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Add to SafariWhen comparing Office 365 vs Apache OpenOffice, the Slant community recommends Office 365 for most people. In the question“What are the best office suites for Windows?” Office 365 is ranked 4th while Apache OpenOffice is ranked 9th. The most important reason people chose Office 365 is:
Office 365 is laid out the same way with a similar ribbon interface that will be instantly comfortable to long-time Microsoft Office users.
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Pros
Pro Easy to transition from MS Office
Office 365 is laid out the same way with a similar ribbon interface that will be instantly comfortable to long-time Microsoft Office users.
Pro Excellent integration and compatibility with MS Office desktop applications
Pro Allows for real-time collaboration
Multiple people can work on the same document at the same time.
Pro Speech to text dictation
Linux never got it together
Pro No installation required
Pro Free, open source and cross-platform
Licensed under Apache License. OpenOffice is available on Windows, Mac OS, and *nix systems.
Pro Multilingual
OpenOffice is available in 170+ languages.
Cons
Con Proprietary
Uses proprietary software.
Con Dependant on having an Internet connection
Con Cloud dependent
Does not edit local files, they have to be synced first.
Con Unusable for business in the EU
Cloud applications are mostly incompatible with the EU general data protection regulation.
Con Has only a fraction of Microsoft Office functionality
Office 365 is not a complete replacement for Microsoft Office. The most advanced functionality still can only be found on the desktop.
Con Expensive
$35/user/mo.
Con Poor compatibility with Microsoft Office compared with LibreOffice
Con Documentation is lacking
OpenOffice documentation is incomplete and language is highly technical.
