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| - | + | This page attempts to provide a balanced, but by no means complete, comparison of NeoOffice's performance with 2 comparable office suites - Apache OpenOffice and LibreOffice - to help you make a more informed decision when evaluating office software. | |
| - | + | === NeoOffice 2015.4 vs. Apache OpenOffice 4.1.2 vs. LibreOffice 5.0.4 === | |
| - | == | + | <table width="100%"> |
| + | <tr {{HeaderRow}}><th align="left">Performance Test</th> | ||
| + | <th>NeoOffice 2015.4</th> | ||
| + | <th>Apache OpenOffice 4.1.2</th> | ||
| + | <th>LibreOffice 5.0.4</th> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | <tr {{HeaderRow}}><th align="left" colspan="5">General:</th></tr> | ||
| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td>Price</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/neooffice/id639210716?mt=12 Payment] of US$29.99 in Mac App Store</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">$0.00</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">$0.00</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| - | + | <tr {{HeaderRow}}><th align="left" colspan="5">Launch Time:</th></tr> | |
| - | <tr {{HeaderRow}}><th align="left" | + | <tr {{BlueRow}}> |
| - | <tr {{ | + | <td colspan="5">Launch time to active cursor in Writer/Word document by double-clicking on application in Finder after reboot (cold start)</td> |
| - | + | </tr> | |
| - | + | <tr> | |
| - | <tr><td>Launch time to active cursor in Writer document by double-clicking on application in Finder after quitting application (warm start)</td> | + | <td></td> |
| - | + | <td align="center">8 seconds</td> | |
| - | + | <td align="center">14 seconds</td> | |
| + | <td align="center">17 seconds</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | <tr {{BlueRow}}> | ||
| + | <td colspan="5">Launch time to active cursor in Writer/Word document by double-clicking on application in Finder after quitting application (warm start)</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td></td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">4 seconds</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">5 seconds</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">6 seconds</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| - | <tr {{HeaderRow}}><th align="left" colspan=" | + | <tr {{HeaderRow}}><th align="left" colspan="5">Word Processor:</th></tr> |
| - | <tr {{HeaderRow}}><th align="left" colspan=" | + | <tr {{HeaderRow}}><th align="left" colspan="5">... with a 500,000 character document (approximately 125 pages long)</th></tr> |
| - | <tr><td | + | <tr {{BlueRow}}> |
| - | <tr {{BlueRow}}><td | + | <td colspan="5">Open in Print Layout view, by dragging from Finder to closed application (warm start)</td> |
| - | <tr><td | + | </tr> |
| - | <tr {{BlueRow}}><td | + | <tr> |
| - | <tr><td | + | <td></td> |
| - | <tr {{BlueRow}}><td | + | <td align="center">5 seconds</td> |
| - | <tr><td | + | <td align="center">4 seconds</td> |
| - | <tr {{BlueRow}}><td | + | <td align="center">4 seconds</td> |
| - | <tr><td | + | </tr> |
| - | <tr {{BlueRow}}><td | + | <tr {{BlueRow}}> |
| + | <td colspan="5">Open in Print Layout view, by dragging from Finder to open application</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td></td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">1 second</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">1 second</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">1 second</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | <tr {{BlueRow}}> | ||
| + | <td colspan="5">Save</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td></td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">1 second</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">2 seconds</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">2 seconds</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | <tr {{BlueRow}}> | ||
| + | <td colspan="5">Page Preview</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td></td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">2 seconds</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">2 seconds</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">3 seconds</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | <tr {{BlueRow}}> | ||
| + | <td colspan="5">Print </td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td></td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">10 seconds</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">13 seconds</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">10 seconds</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | <tr {{BlueRow}}> | ||
| + | <td colspan="5">Export/Save as PDF</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td></td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">6 seconds</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">6 seconds</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">7 seconds</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| - | <tr {{HeaderRow}}><th align="left" colspan=" | + | <tr {{HeaderRow}}><th align="left" colspan="5">Presentation:</th></tr> |
| - | <tr>< | + | <tr {{HeaderRow}}><th align="left" colspan="5">... with a 12 slide document</th></tr> |
| - | <tr {{BlueRow}}><td | + | <tr {{BlueRow}}> |
| - | <tr><td | + | <td colspan="5">Open by dragging from Finder to closed application (warm start)</td> |
| - | <tr {{BlueRow}}><td | + | </tr> |
| - | <tr><td | + | <tr> |
| - | <tr {{BlueRow}}><td | + | <td></td> |
| - | + | <td align="center">6 seconds</td> | |
| - | <tr | + | <td align="center">5 seconds</td> |
| - | <tr><td | + | <td align="center">6 seconds</td> |
| - | <tr {{BlueRow}}><td | + | </tr> |
| + | <tr {{BlueRow}}> | ||
| + | <td colspan="5">Time to complete slide show with No Transition set, using space bar to advance slide</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td></td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">4 seconds</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">6 seconds</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">7 seconds</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | <tr {{BlueRow}}> | ||
