⚡ Online Collaboration

Online collaboration software enables teams to work together on shared tasks, documents, and projects through internet-based platforms, often supporting remote teamwork among members distributed around the world.

These systems typically provide real-time document editing, file sharing and storage, messaging and video communication, commenting and approvals, and integration with external business and productivity tools.

According to our research, online collaboration tools are detected on 1.3% of all websites.
77.2% of these sites use only one online collaboration tool, 19.9% use two, and 3% use three or more at the same time.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the leading online collaboration tools in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is Google Docs Editors with a share of 29.6%, followed by Microsoft 365 with 16.5% and Google Docs with 11%.

🚀 Country Highlights

Here is a list of tools that are especially popular in certain countries.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

✨ Best Online Collaboration Tools

Below is a more detailed list of the top 25 of the 36 online collaboration tools we track, ranked by their market share.

RankNameMarket share
1
Google Docs Editors
Mountain View, California, United States

A cloud-based office suite that includes Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Forms, and Google Drawings for creating and editing documents with real-time collaboration.

Free$2.99+/month
2
Microsoft 365
Redmond, Washington, United States

A cloud-based subscription suite of productivity apps that includes Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Microsoft OneDrive, and more.

Free$19.99+/year
3
Google Docs
Mountain View, California, United States

A web-based word processor and part of the Google Docs Editors suite that enables users to create and edit documents collaboratively in real time within a browser.

Free$7+/user/month
4
Sketch
Eindhoven, Netherlands

A design and collaboration platform centered on a native macOS editor with complementary tools that enable teams to review, share, and collaborate through any modern web browser.

$12+/editor/month
5
Dropbox
San Francisco, California, United States

A cloud-based file storage and synchronization service that enables users to store, access, and share files across computers and mobile devices.

Free$11.99+/month
6
Google Sheets
Mountain View, California, United States

A cloud-based spreadsheet app included in the Google Docs Editors suite that allows users to create, edit, and analyze data collaboratively in real time within a web browser.

Free$7+/user/month
7
Figma
San Francisco, California, United States

A browser-based UI and UX design and prototyping tool that allows users to create, share, and test interface designs, prototypes, and design systems.

Free$5+/seat/month
8
Bitrix24
Kaliningrad, Russia

A Russian multi-component collaboration, automation, sales and marketing software platform.

Free$61+/month
9
Notion
San Francisco, California, United States

A note-taking web application and AI-powered collaboration platform that combines documents, databases, and project management tools in a unified workspace.

Free$12+/user/month
10
Zoom
San Jose, California, United States

A cloud-based communications platform that enables video meetings, audio conferencing, phone calls, and team chat across devices.

Free$15.99+/user/month
11
Slack
San Francisco, California, United States

A cloud-based team communication platform for businesses, currently owned by Salesforce.

Free$8.75+/month
12
SlideShare
San Francisco, California, United States

A content-sharing platform for publishing and discovering presentations, infographics, documents, and professional knowledge resources online.

Free$9.99/month
13
Google Slides
Mountain View, California, United States

A cloud-based presentation application that enables users to create and deliver slide decks with real-time collaboration in a web browser.

Free$7+/user/month
14
Microsoft Teams
Redmond, Washington, United States

A proprietary business collaboration platform built for hybrid work, offering chat, video conferencing, file storage, and application integration.

Free$9.99+/month
15
Airtable
San Francisco, California, United States

A low-code platform for building collaborative apps and workflows on a database foundation with a spreadsheet-like interface.

Free$24+/month
16
Trello
Sydney, Australia

A web-based, Kanban-style work management and collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards to represent tasks and workflows visually.

Free$6+/user/month
17
Smartsheet
Bellevue, Washington, United States

A cloud-based project management and collaboration platform that organizes tasks, workflows, and data in spreadsheet-style grids.

$12+/user/month
18
Padlet
San Francisco, California, United States

An online collaboration platform that lets users create visual boards for organizing, sharing, and presenting content.

Free$9.99+/month
19
Monday.com
Tel Aviv, Israel

A work operating system that provides building blocks, such as app automations and integrations, that teams can use to create or customize the workflows needed to manage their work.

Free$12+/seat/month
20
Box
Redwood City, California, United States

A cloud-based content management and file sharing platform that enables users to store, access, manage, and collaborate on documents and other digital content.

Free$14+/month
21
Wakelet
Manchester, United Kingdom

A content curation and collaboration platform that enables users to organize, save, and share digital resources.

Free$11.99+/month
22
Asana
San Francisco, California, United States

A collaborative work management platform that helps teams plan projects, organize tasks, and coordinate workflows across departments from a shared online workspace.

Free$13.49+/user/month
23
ClickUp
San Diego, California, United States

A cloud-based project management and productivity platform that enables teams to organize tasks, documents, communication, and goals within a single collaborative workspace.

Free$10+/user/month
24
DocSend
San Francisco, California, United States

A secure document sharing platform owned by Dropbox that enables organizations to distribute and manage business documents through shareable links with configurable access controls.

$15+/user/month
25
Google Drawings
Mountain View, California, United States

A cloud-based diagramming and illustration tool that allows users to create simple vector graphics, diagrams, and visual content directly in a web browser.

Free$7+/user/month

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