NeoOffice Performance Comparison

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-	'''N.B.''' ''This page compares NeoOffice 2.2.4 <!--(a legacy version of NeoOffice)--> to OpenOffice.org 3.0 Beta and Microsoft Office 2004 <!--(and Microsoft Office 2008)--> for the Mac.''	+	'''N.B.''' ''This page compares NeoOffice 2.2.4 <!--(a legacy version of NeoOffice)--> to StarOffice 9 Beta and Microsoft Office 2008 <!--(and Microsoft Office 2004)--> for the Mac.''
	This page attempts to provide a balanced, but by no means complete, comparison of NeoOffice's performance with two comparable office suites, Microsoft Office and OpenOffice.org, to help you make a more informed decision when evaluating office software. Some other software developers have similar comparison pages; those we are aware of are linked [[#Other Comparisons|below]].		This page attempts to provide a balanced, but by no means complete, comparison of NeoOffice's performance with two comparable office suites, Microsoft Office and OpenOffice.org, to help you make a more informed decision when evaluating office software. Some other software developers have similar comparison pages; those we are aware of are linked [[#Other Comparisons|below]].
-	=== NeoOffice vs. vs. OpenOffice.org vs. Microsoft Office ===	+	=== NeoOffice vs. StarOffice/OpenOffice.org vs. Microsoft Office ===
	<TABLE WIDTH=100%>		<TABLE WIDTH=100%>
-	<tr {{HeaderRow}}><th align="left">Performance Test</th><th valign="top">NeoOffice</th><th>OpenOffice.org 3.0 Beta for Mac</th><th>MS Office 2008 for Mac</th></tr>	+	<tr {{HeaderRow}}><th align="left">Performance Test</th><th valign="top">NeoOffice</th><th>StarOffice 9 Beta for Mac</th><th>MS Office 2008 for Mac</th></tr>
	<tr {{HeaderRow}}><th align="left" colspan="4">General:</th></tr>		<tr {{HeaderRow}}><th align="left" colspan="4">General:</th></tr>
-	<tr><td>Price (standard edition)</td><td align="center">$5.00 suggested donation</td><td align="center">$0.00</td><td align="center">$399.95</td></tr>	+	<tr><td>Price</td><td align="center">$0.00, [http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/donate.php donation requested]</td><td align="center">$0.00</td><td align="center">$149.95 Home & Student Edition</td></tr>
-	<!--FIXME-->	+	<tr {{BlueRow}}><td>Launch time to active cursor in Writer document by double-clicking on application in Finder after reboot (cold start)</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td></tr>
-	<tr {{BlueRow}}><td>Time to active cursor in app by double-clicking on application in Finder after reboot (cold start)</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td></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 align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td></tr>
-	<tr><td>Time to active cursor after double-clicking on application in Finder after quitting app (warm start)</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td></tr>	+
	<!--<tr {{BlueRow}}><td>Test 3</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td></tr>		<!--<tr {{BlueRow}}><td>Test 3</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td></tr>
	<tr><td>Fourth test</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td></tr>-->		<tr><td>Fourth test</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td></tr>-->
	<tr {{HeaderRow}}><th align="left" colspan="4">Word Processor:</th></tr>		<tr {{HeaderRow}}><th align="left" colspan="4">Word Processor:</th></tr>
-	<tr><td align="left">Open in page view, 100% (Finder drag to closed app)</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td></tr>	+	<tr {{HeaderRow}}><th align="left" colspan="4">with a 500,000 character document</th></tr>
-	<tr {{BlueRow}}><td align="left">Open in page view, 100% (Finder drag to open app)</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td></tr>	+	<tr><td align="left">Open in page view, drag from Finder to closed application.</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td></tr>
		+	<tr {{BlueRow}}><td align="left">Open in page view, drag from Finder to open application</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">Scrolls with the keyboard: 10x Page Down button</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">Scrolls with the keyboard: 10x Page Down button</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td></tr>
	<tr {{BlueRow}}><td align="left">Scrolling with the mouse: 10 clicks in Scrollbar</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td></tr>		<tr {{BlueRow}}><td align="left">Scrolling with the mouse: 10 clicks in Scrollbar</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td></tr>
-	<tr><td align="left">Save</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td></tr>	+	<tr><td align="left">Scrolling with the mouse: Click and drag in Scrollbar to end of document</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td></tr>
-	<tr {{BlueRow}}><td align="left">Save as ... Same format different name</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td></tr>	+	<tr {{BlueRow}}><td align="left">Save</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td></tr>
		+	<tr><td align="left">Save as ... Same format different name</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td></tr>
		+	<tr {{BlueRow}}><td align="left">Print Preview</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">Print ... <!--need details--></td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">Print ... <!--need details--></td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td></tr>
-	<tr {{BlueRow}}><td align="left">PDF Export</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td></tr>	+	<tr {{BlueRow}}><td align="left">Export as PDF</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td><td align="center">xxx seconds</td></tr>
		+	</table>
		+
		+	'''Notes:'''
		+
-	<tr><td colspan="4">'''Notes:'''</td></tr>
-	<tr><td colspan="4">* First note.</td></tr>
-	<tr><td colspan="4">† second note.</td></tr>
-	<tr><td colspan="4">‡ Third note.</td></tr></table>
	=== Other Comparisons ===		=== Other Comparisons ===

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Revision as of 02:38, 13 August 2008

N.B. Initial editing is still in progress

N.B. This page compares NeoOffice 2.2.4 to StarOffice 9 Beta and Microsoft Office 2008 for the Mac.

This page attempts to provide a balanced, but by no means complete, comparison of NeoOffice's performance with two comparable office suites, Microsoft Office and OpenOffice.org, to help you make a more informed decision when evaluating office software. Some other software developers have similar comparison pages; those we are aware of are linked below.

NeoOffice vs. StarOffice/OpenOffice.org vs. Microsoft Office

Performance Test	NeoOffice	StarOffice 9 Beta for Mac	MS Office 2008 for Mac
General:
Price	$0.00, donation requested	$0.00	$149.95 Home & Student Edition
Launch time to active cursor in Writer document by double-clicking on application in Finder after reboot (cold start)	xxx seconds	xxx seconds	xxx seconds
Launch time to active cursor in Writer document by double-clicking on application in Finder after quitting application (warm start)	xxx seconds	xxx seconds	xxx seconds
Word Processor:
with a 500,000 character document
Open in page view, drag from Finder to closed application.	xxx seconds	xxx seconds	xxx seconds
Open in page view, drag from Finder to open application	xxx seconds	xxx seconds	xxx seconds
Scrolls with the keyboard: 10x Page Down button	xxx seconds	xxx seconds	xxx seconds
Scrolling with the mouse: 10 clicks in Scrollbar	xxx seconds	xxx seconds	xxx seconds
Scrolling with the mouse: Click and drag in Scrollbar to end of document	xxx seconds	xxx seconds	xxx seconds
Save	xxx seconds	xxx seconds	xxx seconds
Save as ... Same format different name	xxx seconds	xxx seconds	xxx seconds
Print Preview	xxx seconds	xxx seconds	xxx seconds
Print ...	xxx seconds	xxx seconds	xxx seconds
Export as PDF	xxx seconds	xxx seconds	xxx seconds

Notes:

Other Comparisons

Additional performance (and feature) comparisons between selected office suites and word processors are available at 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 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]).