| + | <td colspan="5">Time to complete slide show with transition set to Fade Smoothly, using space bar to advance slide</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td></td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">29 seconds</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">29 seconds</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">34 seconds</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | <tr {{BlueRow}}> | ||
| + | <td colspan="5">Time to complete slide show with transition set to Wedge, using space bar to advance slide</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td></td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">29 seconds</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">30 seconds</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">30 seconds</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | <tr {{BlueRow}}> | ||
| + | <td colspan="5">Print </td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td></td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">4 seconds</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">20 seconds</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">20 seconds</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | <tr {{BlueRow}}> | ||
| + | <td colspan="5">Export/Save as PDF</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td></td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">4 seconds</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">3 seconds</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">4 seconds</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| </table> | </table> | ||
| '''Notes:''' | '''Notes:''' | ||
| + | * Tests were run as a newly created user with default setup | ||
| + | * No other applications were running | ||
| + | * Machine details: Mac OS X 10.11.2 running on a 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Mac Mini server with 4 GB of RAM | ||
| + | * Spotlight privacy was enabled for all volumes | ||
| + | * Automatic spell checking, grammar, capitalization and hyphenation were disabled | ||
| + | * Sample 500,000 character word processing document was created from a [http://www.lipsum.com Lorem Ipsum] generation site and saved as an .odt file | ||
| + | * Sample presentation document was obtained from this [http://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=62838#62838 post] in the Trinity forums and saved as a .ppt file | ||
| + | * All print tests were output to the Mac OS X Preview application | ||
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| - | === Other Comparisons === | ||
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| - | Additional performance (and feature) comparisons between selected office suites and word processors are available at [http://www.redlers.com/mellelcompetitive.html Mellel: Competitive Comparison] (redlers.com; compares Mellel 2.0 with Microsoft Office 2004, OpenOffice.org 2.0.x, and Nisus Writer Express 2.7, but not NeoOffice) and [http://www.apfelwiki.de/Tests/WordAlternativenTest Word-Alternativen: Der Test] (apfelwiki.de; compares AbiWord 2.4.5, Mellel 2.2.7, NeoOffice 2.2.1, Nisus Writer Pro 1.0, and Apple's Pages 3.0 [de]). | ||
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Current revision
Last updated: 4 February 2016
This page attempts to provide a balanced, but by no means complete, comparison of NeoOffice's performance with 2 comparable office suites - Apache OpenOffice and LibreOffice - to help you make a more informed decision when evaluating office software.
NeoOffice 2015.4 vs. Apache OpenOffice 4.1.2 vs. LibreOffice 5.0.4
| Performance Test | NeoOffice 2015.4 | Apache OpenOffice 4.1.2 | LibreOffice 5.0.4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General: | ||||
| Price | Payment of US$29.99 in Mac App Store | $0.00 | $0.00 | |
| Launch Time: | ||||
| Launch time to active cursor in Writer/Word document by double-clicking on application in Finder after reboot (cold start) | ||||
| 8 seconds | 14 seconds | 17 seconds | ||
| Launch time to active cursor in Writer/Word document by double-clicking on application in Finder after quitting application (warm start) | ||||
| 4 seconds | 5 seconds | 6 seconds | ||
| Word Processor: | ||||
| ... with a 500,000 character document (approximately 125 pages long) | ||||
| Open in Print Layout view, by dragging from Finder to closed application (warm start) | ||||
| 5 seconds | 4 seconds | 4 seconds | ||
| Open in Print Layout view, by dragging from Finder to open application | ||||
| 1 second | 1 second | 1 second | ||
| Save | ||||
| 1 second | 2 seconds | 2 seconds | ||
| Page Preview | ||||
| 2 seconds | 2 seconds | 3 seconds | ||
| 10 seconds | 13 seconds | 10 seconds | ||
| Export/Save as PDF | ||||
| 6 seconds | 6 seconds | 7 seconds | ||
| Presentation: | ||||
| ... with a 12 slide document | ||||
| Open by dragging from Finder to closed application (warm start) | ||||
| 6 seconds | 5 seconds | 6 seconds | ||
| Time to complete slide show with No Transition set, using space bar to advance slide | ||||
| 4 seconds | 6 seconds | 7 seconds | ||
| Time to complete slide show with transition set to Fade Smoothly, using space bar to advance slide | ||||
| 29 seconds | 29 seconds | 34 seconds | ||
| Time to complete slide show with transition set to Wedge, using space bar to advance slide | ||||
| 29 seconds | 30 seconds | 30 seconds | ||
| 4 seconds | 20 seconds | 20 seconds | ||
| Export/Save as PDF | ||||
| 4 seconds | 3 seconds | 4 seconds | ||
Notes:
- Tests were run as a newly created user with default setup
- No other applications were running
- Machine details: Mac OS X 10.11.2 running on a 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Mac Mini server with 4 GB of RAM
- Spotlight privacy was enabled for all volumes
- Automatic spell checking, grammar, capitalization and hyphenation were disabled
- Sample 500,000 character word processing document was created from a Lorem Ipsum generation site and saved as an .odt file
- Sample presentation document was obtained from this post in the Trinity forums and saved as a .ppt file
- All print tests were output to the Mac OS X Preview application
