses for them. We looked at Office 365, and that was a good way to work for some people, but the requirement to be constantly … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Administrator Chose Apache OpenOffice The products are certainly equivalent, with OOO having a much better price and better performance than the non-Microsoft offerings. I've used Lotus Smartsuite (now deprecated), Coral Office, Star Office (a previous version of OOO), and Microsoft Office. Functionality across all … Incentivized Helpful? Liz Wade Photographer Chose Apache OpenOffice Apache OpenOffice may not quite have all the bells and whistles of Microsoft Office, but I chose it for one major reason: it is absolutely free. It is also fully functional as a free software. There is no trial, need to upgrade, or subscription plan. As a small business owner, … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Project Manager Chose Apache OpenOffice I like the look and feel that Apache open office has. The fact that it is Open Source and not costly is great. It has an easy learning curve for people that are used to using Microsoft Office. Incentivized Helpful?
Top Pros	Pro Open source Pro Microsoft word Pro Operating systems
Top Cons	Minus Office suite Minus Ms office Minus Office files

Best Alternatives
	Apache OpenOffice
Small Businesses	Google Workspace Score 9.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	Google Workspace Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises	Microsoft 365 Business Premium Score 8.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
	Apache OpenOffice
Likelihood to Recommend	8.2 (19 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	8.0 (1 ratings)
Usability	9.0 (3 ratings)
Support Rating	5.0 (2 ratings)
Implementation Rating	9.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Apache OpenOffice
Likelihood to Recommend	Apache In my opinion, Apache OpenOffice is best suited for writing, editing and proofreading texts in any language. You can also download additional language packages that really take up little space in your PC's storage. Of course, Apache OpenOffice is comprehensive of spreadsheet-/drawing-/database-related softwares and so on, but I primarily use it for writing and editing my own texts. I don't see any scenarios where it is less appropriate, at least so far. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Apache The number one strength of OpenOffice is the flexibility it gives. We can open any file type, save any file type - it's pretty much invincible. Even if we're going to work on this in a different program, just being able to open some of these ancient files that we get from local city governments is a huge win for us. It's also administrator friendly - I'll use it a lot on the road because the licensing is so much easier to deal with than trying to check out a license from a server or make sure that everybody has internet connectivity. It just looks pretty! It's legitimately a quality product, the layout looks good, it's not nearly as pushy as "other suites," and for the money it's the best! Incentivized Nathan Bowman Environmental Scientist Read full review
Cons	Apache There seem to be issues using this app in Windows 10. It worked fine when we used it on Windows 7, but after we upgraded the network with NEW Win 10 computers, it takes a very long time to process commands. It will not allow any upgrades. Incentivized Riva Schwartz Office Manager Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	Apache It is a cheap alternative; however, with Microsoft 365 licenses also dropping significantly, we might opt to go in that direction to maintain uniformity. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Usability	Apache It is so easy to use and produces quality work comparable to its paid competitor, Microsoft Office. I highly recommend this free software to any who need to make the switch to powerful and free Office software. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Support Rating	Apache Is there really support? There is a user forum but I do not see much developer input. Support options are limited. The most recent (Sept 2019) version of the product seems to have issues operating under Windows 10, yet there are few recent comments in the community forum, most comments are regarding older versions. Incentivized Riva Schwartz Office Manager Read full review
Implementation Rating	Apache We found that it is possible to use Open Office to accomplish everything we need. Some tasks required searching for steps on Google. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Apache Apache OpenOffice is less intense on our computer systems and saves us a ton of financial resources. Since our document creation and editing needs are typical of a small business and not very complex, Apache OpenOffice is sufficient for us. We think that almost any smaller to medium sized business would feel the same way if they don't have a need to make or edit complex documents. Incentivized .Kim Murphy Owner Read full review
Return on Investment	Apache Moving to OpenOffice will save the company the cost of 500+ of Microsoft Office licenses in our company. Because it is cross-platform, we could also save 500+ of Microsoft Windows licenses if we move everyone to Linux. On the negative side, the lack of online collaboration and browser support may be an issue when you use clouds like Box, Workboard etc. Incentivized Cristian Bodnarasec Senior Software Development Manager Read full review
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