--- title: LibreOffice Reviews meta\_title: 'LibreOffice Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 272 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how LibreOffice works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.3 review\_count: 272 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: Collaboration & Productivity url: https://www.g2.com/categories/collaboration-productivity --- # LibreOffice Reviews & Product Details LibreOffice is a comprehensive, free, and open-source office suite that offers a range of applications for document creation and data processing. It includes Writer for word processing, Calc for spreadsheets, Impress for presentations, Draw for vector graphics and flowcharts, Base for databases, and Math for formula editing. Designed to be compatible with Microsoft Office formats, LibreOffice also natively supports the Open Document Format (ODF), ensuring flexibility and control over your documents. Key Features and Functionality: - Writer: A versatile word processor suitable for creating everything from quick memos to complex documents like books and reports. It supports various file formats and offers tools for formatting, spell checking, and more. - Calc: A powerful spreadsheet application equipped with over 500 functions for financial, statistical, and mathematical operations. It includes advanced analysis tools, charting capabilities, and supports multiple file formats. - Impress: A presentation tool that provides a wide array of multimedia features, including animations and drawing tools, to create engaging slideshows. - Draw: A vector graphics editor ideal for creating diagrams, flowcharts, and 3D artwork. - Base: A database management tool that allows users to create and manage databases, forms, and reports, supporting various database engines. - Math: A formula editor for creating complex mathematical equations, which can be integrated into other LibreOffice documents. Primary Value and User Solutions: LibreOffice empowers users by providing a robust and free alternative to proprietary office suites, eliminating licensing costs and promoting the use of open standards. Its compatibility with a wide range of document formats ensures seamless collaboration and document sharing. The suite's extensibility through extensions and templates allows users to tailor the software to their specific needs, enhancing productivity and creativity. By offering a comprehensive set of tools for various office tasks, LibreOffice addresses the needs of individuals, businesses, and educational institutions seeking a reliable and cost-effective office solution. * * * Seller [The Document Foundation (TDF)](https://www.g2.com/sellers/the-document-foundation-tdf) Discussions [LibreOffice Community](https://www.g2.com/products/libreoffice/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Italo Vignoli (Hi-Tech Marketing & Media Relations, focus on Open Source Software & Open Document Standards, LibreOffice, ODF & OSI) Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 2 months ### Return on Investment 5 months [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/libreoffice/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Google Workspace](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Google Workspace") Google Workspace 4.6/5(48,158) ](https://www.g2.com/products/google-workspace/reviews) [ ![Microsoft 365](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Microsoft 365") Microsoft 365 4.6/5(5,855) ](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft365/reviews) [ ![ONLYOFFICE Workspace](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "ONLYOFFICE Workspace") ONLYOFFICE Workspace 4.4/5(66) ](https://www.g2.com/products/onlyoffice-workspace/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/libreoffice/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 272 real user reviews. Implementation Time 2 months Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) AC Ariane C. Sargent Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 7/5/2022 "Best Open source solution for Docs and WorkSheets" 4/5 What do you like best about LibreOffice? In addition to being open-source the compatibility with Microsoft Office is fantastic. I´ve been using Libre Office since 2015 and I'm fully satisfied with the app. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about LibreOffice? Microsoft Office is more complete about plugins and other tools such as cloud storage. LibreOffice doesn't offer support to the client because it´s free, but the community is very active. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is LibreOffice solving and how is that benefiting you? First of all, it is free, so I don't have to be concern about licenses and updates. Another cool feature is the possibility of developing macros in python. I can open any extension of other office applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Ron S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ron S.") RS Ron S. Crisis Line Specialist Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/12/2022 "Does everything you want" 5/5 What do you like best about LibreOffice? Functions very similarly to the expensive other brand Very easy to use Lots of internet tips tricks out there Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about LibreOffice? Not as clean of a user interface A little longer leaning curve Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering LibreOffice: If you could do it in Word, you can do it in Libre Office Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is LibreOffice solving and how is that benefiting you? Document creation Spreadsheet use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Rinaldo Moreira da N.