Top 10 Microsoft Word Alternatives & Competitors

Top 10 Alternatives to Microsoft Word Recently Reviewed By G2 Community

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Adobe Acrobat
By Adobe
4.5/5
(3,734)
Product Description
Adobe Acrobat means a more seamless experience for your users, fewer hassles for your IT team.
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Reviewers say compared to Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat is:
More expensive
Slower to reach roi
Categories in common with Microsoft Word:
Document Creation

Pages
By Apple
4.3/5
(374)
Product Description
Pages for Mac is a powerful word processor that gives you everything you need to create documents that look beautiful.
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Categories in common with Microsoft Word:
Document Creation

Foxit PDF Editor
By Foxit
4.6/5
(3,343)
Product Description
Founded in 2001, Foxit is a leading provider of innovative PDF and eSignature products and services, helping knowledge workers increase productivity and do more with documents. Foxit combines easy-to-use desktop software, mobile apps, and cloud services in one powerful solution: The Foxit PDF Editor. This Intelligent Document Platform allows users to create, edit, fill, and sign documents through their integrated PDF Editor and eSign offerings – from anywhere and on any device. Foxit also enables software developers to incorporate innovative PDF technology into their applications via powerful, multi-platform Software Developer Kits (SDK). Winner of numerous awards, Foxit has over 700 million users and has sold to over 485,000 customers, ranging from SMBs to global enterprises worldwide. Foxit products are ISO 32000-1/PDF 1.7 standard compliant, therefore, compatible with your existing PDF documents and forms.
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Reviewers say compared to Microsoft Word, Foxit PDF Editor is:
Better at support
Easier to do business with
Categories in common with Microsoft Word:
Document Creation
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Dropbox Paper
By Dropbox
4.1/5
(4,507)
Product Description
Paper is a lightweight, web-based, word processing tool from Dropbox.
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Categories in common with Microsoft Word:
Document Creation

Adobe InCopy
By Adobe
4.2/5
(67)
Product Description
Adobe InCopy is a word processing program that integrates with Adobe InDesign. It is a fully functional word processor but is rarely used without InDesign.
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Reviewers say compared to Microsoft Word, Adobe InCopy is:
Slower to reach roi
More expensive
Categories in common with Microsoft Word:
Document Creation

Ulysses
By Ulysses
4.5/5
(25)
Product Description
Ulysses for Mac lets you focus when you need to concentrate. It keeps all your texts neatly stuffed in its intuitive library. With a few clicks, Ulysses can create beautiful documents from your manuscripts: PDFs, web pages, even iBooks-ready ePubs.
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Reviewers say compared to Microsoft Word, Ulysses is:
Better at support
More expensive
Categories in common with Microsoft Word:
Document Creation

Scrivener
By Literature & Latte
4.5/5
(86)
Product Description
Project Manager & Word Processor In One! Stop Organizing. Start Writing
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Categories in common with Microsoft Word:
Document Creation

Zoho Writer
By Zoho
4.4/5
(97)
Product Description
We believe in the power of words. That's why we've created Writer, a powerful word processor available across all of your devices. Collaborate with teammates in real-time. Create elegant, inspiring documents for free.
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Reviewers say compared to Microsoft Word, Zoho Writer is:
Easier to do business with
Easier to set up
Easier to admin
Categories in common with Microsoft Word:
Document Creation

MadCap Flare
By MadCap Software
4.4/5
(484)
Product Description
MadCap Flare allows you to create, manage and publish content to a variety of formats, including print, online, desktop and mobile.
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Reviewers say compared to Microsoft Word, MadCap Flare is:
Slower to reach roi
More expensive
Categories in common with Microsoft Word:
Document Creation

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