5 Alternatives to "Office"

1. Ability Software

-Ability Office is an easy to use and an easy to afford software suite. It’s perfect for use in the office, home, or school. Ability Office is available in three different suites, each designed for specific users. I think that Ability Office is a better alternative to Microsoft Office because it has many of the same features. It’s supposed to be easy to use and it’s so much cheaper than Microsoft Office.

-Visit the Ability Software website.



2. Applixware

-Appixware is a much cheaper alternative to Microsoft Office yet it has many of the same features. The full-featured suite includes modules such as a word processor, a real time event driven spreadsheet, a programmable vector graphic tool, a database interface, and much more. It’s designed to work in Windows as well as the UNIX/Linux operating environments.

-Visit the Applixware website.


3. StarOffice Software

-StarOffice is also a much cheaper alternative to Microsoft Office with the same features. It has powerful and integrated word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, and database capabilities. It can also read and edit Microsoft Office files. You can download this software directly off the StarOffice website for $34.95. You also get a free PDF import and export capability. A new feature for this software is that it can be supported Macintosh OS X as well as several other operating environments.

-Visit the StarOffice website.


4. Google Docs

-Google Docs is a much better alternative to Microsoft Office because it is totally free and it has the same features as Microsoft Office. Google Docs is a web-based word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, and form application. You can create and edit documents online while having other Google Docs users review your work.

-Visit the Google Docs website.



5. OpenOffice

-OpenOffice is as easy to use as Microsoft Office but the best part about it is that it is totally free. You can download it straight from the OpenOffice website and you can download it in any language. It can also read files from almost any other office programs. You can also put OpenOffice on as many computers you want. You can make copies of the program and give them to family, friends, students, or anyone you like.

-Visit the OpenOffice website.