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gspread vs ONLYOFFICE Docs
gspread has 7,507 GitHub stars, 978 forks, 73 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. ONLYOFFICE Docs has 6,910 stars, 1,308 forks, 1,135 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. gspread leads on adoption by 9% (7,507 vs 6,910 stars). gspread is written in Python under MIT; ONLYOFFICE Docs is written in Shell under AGPL-3.0. gspread has attracted 13% as many forks as stars, ONLYOFFICE Docs 19%. gspread 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 | ONLYOFFICE Docs | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 7.5K | ★ 6.9K |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Python | Shell |
| Last push | 2026-07-30 | 2026-07-22 |
| Forks | ⑂ 978 | ⑂ 1.3K |
| 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 ONLYOFFICE Docs if
- You want the ONLYOFFICE Docs feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Shell
- You evaluated both and ONLYOFFICE Docs 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 ONLYOFFICE Docs
ONLYOFFICE Docs is a free collaborative online office suite of viewers and editors for text documents, spreadsheets, presentations, forms, PDFs and diagrams, intended for teams and organisations that need real time document collaboration either inside their own infrastructure or embedded in a third party file sharing platform.
read the full ONLYOFFICE Docs overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is gspread or ONLYOFFICE Docs more popular?
gspread has 7,507 GitHub stars and ONLYOFFICE Docs has 6,910. gspread has the larger community by that measure.
Are gspread and ONLYOFFICE Docs free?
Both are open source. gspread is licensed under MIT and ONLYOFFICE Docs under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between gspread and ONLYOFFICE Docs?
gspread is written in Python and ONLYOFFICE Docs 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 ONLYOFFICE Docs?
Choose gspread if you want the larger community (7,507 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose ONLYOFFICE Docs if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.