Office Suite · United Kingdom (GB)
Collabora Online
Self-hostable online office suite based on LibreOffice.
The switch
Google Docs→Collabora Onlinealso replaces Microsoft 365
About
Collaborative online editing of documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Integrates with Nextcloud, ownCloud, Moodle and Mattermost. Used across EU public sector.
Why we recommend it
- Self-hosted, GDPR-friendly
- Real-time collaboration
- LibreOffice-based
- Integrates with Nextcloud
EU vs USA
Collabora Online vs Google Docs
Side-by-side on jurisdiction, data residency, and the rules that decide who can actually read your data.
Criteria
🇪🇺 Collabora Online
🇺🇸 Google Docs
Headquarters
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Mountain View, USA
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom (UK GDPR)
USA
Data location
Self-hosted
Global
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
No
End-to-end encryption
No
No
Open source
Yes
No
Ownership
Collabora Productivity Ltd
Alphabet Inc.
Founded
2015
2006
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