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Paid-feature tierATier ANo paid feature gates in the self-run edition
Self-hostSelf-hostable: yesYou can run it on your own server.
Paid-feature limitsNone established
Tier A: Source and functionality remain open; commercial offering sells stable supported builds. CODE rolling builds lack SLA/LTS and are not recommended by vendor for production. September 2026 maintainer confirms default CODE has no document/connection caps; optional home mode introduces 20-connection/10-document limits. Source is now in Gerrit; GitHub source mirror used for health, not old issue-only repository. License source. Repository: CollaboraOnline/online.mirror. Self-host: server; hosted offer from the project: yes.
Replaces 2 paid tools
Google WorkspaceEntry price USD 7 / seat / month
Fit: Fit: PartialCore overlap exists; named gaps need replacing or rebuilding.Fit is not feature parity.
Editor component for documents/spreadsheets/slides, requiring external file storage/authentication such as Nextcloud, ownCloud or Seafile. Does not supply the full email/calendar/meetings/storage suite; test Office-format, macro and layout fidelity. CODE rolling builds carry production stability caveat.
Fit: Fit: PartialCore overlap exists; named gaps need replacing or rebuilding.Fit is not feature parity.
Editor component for documents/spreadsheets/slides, requiring external file storage/authentication such as Nextcloud, ownCloud or Seafile. Does not supply the full email/calendar/meetings/storage suite; test Office-format, macro and layout fidelity. CODE rolling builds carry production stability caveat.
Collabora Online (CODE) is listed as an open-source alternative to Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, with partial fit or better. Maintainers can show this in a README; the badge links back to this page.
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