# Page 20 | Apache OpenOffice Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 20 - Is Apache OpenOffice the right Productivity solution for you? Explore 499 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/160717/Apache-OpenOffice/reviews --- Apache OpenOffice 4.4 (499) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/160717/Apache-OpenOffice/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 20 - Reviews of Apache OpenOffice ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 476-499 of 499 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use SL Sandra L. CL Account Manager Insurance Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Apache OpenOffice" December 4, 2018 5.0 Overall this is an exceptional alternative to Microsoft Office. It is easy to use, set up a lot like Microsoft Office and is compatible with Microsoft Office. Is great to add to those extra laptops etc that you do not want to have Microsoft Office installed on. Pros Is very easy to use and compatible with Microsoft Office Cons The formula portion can be a little confusing. Review Source DD Douglas D. Webhost/Marketing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Free to use Office Suite that does the Basics Well" May 17, 2018 4.0 Pros Easy to use, Free Word Processing and Spreadsheet software that can be used offline. Small footprint on user's hard drive. Cons User interface is a bit dated compared to other products, and some file formats are proprietary so documents don't share easily. But still a good free offline product Review Source AD ANDREW D. Chiropractor Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Worked great, preferred Microsoft" April 16, 2018 3.0 Pros Being Free is a huge plus for having this software and the learning curve is minimal as it is very similar to other office documents. Cons Compatibility with other users is the biggest problem that i have had with using this product and ultimately why we not longer use the product Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Guionista e investigador Used the software for: ### "If you know MSOffice practically you will not realize what program you are using" May 21, 2018 4.0 Pros Easy to use. Supports numerous file formats. supports more than 110 languages. Easy installation. Simple functions. Cons Sometimes unstable. The appearance is unattractive. You have problems to execute such basic commands. Review Source RD Rahul D. email marketing manager Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Qualitative use of Apache OpenOffice" April 27, 2022 5.0 Pros Apache office is really good place do operation like people used to do in ms office. plus there are some extra facility that you can not have it in ms office. - you can easily access any function from one place not like to have separate application for each function. - you can draw any algorithm & diagram with better explanation. while in MS you have to install seperate program for that. Cons \- sometimes It's bit slower to load full application. - maybe they can improve User interface. Review Source DC Daniel C. Operations Manager Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great Software and MC Office replacement" July 13, 2017 4.0 Pros Does everything that others do and more, great price! Offers many features other pay software does not. Cons Not more widely supported base file formats, I would also like to see better support for adding videos and media to files and presentations. Review Source JL Joshua L. Station Manager Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Still good even with the split" August 8, 2017 4.0 Pros Very intuitive, has effectively cloned the indistry leaders' products and layput, so it can be used woth little training. Cons Still cannpt perfectly import non native files. Word docs it can dp pretty goof, but wordperfect has serious shortcomings. Review Source RO Rainie O. Instructor Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Even though it's free, it's not better than its competitors" July 18, 2019 3.0 Pros Great that it's free! Great that it can edit Microsoft Office formats. Cons For free a Office suite, I strongly strongly prefer Google's suite. Docs, sheets, etc. My biggest problem with OpenOffice is that it tries to be Microsoft Office but is so much more awkward and clunky. I would like OpenOffice more if it stripped away a lot of its bells and whistles and focused more on desktop minimalism. Review Source GE Gilad E. Certification Engineer Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Editing documents for personal use" May 11, 2018 3.0 Pros The tool still provide a great free option for the Microsoft office users as it can handle the more "complex" Microsoft office files. Cons The open office implementation gets less attention from it's developers recently in terms of bug fixing and maintenance, in addition the program is a bit resource consuming. Review Source RR Rita R. ux designer Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great tool for document creation" December 24, 2019 5.0 It's a great free solution for everyday office needs Pros The open office has all the minimum functionality for creating standard format documents such as text, spreadsheets and slides. In addition it is open source Cons The software interface is a point that leaves a little to be desired because it is old and not updated. Review Source PB Peter B. Owner Real Estate Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Openoffice - the alternative" May 27, 2020 5.0 Very good, easy to use and does all it needs to do for us Pros Easy to use and at a great price. This is the only useful alternative we found to the paid products by Microsoft Cons You need to remember to save the documents in specific formats if you wish to send them to someone using Windows software Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Worship and Children's Pastor Religious Institutions Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Difficult to use" December 14, 2018 3.0 We have had team members that only had access to OpenOffice, so I use it to read OpenOffice files. Pros I like the fact that OpenOffice is free, and can be a good solution on a tight budget. Cons It is very difficult to import and export to various file formats, and also difficult to use various features. Review