Its ribbon interface is nearly identical to Microsoft Office’s, with tabs and tools in roughly the same spots in all three of its apps. Hands onĪs Office alternatives go, none adhere as faithfully to the Microsoft suite as WPS Office. This review is part of our roundup of best Microsoft Office alternatives. Go there for details on competing products and buying advice. WPS Office is available for Windows and Linux and offers companion apps for iOS and Android. The ads are short, around 10-seconds, but if you want to banish them for good, you can purchase the Premium version for a modest $30 per year.
The free version requires you to view ads to gain time-limited access to certain features like printing and exporting to PDF. If getting all this for free sounds to good to be true, there is a small caveat. It also comes with 1GB of online storage, called WPS Cloud, for sharing documents. The suite-comprised of the self-explanatory Writer, Spreadsheets, and Presentation apps-replicates most of the essential Microsoft Office features and adds a few unique extras. Kingsoft touts WPS Office as “your dream solution for a low-budget, no-commitment, free productivity office suite,” and it’s not just hyperbole.
