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OnlyOffice Community Server vs Rowy

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted office suites options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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ON OnlyOffice Community Server Collaboration server pairing with the ONLYOFFICE editors VS RO Rowy Spreadsheet-like UI for Firestore databases
FeatureOnlyOffice Community ServerRowy
CategoryOffice SuitesOffice Suites
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
LanguageC#TypeScript
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM4,096 MB512 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metaldocker, source
GitHub stars★ 3,153★ 6,832
First released20142021
ReplacesMicrosoft 365Airtable

Why pick each one

Choose OnlyOffice Community Server if…

  • Integrated office portal
  • Open source core
OnlyOffice Community Server details

Choose Rowy if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Mature project with 6.8k GitHub stars
  • Written in TypeScript
Rowy details

Frequently asked questions

Is OnlyOffice Community Server or Rowy better?

Neither is universally better. Rowy has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are OnlyOffice Community Server and Rowy free and open-source?

Yes. OnlyOffice Community Server is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Rowy under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run OnlyOffice Community Server and Rowy with Docker?

OnlyOffice Community Server: yes. Rowy: yes.

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