[bombcar]

The "free" alternative is Google Docs and friends.

Lots of people who don't need "business" office just use that, and even some businesses do.

[bonestamp2]

Yep, our company uses Google Docs/Sheets. If someone wants an MS Office application, they have to prove that Google Docs/Sheets can't do what they need. So most of use Google and it's fine. I even like somethings in Sheets better than Excel (and vice versa).