Google is the world’s leading search engine that also offers a slew of SaaS and other tech products to its consumer base.

2021 Office Software Rising Stars: Zoho Workplace, Apache OpenOffice, Thinkfree, Polaris Office 2017, AbiWord, Etherpad, NeoOffice.

2021 Office Software Contenders: Microsoft Word, WordPerfect Office X8, OfficeSuite, PDF Reader Pro, LibreOffice.

2021 Office Software Leaders: G Suite, Office 365, Google Docs, WPS Office, iWork, PandaDoc, OnlyOffice.

We’ve analyzed their features, performance, integration, customer support, pricing, and several other key buying factors and combined it with feedback from user reviews to come up with the current list of best solutions: Our report covered 20 most popular products from the Office Software category. Make sure you read a more detailed review of each solution to find one that will work best for your specific needs and budget. Regardless of their tier, all products included in our CloudRank™ are popular, quality products considered top-performers by our team of experts.

They are products with solid foundations and a vision that makes us eager to see what they will become as their solution improves in the future.

Rising Stars: those with a User Score between 6.4 and 7.2 this tier includes products that have high-potential but still lack some crucial features or services expected from a leading solution.

They always represent well-designed tools that, over time, will most likely develop into market leaders as the missing features are added.

Contenders: those with a User Score between 7.2 and 8 this tier includes high-quality products that still have some minor drawbacks that prevent them from becoming leaders on the market.

They always represent the best of what the Office Software market has to offer and are all worth trying out if you’re looking for a reliable solution.

Leaders: those with a User Score of 8 or higher this tier includes products that are currently leaders on the market and are appreciated by both experts and actual users.

You can see the methodology below on how the calculations were made. We’ve calculated a score for each product based on the average experience shared by our users in their product reviews and arranged the list in three tiers.

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