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Rinaldo Moreira da N.") RN Rinaldo Moreira da N. Digitador Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 12/15/2021 "Libre Office - an easy-to-use, open-source suite of applications" 4.5/5 What do you like best about LibreOffice? What I like most about this software is its ease of use, simplicity, a clean, easy-to-understand structure. In addition, it has tools so that we can do our work with more professionalism, fonts, the WordArt replacement that is FontWork, I like all the programs that make up the package and recommend it so that it can be used. The presentation part and the Text Editor deserve to be highlighted, since the program that creates presentations has more design, more templates, more vibrant colors, while the text editor I mentioned sometimes has its highlight too, for this and for other reasons I like libreoffice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about LibreOffice? What I like most about this software is the ease of handling the components that come with it, each program that makes up libreoffice leaves nothing to be desired when compared to its paid competitor, a clean, intuitive and very easy-to-use interface. Free office in text function has a huge range of fonts, sizes, graphics, an alternative to word art, our software that came to transform when typing content, and the best part of all is that it is open source and free . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is LibreOffice solving and how is that benefiting you? Some problems like looking for commands in the menu and toolbars, this program that is called Writer, the commands are easily accessible in addition to being on the menu bars, we can have them under these bars, making it easy to apply what you want. the person intends. Libreoffice mainly for those who like to write books, convert texts to pdf, treatment of information, construction of tables and presentations are very easy to use, tool commands, menus are all made easy for people to use without fear. When it comes to formatting a page, you can see how easy it is to deal with it, as all the tools are organized. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") UI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 9/19/2022 "best application to read excel file and doc file on mac and ubuntu" 5/5 What do you like best about LibreOffice? the interface proivded by libreoffice is very simple, i am using this app from longtime in both mac and ubuntu Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about LibreOffice? it is bit slow as compared to microsoft office Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is LibreOffice solving and how is that benefiting you? it is providing this app for free, if i use microsoft office i have to pay huge amount every year Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Luis Alberto P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Luis Alberto P.") LP Luis Alberto P. Music Producer and Manager Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 12/10/2021 "All the functionality of a great free word processor" 4/5 What do you like best about LibreOffice? To be free software it is quite stable and good, it honestly has nothing to envy to the payment options, the interface is very intuitive and professional, it has everything you need to correctly manage any type of information or write any type of document. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about LibreOffice? The graphical interface is a bit dated, but this is not a problem for those who like the retro style. For the rest, I have not found any errors that affect my productivity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering LibreOffice: If you have no problem using a visually old version, feel free to use this free tool. At first it costs a bit to adapt if you come from other word processors, but it is worth the change. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is LibreOffice solving and how is that benefiting you? I have been able to successfully manage the database of the songs we produce in data management tables similar to excel. I have written letters and administrative documents, such as collection accounts, Exporting them to PDF for later sending by email. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Muthukumar D.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Muthukumar D.") MD Muthukumar D. Graduate Engineering Trainee Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 5/2/2022 "It's a very good replacement for Microsoft office" 4/5 What do you like best about LibreOffice? It is completely free for anyone to use and distribute at no cost No licensing fee Extensive language support Consistent user interface Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about LibreOffice? It doesn't do a lot of the more obscure things you can do in MS office Mostly formula supports is there but lot of key shortcut is not there Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is LibreOffice solving and how is that benefiting you? Main business problem is cost and it is convincing this cause Pdf export is free which is extra cost add-ins in other suites Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Preet C.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Preet C.") PC Preet C. UI/UX Designer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 11/16/2021 "All In One Useful Free Office Tool for Business Use & Personal Use" 4.5/5 What do you like best about LibreOffice? The best thing I like most about LibreOffice is, It is completely free to use and I can download it on any system like Linux, Mac, or Windows OS. It is the best alternative free option of Microsoft Office. It has a very neat and clean user interface which helps beginner users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about LibreOffice? The thing I don't like about LibreOffice is, It is not completely stable like Microsoft Office. It needs lots of improvement to beat paid competitors in the market. Another thing I don't like is, It's cross-compatibility with Google Docs and Microsoft Office is not good as much. