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Calligra vs SSuite Office Online

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When comparing Calligra vs SSuite Office Online, the Slant community recommends SSuite Office Online for most people. In the question“What are the best office suites for Windows?” SSuite Office Online is ranked 3rd while Calligra is ranked 7th. The most important reason people chose SSuite Office Online is:

It is a full-featured web-based office suite with the full complement of add-on functions and applications to replace legacy desktop software.

Specs

Formula editingYes

PlatformsWindows; OSX; Linux

SpreadsheetsYes

Word processingyes

Database managementNo

DiagrammingYes

NotetakingNo

PresentationsYes

Project managementNo

Formula editingYes

PlatformsWindows; Linux; Android; iOS; ChromeOS; Web-Based

SpreadsheetsYes

Word processingYes

Cloud-BasedNo

Gif MakerYes

GraphicsYes

Mobile AppYes

Offline accessYes

PWAYes

PriceFree

RegistrationNo

Search EngineYes

Stream-TVYes

TemplatesYes

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Pros

Pro
Huge list of efficient and capable office components

Calligra consists of 9 tools. In addition to word-processing, spreadsheet and presentation software, it includes tools for project management, sketching/painting, database management, vector graphics, diagramming and brainstorming.

Pro
Free and open source

Pro
Unified design language

Pro
Calligra offers cutting edge applications for artists to work on 2D drawings and illustrations

Calligra includes Krita, a sketching and painting application, and Karbon, a vector drawing application. Both offer end-to-end solutions. Krita is also available as a standalone program.

Pro
Made for KDE

Designed in Qt for KDE plasma (but will also work in other DEs), hence the appearance is consistent with it.

Pro
It is an online and offline office suite that is also a Progressive Web Application

It is a full-featured web-based office suite with the full complement of add-on functions and applications to replace legacy desktop software.

Pro
This office suite can be installed and run as a native desktop application

It can be installed on any computer or mobile device to be used as a native app.

Pro
No .NET or Java

Does not depend on .NET or Java.

Pro
Now with added Google Fonts

This online office suite now has Google fonts to make it fully cross-platform independent. Up to 10 new System and Google fonts has been added. No other office suite has this capability.

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Cons

Con
Subpar compatibility

Microsoft office proprietary formats are not always accurately rendered

Con
Slow development

Development is slower and less active than competition.

Con
Bloated

Very bloated as it requires way too many dependencies to install. This is especially prominent in non-KDE desktops which may require over 100 dependencies to install.

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