Apache OpenOffice vs. Microsoft Access

Apache OpenOffice

106 Reviews and Ratings

Microsoft Access

842 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Apache OpenOffice	Score10 out of 10	N/A	Apache OpenOffice is a free open source office suite that includes six applications: Writer (word processor), Calc (spreadsheets), Impress (presentations), Draw (diagramming and graphics), Base (database), and Math (formulas).	N/A
Microsoft Access	Score7.7 out of 10	N/A	Microsoft Access is a database management system from Microsoft that combines the relational Microsoft Jet Database Engine with a graphical user interface and software-development tools.	$139.99 per PC

Pricing

Apache OpenOffice

Microsoft Access

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Microsoft Access: $139.99
per PC

Pricing Offerings
Apache OpenOffice	Microsoft Access
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Apache OpenOffice	Microsoft Access
Considered Both Products	Apache .Kim Murphy Owner in Marketing at Designz23 (Internet, 1-10 employees) Chose Apache OpenOffice Apache OpenOffice is less intense on our computer systems and saves us a ton of financial resources. Since our document creation and editing needs are typical of a small business and not very complex, Apache OpenOffice is sufficient for us. We think that almost any smaller to … Incentivized Helpful?	Microsoft Angad Singh Data Architecture Co-op in Information Technology at Johnson & Johnson (Hospital & Health Care, 10,001+ employees) Chose Microsoft Access I would prefer MySQL for larger data sets, but Microsoft Access is all around better than Apache OpenOffice. Incentivized Helpful? Lukas Sundahl, MBA Accounting Manager in Finance and Accounting at Solutions Through Innovative Technologies, Inc. (dba STI Technologies, Inc.) (Defense & Space, 201-500 employees) Chose Microsoft Access Overall, I feel that Microsoft Access stacks up well against the competitors. With Microsoft Access coming from Microsoft it has many qualities that people are already familiar with from using other tools, especially Excel. Microsoft Access comes with Office 365 and therefore … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Access I think MS Access is the best available platform for creating user-friendly databases that can be easily maintained by employees who do not have very many advanced technical skills. It's easy for an administrator to keep up and maintain even if they have no coding experience … Incentivized Helpful? Samantha Bearman, MPH Youth Services Supervisor Coordinator in Professional Services at Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (Non-Profit Organization Management, 51-200 employees) Chose Microsoft Access The fact that Microsoft Access truly is so simple for any user was a big contributing factor as to why we opted to use this program as opposed to others on the market. The storage capacity also contributed to our decision, along with the overall graphic function of data … Incentivized Helpful?
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	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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User Ratings
	Apache OpenOffice	Microsoft Access
Likelihood to Recommend	10.0 (20 ratings)	5.0 (99 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	8.0 (1 ratings)	10.0 (15 ratings)
Usability	9.0 (4 ratings)	7.0 (5 ratings)
Availability	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (1 ratings)
Support Rating	5.0 (2 ratings)	6.4 (5 ratings)
Implementation Rating	9.0 (1 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Ease of integration	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (1 ratings)
Product Scalability	- (0 ratings)	5.0 (1 ratings)