Best Bean Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from word processing software ranked against Bean on the same published basis.
- 1Bean vs ONLYOFFICE Docs
- 2Bean vs Calmly Writer
- 3Bean vs Collabora Online
- 4Bean vs Zoho Writer
- 5Bean vs Dropbox Paper
- 6Bean vs Microsoft Word
- 7Bean vs Tencent Meeting & VooV Meeting
- 8Bean vs Apple Pages
- 9Bean vs LyX
- 10Bean vs SoftMaker FreeOffice
- 11Bean vs FocusWriter
- 12Bean vs LibreOffice Impress
- 13Bean vs WriteMonkey
- 14Bean vs WPS Presentation
- 15Bean vs Etherpad
- 16Bean vs SoftMaker Presentations
- 17Bean vs WPS Office
- 18Bean vs Google Docs
- 19Bean vs Apache OpenOffice Impress
- 20Bean vs MobiPDF
Bean alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONLYOFFICE Docs | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Calmly Writer | 6.7 | Free plan | — | Android, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Collabora Online | 6.7 | Free plan | $3.40/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Zoho Writer | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Dropbox Paper | 6.6 | Free plan | $0.99/mo | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 6 | Microsoft Word | 6.6 | Free plan | $7/mo | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Tencent Meeting & VooV Meeting | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 8 | Apple Pages | 6.5 | Free plan | $12.99/mo | iOS, Mac, Web |
| 9 | LyX | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | SoftMaker FreeOffice | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | FocusWriter | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 12 | LibreOffice Impress | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 13 | WriteMonkey | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 14 | WPS Presentation | 5.9 | No | $5.83/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 15 | Etherpad | 5.8 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 16 | SoftMaker Presentations | 5.7 | No | $4.16/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | WPS Office | 5.7 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 18 | Google Docs | 5.6 | No | $7/mo | Android, Browser, iOS, Web |
| 19 | Apache OpenOffice Impress | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 20 | MobiPDF | 5.5 | No | $6.67/mo | Android, iOS, Windows |
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Questions about Bean alternatives
What is the best alternative to Bean?
ONLYOFFICE Docs, number 1 in word processing software with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: Calmly Writer, Collabora Online, Zoho Writer and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Bean?
ONLYOFFICE Docs is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 13 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.