--- description: Learn more about LibreOffice price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in Australia. Read reviews from verified users and discover similar tools that fit your business needs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: LibreOffice Cost & Reviews - Capterra Australia 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Document Management Software](/directory/30063/document-management/software) > [LibreOffice](/software/158981/libreoffice) # LibreOffice Canonical: https://www.capterra.com.au/software/158981/libreoffice Page: 1 / 91\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/158981/libreoffice?page=2) > LibreOffice is an open source office suite with word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, formulas and database tools. > > Verdict: Rated **4.3/5** by 2236 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses LibreOffice? Suite of document management solutions for businesses, charities and government organizations with a template repository, autocorrect dictionary, built-in wizards, and more. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.3/5** | 2236 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 3.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: The Document Foundation - **Founded**: 2016 ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: LibreOffice is available for free. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish - **Available Countries**: Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Spain, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - Access Controls/Permissions - Archiving & Retention - Collaboration Tools - Content Publishing Options - Customizable Templates - Document Capture - Document Classification - Document Management - Document Storage - Electronic Signature - File Conversion - File Sharing - Full Text Search - Presentation Tools - Search/Filter - Text Editing ## Integrations (8 total) - Alinto - CloudSuite - Collabora Online - Corteza - EGroupware - GitHub - Microsoft SharePoint - Univention Corporate Server ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Chat ## Category - [Document Management Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/30063/document-management/software) ## Related Categories - [Document Management Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/30063/document-management/software) - [Productivity Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/30968/productivity/software) - [Content Management Systems](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/10007/content-management/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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This software works on both Windows and Linux, meaning that all staff can use it without being forced onto a specific operating system. > > **Cons**: On rare occasions there are formatting issues when moving between Writer and Microsoft word if the document has a complicated layout or lesser used features (like check boxes). > > Overall LibreOffice has all the features you want from an office suite. There is a learning curve when moving from Microsoft office, but it's not a steep curve. LibreOffice also seems to run much faster than Microsoft Office. ----- ### "Great free alternative to MS Office" — 5.0/5 > **Subhobrata** | *9 May 2025* | Management Consulting | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: It's free to use, and very closely resembles Microsoft Office 365 in features. MS Office costs a lot of money to buy for multiple users. > > **Cons**: If you use Libre Office, you should convert the files to docx / pdf before sharing with someone, else receivers get confused as they are not familiar with the file extensions > > Satisfied with Libre Office - it saves a ton of money and is easy to use. Sufficient if you are just using Word, Spreadsheets and Presentations. ----- ### "Great, affordable Microsoft Word alternative" — 5.0/5 > **Damon** | *19 May 2025* | Telecommunications | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: The freeware setup gives as many options as Microsoft Word. > > **Cons**: Saving documents requires additional steps to make them compatible with Microsoft Word. > > A great, affordable alternative to Microsoft Word. It requires extra effort to save the documents to make them Word-compatible, but the rest of the experience is smooth. ----- ### "Good enough for very basic use" — 3.0/5 > **Juan** | *2 January 2025* | Writing & Editing | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10 > > **Pros**: It’s free and has a significant amount features, you’ll be able to do most of what you can do with other office suites. > > **Cons**: Sometimes formatting by come become me troublesome and you can’t see files designed as they were in Microsoft office. > > I’ve used it when I needed text processing or basic spreadsheets, but it won’t be enough to replace it in somewhat advanced use cades. ----- ### "More than you will probably need." — 5.0/5 > **Nikolas** | *14 November 2024* | Graphic Design | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It is a full suite of office applications that for most people will do more than just fine. > > **Cons**: Honestly there is not much not to like. It is not like I have found something that made me use something else > > I started using it back in the Open Office days before the fork to Libre Office and now I keep on using it as a professional graphic designer. While not mission critical for my job, I do need to use office applications from time to time and Libre Office cover my needs fast and reliable. I mostly use Writer that provide tools that you usually see in DTP applications. I also use Calc and Draw from time to time. Specifically Draw is so stable and good that once there was a need to convert a landscape PPT from a client to portrait so I can print it, something that I would prefer Affinity Publisher any other day, but this would require some exporting that I simple didn't had time to do, and Draw managed just fine to open the PPT and had the tools to let me re-arrange everything and export to a PDF file that I then printed as booklet. I have also installed it for my family members like my mother and sisters and all of them used Libre Office just fine, even if they only ever learned to use MS Office. I do believe that most people don't need anything more than what Libre Office have to offer. ----- Page: 1 / 91\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/158981/libreoffice?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/158981/libreoffice) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | ja | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data