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OnlyOffice Community Server vs Univer

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 UN Univer Full-stack framework for collaborative office docs
FeatureOnlyOffice Community ServerUniver
CategoryOffice SuitesOffice Suites
LicenseApache-2.0Apache-2.0
LanguageC#TypeScript
Setup difficultyMediumHard
Min. RAM4,096 MB512 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metalsource, docker
GitHub stars★ 3,153★ 14,069
First released20142023
ReplacesMicrosoft 365Google Sheets, Microsoft Office

Why pick each one

Choose OnlyOffice Community Server if…

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

Choose Univer if…

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Mature project with 14.1k GitHub stars
  • Written in TypeScript
Univer details

Frequently asked questions

Is OnlyOffice Community Server or Univer better?

Neither is universally better. Univer has the larger community, while OnlyOffice Community Server is simpler to set up (medium difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.

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

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

Can I run OnlyOffice Community Server and Univer with Docker?

OnlyOffice Community Server: yes. Univer: yes.

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