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  • Is there any alternate Software for MS office?


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    Looking for a replacement or alternate one of Microsoft office. Is there any free MS Office type available online to download and use it? Any cost involved? Cheapest one?
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  • MS office is the most popular and established office suite but there are others also which can be used in its place. Let us go through some of the popular ones in this segment.

    1. LibreOffice - This is an open source office programme free of charge. It is used by many people and stands in the top level of free office programmes. It uses open document format (ODF) and can handle the MS documents as well as can export to PDF also. It is recommended for the single users. One has to learn it and use it as limited customer support would be available.

    2. WPS Office - This is also a popular office suit and has a free version also. It comes with a cloud storage of 1GB as free. Free version will have ads in between the working. It has all the basic functionalities of an office software.
    The paid version of WPS Office is available for about $30 per year. With paid version one gets 20 GB cloud storage.

    3. Polaris Office - This is also a good option and has free as well as paid versions. It has got good editing tools and neat workplace. The paid version is in the range $80-90 per year.

    4. WordPerfect - This is an old and established office suite available only for Windows platform. One has to buy it by paying one time and the price of its home or student version is about $100. The standard version is more costlier.

    5. FreeOffice - This is a free software available for download and supports all the functions required for an office suite. It handles the MS documents very nicely. The only downside is that it has some glitches at times and the programme crashes.

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  • Microsoft Office is a very well known and widely used tool in the workplace for over 30 years. There are currently some alternatives to this are available. The following are some such options. The user has to select the one which suits his requirement after studying all the available options.

    1. Google Workplace: This is the original cloud-based office suite This has many useful apps. All apps work well together. The offline features are very limited. There are highend versions which are available for a price.

    2. LibreOffice. This is an alternative to the MS office. This is an open-source and top tier tool. A free version is available. It uses Linux/Windows/macOS. It is included in most Linux distributions.

    3.Zoho Mail: It is also a cloud-based office suite. This uses a Web-based Platform. There is cloud storage space.

    4. WPS Office: it is an add supported office suite. A free version, as well as paid version, are also available.
    It uses Windows/macOS/Android/iOS/Linux/Web platforms. This is an intuitive interface. It is a Cross-platform office suite. It has a limited

    5. OfficeSuite. This is widely used by many mobile devices. A free version, as well as paid version, are available. This will be using Windows/iOS/Android platforms. This is a good PRF editing tool. The free version will have advertisements.

    6. Polaris Office: It is a powerful suite of document editing tools. It uses Windows/macOS/Android/iOS platforms. It has very powerful document editing tools. We can convert and edit PDF documents. The free version will have advertisements and there are many plans and the pricing will be based on your requirements.

    7. OnlyOffice Docs: We can use our own cloud for collaborations. A free version is available.
    It will use windows/Linux/iOS/Android platforms. Initial set-up is a little complex.

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