# collabora-online vs Docs

> Two self-hosted [Google Docs alternatives](https://selfhost.directory/alternative-to/google-docs), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | collabora-online | Docs |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 62/100 | 75/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 6 in Office Suites | #3 of 81 in Notes & Editors |
| GitHub stars | 3 380 | 16 955 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +33 | +101 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 16 | 17 ✓ |
| Latest release | helm-collabora-online-1.3.7 · 23 Oct 2026 | v6.0.4 · 26 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | MIT |
| Main language | Shell | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Docs scores 75/100 against 62/100 for collabora-online, so it is the safer default.

Docs ships more often: 17 stable releases in the past year, against 16 for collabora-online.

Docs is growing faster right now (+101 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [collabora-online](https://selfhost.directory/project/collabora-online) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/collabora-online.md)
- [Docs](https://selfhost.directory/project/docs) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/docs.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/collabora-online-vs-docs