Productivity · Latvia (LV)
ONLYOFFICE
Office suite, fully MS-compatible.
The switch
Microsoft Office→ONLYOFFICEalso replaces Google Workspace
About
Latvian-built office suite with collaborative docs, spreadsheets and slides — fully compatible with .docx/.xlsx/.pptx.
Why we recommend it
- MS Office compatible
- Self-hostable
- Open source
EU vs USA
ONLYOFFICE vs Microsoft Office
Side-by-side on jurisdiction, data residency, and the rules that decide who can actually read your data.
Criteria
🇪🇺 ONLYOFFICE
🇺🇸 Microsoft Office
Headquarters
Riga, Latvia
Redmond, USA
Jurisdiction
Latvia (GDPR)
USA
Data location
EU or self-hosted
Global
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
No
End-to-end encryption
Yes
No
Open source
Yes
No
Ownership
Ascensio System SIA
Microsoft Corp.
Founded
2009
1990
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