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Collabora Online
By Collabora Productivity
Category: word-processing
Pricing: freemium
Free plan: Available
Free-plan limits: Free self-hosted 'Development Edition' for home use, testing, and startups. Paid Business Edition is EUR 3/user/month for up to 99 users with LTS and SLA-backed support; Enterprise Edition (100+ users) uses custom/volume pricing; discounts available for education and NGOs.
Best for: Self-hostable, LibreOffice-engine-based online office suite for organizations that want on-premises or private-cloud document collaboration.
Checked when listed: against the vendor's own page
Automated re-check: 10/5/2026, 9:28:27 AM
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