collabora-onlinevsNextcloud Office
Two self-hosted Google Docs alternatives, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| collabora-online | Nextcloud Office | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 62/100 | 58/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 6 in Office Suites | #4 of 6 in Office Suites |
| GitHub stars | 3 380 | 459 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +33 | +5 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 16 | 31 |
| Latest release | helm-collabora-online-1.3.7 · 23 Oct 2026 | v12.0.1 · 29 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | Other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Shell | JavaScript |
Which one should you pick?
collabora-online scores 62/100 against 58/100 for Nextcloud Office, so it is the safer default.
Nextcloud Office ships more often: 31 stable releases in the past year, against 16 for collabora-online.
If you want the quickest setup, Nextcloud Office is easier to run; collabora-online needs more configuration.
collabora-online is growing faster right now (+33 stars in 30 days).
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