OnlyOffice vs Collabora

[Darshan]

Which is Better for Nextcloud Integration?

I’m interested in hearing your thoughts and experiences with OnlyOffice vs Collabora when used with Nextcloud. I’d like to compare them on a few key dimensions, so we can get a clearer idea of what works best (or what trade-offs there are).

I’m looking forward to all your amazing feedback and insights!

[Darshan]

I see there is a disscussion but it’s outdated OnlyOffice or Collabora?

[vincen]

Hi

Do you consider only features of each software or also ease to install and maintain ? open source or don’t care ? ….

Here using CODE (Collabora free version on a shared hosting server with multiple Nextcloud instances and it works quite well (out of IoS devices where it doesn’t works so great but out of it everything good).

I installed it using the deb version (server is running Debian) not using Docker !

Vincèn

[Darshan]

I’m Darshan, a contributor at Collabora. I also enjoy helping people with COOL setups on the Collabora forum Profile - darshan - Collabora Online . As a Collabora developer, I’m eager to learn what people like about Collabora Online the features they enjoy, the things they dislike so that I can help improve it further.

I came across this comparison thread and it really excited me. As a opensource contributor, I’d simply like to ask everyone about their opinions and experiences to understand the current situation better.

[wwe]

I didn’t try OnlyOffice so far as I choose CODE from the beginning and I’m happy with it. From what I know OnlyOffice claims better support for MS as main advantage.. I have no demand for it and also dislike the ribbon interface - for this reason I prefer CODE..

The biggest pain point from my point of view is the complex integration:

• Many hobby admins struggle with the mechanics of WOPI and some even fail to follow detailed guides like Collabora Integration guide
• others try to trick the connections into local network to avoid the “internet loop” like discussed in Local access for Collabora
• more feedback on CODE vs OO config is mentioned in the same thread comment #10

[wulfila]

I am a school principal and operate both my own Nextcloud with Nextcloud Office and OnlyOffice, as well as the Nextcloud with Nextcloud Office provided by the state of Schleswig-Holstein (Germany). After the recent update to Nextcloud Hub 25 (NC32), Nextcloud Office has become so much better to use. I can really see that in the GUI. Today, I created two complex tables in Nextcloud Office from scratch and have now switched over to using it. I hope that my employer will soon install the new version of Nextcloud Office so that I can work with it there as well. With the old version, I wasn’t able to switch from MS Office at work. Now it might actually work out. Thank you very much for the work on Nextcloud Office!

the old version: