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NeoOffice Performance Comparison
From NeoWiki
N.B. Initial editing is still in progress
N.B. This page compares NeoOffice 2.2.4 to OpenOffice.org 3.0 Beta 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 below.
NeoOffice vs. vs. OpenOffice.org vs. Microsoft Office
| Feature | NeoOffice | OpenOffice.org 3.0 Beta for Mac | MS Office 2008 for Mac |
|---|---|---|---|
| General: | |||
| Price (standard edition) | $5.00 suggested donation | $0.00 | $399.95 |
| Time to active cursor in app by double-clicking on application in Finder after reboot (cold start) | xxx seconds | xxx seconds | xxx seconds |
| Time to active cursor after double-clicking on application in Finder after quitting app (warm start) | xxx seconds | xxx seconds | xxx seconds |
| Writer | |||
| Open in page view, 100% (Finder drag to closed app) | xxx seconds | xxx seconds | xxx seconds |
| Open in page view, 100% (Finder drag to open app) | 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 |
| Save | xxx seconds | xxx seconds | xxx seconds |
| Save as ... Same format different name | xxx seconds | xxx seconds | xxx seconds |
| Print ... | xxx seconds | xxx seconds | xxx seconds |
| PDF Export | xxx seconds | xxx seconds | xxx seconds |
| Notes: | |||
| * First note. | |||
| †second note. | |||
| ‡ Third note. | |||
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]).
