Microsoft 365 vs ONLYOFFICE Docs Community

Fit:

Migration notes

Office editing component, typically integrated with sync/share storage. Not the complete mail/calendar/file suite; Docs Community has 20-editing-connection ceiling and no mobile browser editing. Export native Google documents first; test complex Office documents and integrations.

Sources: www.onlyoffice.com, helpcenter.onlyoffice.com · checked 2026-10-21

Microsoft 365Paid incumbent

Entry priceUSD 5.40 / seat / month

Pricing modelper-seat, billed annual

OwnerMicrosoft Corporation

Business Basic without Teams USD $5.40/user/month paid yearly; web/mobile apps. Basic with Teams $7; desktop apps require another plan. Source

Microsoft 365 plans reviewed
Business Basic (no Teams)	entry	USD 64.80 / user / yr
Business Standard with Copilot	business	USD 282 / user / yr
Microsoft 365 E7	enterprise	USD 1,188 / user / yr

ONLYOFFICE Docs CommunityOpen-source alternative

Fit for Microsoft 365

License

GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 Permissions of this strongest copyleft license are conditioned on making available complete source code of licensed works and modifications, which include larger works using a licensed work, under the same license. Copyright and license notices must be preserved. Contributors provide an express grant of patent rights. When a modified version is used to provide a service over a network, the complete source code of the modified version must be made available. May Commercial useModificationDistributionPatent usePrivate use Must License and copyright noticeState changesDisclose sourceNetwork use is distributionSame license No LiabilityWarranty Summary from GitHub's choosealicense.com

Paid-feature tier C

Self-host

Paid-feature limits3 noted

ONLYOFFICE Docs Community plans reviewed
Docs Community	free AGPL self-hosted Docs engine	Free
Docs Connect	commercial cloud editor integration add-on	USD 8 / user / mo
Docs Enterprise	paid self-hosted commercial Docs engine	Not established

What you may give up

Community capped at 20 simultaneous editing connections
Mobile web editing excluded from Community
Administration panel and commercial branding/automation options require paid editions

Tier C: Community editor source AGPLv3; current LICENSE adds attribution/origin/legal-notice conditions and licenses non-code content CC-BY-SA-4.0. Enterprise/Developer proprietary. Everyday mobile browser editing and concurrency gates warrant C. This record describes Docs engine, not separate Workspace or DocSpace products. License source

What running it takes

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Current Docs10 Community Docker guide is the verified installation path and needs supported Docker plus bundled editor runtime; no separate host Node.js or external SQL/cache/broker prerequisite established. Current official Docker README/startup source explicitly gates PostgreSQL/RabbitMQ/Redis configuration to Enterprise/Developer, so commercial dependencies are conditional and SQL backends are replacements. Exact Docker v10.0.0 source tag URLs404; source-level edition details refer to current master and must be rechecked against chosen image. Community embedded storage implementation not named by these sources; no guessed SQLite claim. Document storage/authentication host separate for real collaboration. Exact internal SQL/cache/queue components inside the chosen stable Community image remain unresolved; absence of external configuration parameters is not evidence of absent bundled internals. Infrastructure and staff time are not priced here; this page does not compare total cost.