Apache OpenOffice vs OmniGraffle

• Lightweight on our computer's resources
• Loads and runs fast
• Runs smoothly without technical errors
• OpenOffice makes it very easy to create and edit documents fast

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• OmniGraffle is fairly simple to use, but the one thing I think it does best is working with curved lines, particularly if you are using some of the available arc templates. Drop an arc onto your page, then tell it the dimensions it needs to be, and viola! Done. Manipulating the arcs is as simple as clicking and dragging offset points.
• OmniGraffle has also done an excellent job in stirring up the creative minds of many people who create templates and tools to work with OmniGraffle (not that Microsoft hasn't done so either), and managed to get the bulk of those into well organized repositories.
• What it all boils down to for me is: it just works. One doesn't need to have a computer science degree to work with it either. It is as simple or complex as you want it to be.

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• The look & feel in general of OpenOffice is outdated and it doesn't match with the one from Microsoft.
• The usability of the menus can use a little improvement; sometimes it is harder to find what you need in a reasonable time.
• Some incompatibilities with .docx and macros in Excel .xlsx files are present. If you have complex macros and formulas in Excel files you may find it won't work in other tools.

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• There could be more scaffolding to support new users in getting to know how to best use all of the many features and tools it provides.
• There could be more support for printing. Many of our process flows extend beyond just one page, and OmniGraffle is rather finicky about printing multipage documents.
• We could use this tool more effectively if there was the ability to have real-time team collaboration. Document handoffs can be a point of missed communication, so it’d be great if we could ever have the option of working together in the same place at the same time.

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• The initial cost in terms of price and time value of setup was negligible: immediate benefits.
• High compatibility means less troubleshooting and conversion is required, saving time.
• Weak macro support means that occasionally you will be required to use another suite.

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• Instrumental in smoothly transitioning a 3rd party development team from designs to requirements.
• Across cultures, US, Chinese, and Icelandic, OmniGraffle allowed our teams to speak the same language.
• The depth of the software make some elements that are useful less accessible than they should be.

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