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If you're looking for an alternative office suite, there are several choices to be found. Here are five favorites that aren't Office 365 or Google Workspace. Let us help you navigate this ever-changing world of IT. [email protected]

1. Zoho Office *If you’ve used either Google Workspace or Office 365, Zoho Workplace will be surprisingly familiar. Standard account at $3/month/user for 30GB mail storage (per user) and 10GB WorkDrive storage (per user) and the Professional account at $6/month/user for 100GB mail and 100GB WorkDrive storage.*

2. NextCloud *Installs locally on a server so data is never shared outside of LAN. So, if the idea of storing your important documents on a third-party server rubs you the wrong way, Nextcloud is a fantastic option. Nextcloud is free to download and use.*

3. ONLYOFFICE *Can be a bit tricky to get up and running, but when ready, you’ll find a well-designed user-interface that gives you access to tools for documents, spreadsheets, project management, CRM, mail, contacts and more. It also offers 100% compatibility with docx, xlsx and pptx. And, like Nextcloud, you’ll be storing all of your documents on your own server. Deploying ONLYOFFICE via Docker is free.*

4. iCloud *Apple’s iCloud allows users to access the iWork suite of tools, which includes Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Photos, iCloud Drive, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Reminders and more. The only caveat is that the iCloud layout could use a bit of work. Instead of having one interface that integrates all of the tools, you have to open each tool individually from the icloud.com site*

5. Softmaker Office *Available for Linux, macOS and Windows, Softmaker Office includes documents, spreadsheets, presentations and offers PDF creation and much more. You can either subscribe to SoftMaker Office NX Universal for $4.99/month or NX Home for $29.99/month or purchase SoftMaker Office 2021 for $79.95.*

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