drawDB
Office SuitesBrowser-based database schema design and ER diagram tool
Replaces dbdiagram.io, Lucidchart
Best Lightweight Office Suites for self-hosting
The 6 best Lightweight office suites you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
x-spreadsheet
Office SuitesLightweight web-based spreadsheet component
Replaces Microsoft Excel
EtherCalc
Office SuitesReal-time collaborative spreadsheet editor
Replaces Google Sheets
WBO
Office SuitesOnline collaborative whiteboard for sketching
Replaces Miro, Microsoft Whiteboard
Carbone Document Engine
Office SuitesTemplate-based report and document generator
Replaces DocRaptor, Adobe PDF Services
ONLYOFFICE Document Builder
Office SuitesHeadless document generation engine for office files
Replaces Microsoft Office automation
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| drawDB | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 39,987 |
| x-spreadsheet | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 128 MB | MIT | 14,585 |
| EtherCalc | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 256 MB | CPAL-1.0 | 3,055 |
| WBO | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 256 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 2,668 |
| Carbone Document Engine | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | Apache-2.0 | 2,123 |
| ONLYOFFICE Document Builder | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 141 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: drawDB (39,987 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: drawDB (from 128 MB RAM, against 512 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 3 of 6 use AGPL-3.0; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Lightweight within the office suites category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.