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bento vs Collabora Online
bento has 5,129 GitHub stars, 356 forks, 38 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Collabora Online has 3,348 stars, 1,017 forks, 874 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. bento leads on adoption by 53% (5,129 vs 3,348 stars). bento is written in TypeScript under MIT; Collabora Online is written in Shell under a custom or non-standard licence. bento has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, Collabora Online 30%. bento was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (office, open-source), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| bento | Collabora Online | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 5.1K | ★ 3.3K |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | Shell |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 356 | ⑂ 1.0K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick bento if
- You weight community size — 5.1K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Collabora Online if
- You want the Collabora Online feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Shell
- You evaluated both and Collabora Online fits your workflow better
About bento
Bento is an MIT licensed, local first PowerPoint alternative that ships as a single self contained HTML file, in which the deck carries its own viewer, presenter and editor so that anyone who opens it in a modern browser can edit or present it without installing anything.
read the full bento overview →
About Collabora Online
Collabora Online is an open source document editing suite for secure collaboration, and it sits in the productivity and office suite category. The repository metadata presents it as a suite for documents, office work, and enterprise use, with topics that connect it to LibreOffice, JavaScript, C++, Android, and iOS. Active development and code review happen on a Gerrit instance, while the GitHub repository is kept for issue tracking and release artifacts.
read the full Collabora Online overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is bento or Collabora Online more popular?
bento has 5,129 GitHub stars and Collabora Online has 3,348. bento has the larger community by that measure.
Are bento and Collabora Online free?
Both are open source. bento is licensed under MIT, and Collabora Online has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between bento and Collabora Online?
bento is written in TypeScript and Collabora Online in Shell. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, bento or Collabora Online?
Choose bento if you want the larger community (5,129 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Collabora Online if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.