Libre office is a fine tool, I use it myself. Calc is a somewhat capable spreadsheet application, although it has its fair share of issues and quirks. But that’s true for most software these days, although I do wish the windows would be on a random monitor at a random location and random size all the time.
However in this case they state their solution is a Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel competitor. These are tools one uses online in a browser to access files stored on the server of the provider. That’s pretty different from what Libre Office Calc offers. It’s a bit confusing because Microsoft calls their app Excel, which can refer to the online service or the offline local app. But with Google sheets it’s clear it’s the online service they refer to.
So the comparison isn’t a straight one. If a local app is an option, I would prefer that over an online service. So Libre office is the way to go. But many people prefer something that’s available on any device, including underpowered tablets and phones, and want their files to be accessible everywhere. For those people it’s good to have competition to Microsoft and Google.
Looks to be B2B focused. I don’t see a price anywhere, but can request a quote, and their references to data sovereignty makes me think it’s “self"-hosted, as opposed to an E2EE cloud solution.
Could be wrong, I was just scanning, but it feels much more focused on big businesses with large dedicated IT departments.
Thorry@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
Libre office is a fine tool, I use it myself. Calc is a somewhat capable spreadsheet application, although it has its fair share of issues and quirks. But that’s true for most software these days, although I do wish the windows would be on a random monitor at a random location and random size all the time.
However in this case they state their solution is a Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel competitor. These are tools one uses online in a browser to access files stored on the server of the provider. That’s pretty different from what Libre Office Calc offers. It’s a bit confusing because Microsoft calls their app Excel, which can refer to the online service or the offline local app. But with Google sheets it’s clear it’s the online service they refer to.
So the comparison isn’t a straight one. If a local app is an option, I would prefer that over an online service. So Libre office is the way to go. But many people prefer something that’s available on any device, including underpowered tablets and phones, and want their files to be accessible everywhere. For those people it’s good to have competition to Microsoft and Google.
RiQuY@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
www.collaboraonline.com
krolden@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
You Stole my comment :D
Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip 3 weeks ago
Looks to be B2B focused. I don’t see a price anywhere, but can request a quote, and their references to data sovereignty makes me think it’s “self"-hosted, as opposed to an E2EE cloud solution.
Could be wrong, I was just scanning, but it feels much more focused on big businesses with large dedicated IT departments.
krolden@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
nextcloud.com/office/