Best Google Docs Alternatives in 2026 (Free & Paid)

1. #10votes

   

   Notion

   1likesEditor curated

   All-in-one workspace for notes, docs, wikis and lightweight databases.

   Free plan availableProprietary

   Platforms: Windows · macOS · Android · iOS · Web

   Why choose Notion over Google Docs

   • Also available on Windows, macOS
   • Covers 2 of 5 Google Docs features

   Shared features: Real-time collaboration, Version history

   Match score 71— show how this was calculated

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   Category relevance

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   Review rating

   63%

   15%

   Data freshness

   100%

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   Editorial score

   82%

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2. #20votes

   

   Microsoft 365

   Editor curated

   Microsoft's Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook with cloud services.

   Free plan availableProprietary

   Platforms: Windows · macOS · Android · iOS · Web

   Why choose Microsoft 365 over Google Docs

   • Also available on Windows, macOS
   • Covers 4 of 5 Google Docs features

   Shared features: Presentations, Real-time collaboration, Spreadsheets, Word processing

   Match score 58— show how this was calculated

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   Community votes

   0%

   30%

   Feature overlap

   80%

   20%

   Platform compatibility

   100%

   10%

   Category relevance

   100%

   10%

   Review rating

   63%

   15%

   Data freshness

   100%

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   Editorial score

   76%

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3. #30votes

   

   ONLYOFFICE

   Editor curated

   Open-source office suite with collaborative editing, desktop and self-hosted.

   FreeOpen source Self-hostable

   Platforms: Windows · macOS · Linux · Android · iOS · Web · +2

   Why choose ONLYOFFICE over Google Docs

   • Open source
   • Can be self-hosted
   • Also available on Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Docker
   • Covers 4 of 5 Google Docs features

   Shared features: Presentations, Real-time collaboration, Spreadsheets, Word processing

   Match score 57— show how this was calculated

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   Community votes

   0%

   30%

   Feature overlap

   80%

   20%

   Platform compatibility

   100%

   10%

   Category relevance

   100%

   10%

   Review rating

   63%

   15%

   Data freshness

   100%

   5%

   Editorial score

   62%

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4. #40votes

   

   LibreOffice

   Editor curated

   Free and open-source office suite.

   FreeOpen source Privacy-focused Offline

   Platforms: Windows · macOS · Linux

   Why choose LibreOffice over Google Docs

   • Open source
   • Privacy-focused
   • Works offline
   • Also available on Windows, macOS, Linux
   • Covers 3 of 5 Google Docs features

   Shared features: Presentations, Spreadsheets, Word processing

   Match score 44— show how this was calculated

   Signal

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   Community votes

   0%

   30%

   Feature overlap

   60%

   20%

   Platform compatibility

   0%

   10%

   Category relevance

   100%

   10%

   Review rating

   63%

   15%

   Data freshness

   100%

   5%

   Editorial score

   72%

   10%

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How ranking works: each alternative gets a transparent match score from community votes, feature overlap, platform compatibility, category relevance, review ratings, data freshness and an editorial score. Sponsored placements never affect this order.