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering LibreOffice: Libre Office is one of the best alternatives to Microsoft Office. Libre Office is completely free to use which is available for all OS like Windows, Mac, and Linux. I highly recommend it to those organizers and people who are not able to purchase paid software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is LibreOffice solving and how is that benefiting you? The problems I solved with LibreOffice are, It is very helpful when we haven't enough money for pad software. It works almost like paid software like Microsoft Office. It helps me to open an office file in any system by downloading Libre Office from their website, which is one plus point for me to access my files completely free from anywhere. I use spreadsheet tools often for my business purpose. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Chetan K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Chetan K.") CK Chetan K. Consultant Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/23/2022 "Great free alternative to Microsoft office" 3.5/5 What do you like best about LibreOffice? - Free to use open source software - Not very heavy on your system and there are regular updates - Provides almost as many facility as Microsoft office. Hence can work as a good alternative when compared. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about LibreOffice? - Interface is not as excellent as MS Office but still usable. User Interface can be improved to a large extent. - Some of the file formats are not supported by Libre office Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is LibreOffice solving and how is that benefiting you? I have used it as an alternative to MS office on my spare laptop. It handled most of the general requirements such as creating word, excel, PowerPoint presentations quite soomthly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite SB Saptarshi B. S Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 10/30/2021 "Libre Office: The best open source office application" 4.5/5 What do you like best about LibreOffice? The best part about Libre Office is that it is an all in one office suite. It supports all my office files: Word, PowerPoint, Excel altogether. The best part is that it has cross-platform support and available for use across Windows, Linux and Mac. Even it supports Microsoft office files, which makes it even better as Microsoft office has still more market share than any other software. It has a clean, easy to use UI, and has all the features of MS office which makes it my favourite application for all my office needs, and that too available for free. Also, it is updated regularly, which makes it even better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about LibreOffice? I am using this basically on my Linux system, as it came preinstalled. I have not faced any issue so far. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering LibreOffice: If you want a free and easy-to-use office suite that works exactly like MS office, just go for it without any second thought. It is surely the best open-source application in the market. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is LibreOffice solving and how is that benefiting you? I am using LibreOffice for all my Office requirements. The major benefit I have realized from this app is that it completely overshadows MS Office. I don't require MS Office for any of my work now. LibreOffice fulfills all my needs and demands. I am using it for everything that I want to do with my office files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite NR Nagarjuna R. Backend Developer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 10/26/2021 "Best office software on Linux Platform" 5/5 What do you like best about LibreOffice? I use LibreOffice specifically on my Ubuntu Linux system as it comes bundled with it. The best part about this application is that it is highly customizable, easy to use with a similar interface to MS office. I never felt the need of MS office on switching to Linux system, where Microsoft office is not available. But LibreOffice does the job easily without any compatibility issues in opening office files. Moreover, it is free and open source, which make love it more! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about LibreOffice? I have been using LibreOffice for more than a year now, and I never felt any issue with it. Except that it still doesn't provide support to newer office file versions like MS Office 2019. Rest all is good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is LibreOffice solving and how is that benefiting you? The major benefit I have realized from this application is that I never felt the need to install a software like MS office in my Linux system to do my work. I am using this application for all my office work when I use my Linux machine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about LibreOffice? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. [ Ask about LibreOffice ](https://www.g2.com/products/libreoffice/discussions/new) ![Chi Wai H.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Chi Wai H.") CH Chi Wai HUI • Last activity over 6 years ago Anyone can use LibreOffice 6 without performance issue? 1 Upvote 1 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/anyone-can-use-libreoffice-6-without-performance-issue) ![Saksham K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Saksham K.") 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