Source NO Nikki O. Client Tech Analyst I Automotive Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Open Office" February 6, 2020 4.0 This is a pretty easy product to use and won't break the pocket book Pros Free is the way to go. Open Office is about as close to Microsoft Office as you will get without the money Cons Having been a Microsoft Office user for so long there were some functions that were not available on this software and I really missed having them. Review Source RR Raghwendra R. Home user Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Apache OpenOffice Review" August 30, 2019 3.0 Good till one older version Pros Ease of use, ease of shifting from MS Word/ MS Office Cons Numbers replaced with non-numeric characters in latest version 4.1.6 I am unable to figure out how to solve this problem. Inbuilt also was helpless on this issue. T Review Source RS Robert S. design of mechanical Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Apache OpenOffice" August 9, 2019 4.0 So look, a very good office for someone who is not involved in any professional activity. The reason is that it's free. Pros Easy to install application, with spreadsheets, presentations, etc. Cons Sometimes the tools I need can't find right away because I'm used to microsoft office pro. Review Source eP ed P. me Computer & Network Security Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Massively dissappointed..." May 27, 2020 1.0 shit, sadly... Pros It was OK, except for the consistent lock-ups and crashes... Cons consistent lock-ups and crashes... ( I don't understand your terrible interface , I see xx/xx & don't understand... perhaps you could simply speak English...???) Reason for choosing Apache OpenOffice opensource reviews and ratings Review Source DB David B. Manager Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Great Alternative to Microsoft Office " July 1, 2019 5.0 Pros If you can't afford the MS office suite, this is a great alternative for you. The free version is packed with the essentials that will allow you to type and create your everyday documents and presentations. I would say this software is much easier to navigate since the essentials are right in front of you. Cons This is a great software and I don't have much negative to say about it. The only thing that happened when I initially downloaded it, it made my virus protection go off. All I had to do was approve the download and it worked just fine! Review Source PY Parker Y. Musician Music Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great features and free!" March 16, 2020 4.0 Overall I think this is a great product. Especially for a free service. You can do anything you'd need to do from presentations or word processing. Pros I liked that this software has literally everything that paid programs would have but for free. If you're doing basic information presentations or organizational type things, then you will be more than happy with this free service. Cons I don't really have any complaints or issues. Basically anything that you would need to do, you can. If you need to do anything for your business or school, it's easy to use and free. Review Source AR Abel R. Teacher Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Necessary-but not sufficient" November 5, 2019 3.0 A great substitute which can be used for your basic tasks and functions. However, when you are looking for perfection and professionalism, it is not sufficent for your needs Pros The interface is simple and easily understandable. It can be widely used in smart classroom boards and can be a vital tool for your office works. It is really cost effective as compared to its counterparts Cons There is a great let down in the features and which he are very less. It does not accept most of the features in Microsoft and shows bugs and errord while opening an MS OFFICE file. Review Source MS Marko S. IT Support Technician Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great Alternative To Microsoft Office" July 16, 2019 5.0 Pros Free and easy to use with a majority of the functionality you can find in Microsoft Office. Cons The GUI/interface is similar to Office but not exactly the same. It may take some time to get used to. Review Source NR Neil R. Health Fitness Professional/Exercise Specialist Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Trash" December 7, 2018 2.0 Pros I like the fact that it is free and has inferior versions of word, powerpoint, and excel. Cons Absolutely frustrating to use and navigate, takes several attempts at changing a setting for it to actually work, randomly crashes and loses most of your work, and the program seems to work against you more than it works for you. Review Source EB Ethan B. Student Computer & Network Security Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Free software" October 17, 2018 3.0 Pros I like this is free and that it did the job whilst I didn't have access to another word processor. Cons It is hard to use and structure. Coming from word the functions and toolbars weren't as good. Also when saving the document as another format would cause all the words and images to move about and the whole format of the page would be different. Review Source SK Sachin K. student Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Good alternative to Microsoft Office (Free!!)" March 14, 2018 5.0 Pros If you are not ready to spend for an office license then this is what you are looking for. Basically has all the features just like MS Office but for free. Although the UI could have been better. Cons Pretty Nice!! except for UI. Could have been richer and sometimes the MS Word created docs do not open properly. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Teacher Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "A reliable opensource alternative to commercial Office products" October 17, 2019 4.0 The compatibility to other Office products makes it a a serious player in this industry. I felt comfortable using it from the first moment. Pros The versatility and ease of use of this software makes any user feel comfortable to use it without second thought. Cons I think the lack of real-time collaboration, in all of this software's components, is a weak point but it can be improved in future versions. Review Source Similar Products Featured