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ONLYOFFICE Docs vs CryptPad

Pick ONLYOFFICE if you want an OOXML suite (the published Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Slides stack). Pick CryptPad if you want an end-to-end-encrypted pad, not a .docx server.

Facts checked 21 Oct 2026. License, language, and GitHub activity come from the catalog or the project's own repo. "Not in the catalog row" means the public catalog dump does not store that number.

ONLYOFFICE Docs in the catalog CryptPad in the catalog Start on Railway

How they compare

ONLYOFFICE DocsCryptPad
LicenseAGPL-3.0 (catalog) sourceAGPL-3.0 (catalog) source
LanguageShell (catalog) JavaScript (catalog)
GitHub activity7,037 stars in the catalog source8,022 stars in the catalog source
Self-hostPublished as /stacks/onlyoffice-collabora. .docx/.xlsx/.pptx server. End-to-end-encrypted pads. Official docs at cryptpad.org.
Best forOffice Open XML files you already have. Encrypted collaboration if OOXML is not the job.

Self-hosting and resource needs

ONLYOFFICE is on /stacks/onlyoffice-collabora. CryptPad is cryptpad/cryptpad. Collabora is the other OOXML editor — /compare/onlyoffice-vs-collabora. Do not call CryptPad a PowerPoint clone.

FAQ

ONLYOFFICE or Collabora?
/compare/onlyoffice-vs-collabora. This pair is the OOXML suite versus the encrypted pad.
Is this Google Docs?
Google Docs on Nextcloud is /replace/google-docs. This pair is the editor versus an E2EE pad.
Are these free?
Both catalog rows are AGPL-3.0. You pay hosting.
How do I deploy CryptPad?
Follow cryptpad.org self-host docs. The published office stack remains /stacks/onlyoffice-collabora.

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