⚡ Online Collaboration in Germany

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.

Germany is a Central European country with a population of around 84 million people.

According to our research, online collaboration tools are used on 0.7% of websites from Germany.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is Microsoft 365 with a share of 28.6%, followed by Sketch with 14.9% and Google Docs with 13.4%.

Microsoft 365 28.6%
Sketch 14.9%
Google Docs 13.4%
Figma 9.8%
Dropbox 7.6%
Zoom 5.5%
Microsoft Teams 4.6%
Notion 4%
Slack 3.6%
Nextcloud 2.3%
Padlet 1.8%
Airtable 1.5%
Trello 1.1%
Bitrix24 0.9%
Other 0.4%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top tools that are more popular in Germany than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

1. Microsoft 365 ^(-1)
2. Sketch ^(-1)
4. Figma ^(-1)
6. Zoom ^(-2)
7. Microsoft Teams ^(-3)
10. Nextcloud ^(-11)
11. Padlet ^(-3)
16. Asana ^(-2)
17. Podio ^(-8)
19. Miro ^(-9)

✨ Best Online Collaboration Tools

Below is a more detailed list of the top 25 of the 27 online collaboration tools used on sites from Germany, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	Microsoft 365 Redmond, Washington, United States A cloud-based subscription suite of productivity apps that includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, OneDrive, and more. Free$19.99+/year	28.6%
2	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	14.9%
3	Google Docs Mountain View, California, United States A cloud-based document solution that provides real-time collaboration and powerful tools for creating, editing and sharing documents. Free$1.99+/month	13.4%
4	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	9.8%
5	Dropbox San Francisco, California, United States A cloud-based file storage service that enables users to save and access their files from any location, on any device. Free$11.99+/month	7.6%
6	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	5.5%
7	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	4.6%
8	Notion San Francisco, California, United States A note-taking web application and AI-powered collaboration platform that includes Kanban boards, tasks, wikis, and databases. Free$12+/user/month	4%
9	Slack San Francisco, California, United States A cloud-based team communication platform for businesses, currently owned by Salesforce. Free$8.75+/month	3.6%
10	Nextcloud Stuttgart, Germany An open-source content collaboration platform that delivers the benefits of secure online collaboration and can be self-hosted and cloud-based (the Enterprise version). FreeOpen source€37.49+/user/year	2.3%
11	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	1.8%
12	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	1.5%
13	Trello Sydney, Australia A web-based, Kanban-style visual work management and collaboration tool that organizes your projects into boards. Free$6+/user/month	1.1%
14	Bitrix24 Kaliningrad, Russia A Russian multi-component collaboration, automation, sales and marketing software platform. Free$61+/month	0.9%
15	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	0.8%
16	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	0.5%
17	Podio Burlington, Massachusetts, United States A cloud-based collaboration platform that consolidates project data, deadlines, conversations, customer relationship management, and sales. Free$14+/user/month	0.4%
18	Box Redwood City, California, United States A cloud-based content management and file sharing platform that enables individuals and businesses to store, access, and collaborate on documents and files from anywhere. Free$14+/month	0.3%
19	Miro San Francisco, California, United States A cloud-based collaborative online whiteboarding platform that gives teams an infinite canvas to visualize, share and collect ideas. Free$8+/user/month	0.3%
20	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	0.3%
21	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	0.3%
22	Confluence Sydney, Australia A web-based collaborative documentation and wiki system for teams and organizations of all sizes. Free$$$	0.3%
23	Wakelet Manchester, United Kingdom A content curation and collaboration platform that enables users to organize, save, and share digital resources. Free$11.99+/month	0.2%
24	DocSend San Francisco, California, United States A secure document sharing platform owned by Dropbox. $15+/user/month	0.1%
25	Wrike San Jose, California, United States A cloud-based project management platform that allows users to manage and track projects, deadlines, schedules, and other workflow processes. Free$10+/user/month	0.06%

👉 See Also

🌎 Online Collaboration in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 225,538 websites from Germany.
Statistics were last calculated on March 21, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.