Bento vs LibreOffice

Comparing two open source alternatives to Microsoft 365. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

Bento

MIT

An open-source office suite in a single HTML file — slides, docs, and sheets that run entirely in the browser.

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LibreOffice

MPL-2.0

A powerful free and open source office suite with word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and more.

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Side-by-side comparison

	Bento	LibreOffice
License	MIT	MPL-2.0
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	5,569	4,561
Forks	385	989
Open Issues	24	1
Last Commit	Oct 27, 2026	Oct 26, 2026
First Released	Jul 17, 2026	Oct 31, 2013
Categories	Presentation Tools	Productivity & Utilities
Tags	#documents #browser #drag-and-drop	#office-suite #productivity #documents #spreadsheets

GitHub stars over time

Bento5,569

LibreOffice

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