Bangalore: For years Microsoft Office has been the lone front runner in the race for the best office tool in enterprise platform. Integrated applications for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, database management, email, and desktop publishing, whatever the platform is; Microsoft Office is the best. However, smaller business owners must note that all these office applications are also available through open source office productivity and that too for free.

But this scenario clearly raises a question, what about the features to be compensated? The platform namely open source office software, has underwent profound revolution in recent years, so opting for such free software doesn’t mean that IT administrators will lose all features and associated support. Today the open source office software stage is so ample and apt that it can certainly provide all the needed features to challenge the characteristics from Microsoft Office.

With that here’s the list that features top 5 free open source alternatives to Microsoft Office.