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LibreOffice Writer vs. Microsoft Word

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricLibreOffice Writer

by LibreOffice

Microsoft Word

by Microsoft

Overall rating4.14.7
Review count872,065
Ease of use8.69.3
Ease of setup9.09.5
Quality of support7.99.0
Meets requirements8.89.5
NPS35.63218482.714215
Small Business59.3%39.7%
Mid-Market24.4%31.7%
Enterprise16.3%28.6%
Total page views2001,981
Total LLM citations1,0755,806

LibreOffice Writer

Writer has all the features you need from a modern, full-featured word processing and desktop publishing tool. It's simple enough for a quick memo, but powerful enough to create complete books with contents, diagrams, indexes, and more. You're free to concentrate on your message, while Writer makes it look great.

Pros

  • Features
  • Integrations
  • Reliability
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Simple

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word is a comprehensive word processing application developed by Microsoft, first introduced in 1983. It enables users to create, edit, format, and share text documents efficiently. Over the years, Word has evolved into a versatile tool, offering a wide range of features that cater to both personal and professional document creation needs. Key Features and Functionality: - Text Editing and Formatting: Provides a rich set of tools for text manipulation, including font selection, size adjustment, color customization, and paragraph alignment.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Features
  • Simple
  • Easy Editing
  • Templates
  • Easy Creation