Side by side

Calligra Words vs Thinkfree Office

Both stand on word processing software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Choose Thinkfree Office if your organization needs collaborative document editing and control over where documents and related records are stored. Its deployment choices and file compatibility support a range of organizational setups. Look elsewhere if you need desktop apps or offline editing.

Visit Thinkfree Office

The facts

	Calligra Words	Thinkfree Office
Free plan	Yes	A free trial
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Linux	API, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows
Lowest paid plan	Not published	MCC License: $900 a year
Plans published	None	5
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	calligra.org	thinkfree.com
On word processing software	#35 of 45	#39 of 45

Calligra Words: what it does well

Thinkfree Office: what it does well

Supports DOC/DOCX, XLS/XLSX, PPT/PPTX, and ODF formats.
Real-time collaboration and track changes are available.
Self-hosting keeps documents, history, and access logs on customer-managed servers.
Hosted API returns saved files to customer storage.
Supports Docker and Kubernetes deployment.

What to know first

There is no free plan; the free trial lasts 30 days.
The MCC License has a 30 active-browser-tab minimum.
White-labeling and multi-server deployment are paid options on the MCC and NU licenses.
Desktop apps and offline editing are unavailable.

Alternatives to Calligra Words Alternatives to Thinkfree Office The whole list