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gspread vs Collabora Online
gspread has 7,507 GitHub stars, 978 forks, 73 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. Collabora Online has 3,348 stars, 1,017 forks, 874 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. gspread leads on adoption by 124% (7,507 vs 3,348 stars). gspread is written in Python under MIT; Collabora Online is written in Shell under a custom or non-standard licence. gspread has attracted 13% as many forks as stars, Collabora Online 30%. Collabora Online was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
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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| gspread | Collabora Online | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 7.5K | ★ 3.3K |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | Python | Shell |
| Last push | 2026-07-30 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 978 | ⑂ 1.0K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick gspread if
- You weight community size — 7.5K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- 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 gspread
gspread is a Python client library for the Google Sheets API v4 that lets Python code open, read, write, format, and share Google Sheets spreadsheets without hand writing HTTP requests against the Sheets REST endpoints.
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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 gspread or Collabora Online more popular?
gspread has 7,507 GitHub stars and Collabora Online has 3,348. gspread has the larger community by that measure.
Are gspread and Collabora Online free?
Both are open source. gspread 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 gspread and Collabora Online?
gspread is written in Python 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, gspread or Collabora Online?
Choose gspread if you want the larger community (7,507 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Collabora Online if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.