Questions about upgrading from free Collabora CODE to paid and supported integrations

[KritikaNahata]

Hi Collabora Support,

I had a couple of questions regarding moving from the free version (Collabora CODE) to the paid version:

1. If we already have the free version running via Docker, what does the upgrade process to the paid version look like? Is it a straightforward switch (e.g., license/config change), or does it require a fresh setup?

2. Can the paid version integrate with services other than Nextcloud? In your demos, it often appears bundled—so I wanted to confirm whether Collabora can be integrated independently with custom platforms (via WOPI or other methods), or if it typically comes as part of a package.

Would appreciate any guidance or documentation you can share.

Thanks!

[meven]

@KritikaNahata

I had a couple of questions regarding moving from the free version (Collabora CODE) to the paid version:

1. If we already have the free version running via Docker, what does the upgrade process to the paid version look like? Is it a straightforward switch (e.g., license/config change), or does it require a fresh setup?

The switch is mostly straightforward, your configuration and deployment can stay the same.

@KritikaNahata

1. Can the paid version integrate with services other than Nextcloud? In your demos, it often appears bundled—so I wanted to confirm whether Collabora can be integrated independently with custom platforms (via WOPI or other methods), or if it typically comes as part of a package.

Collabora Online supports many integrations (Integrations - Collabora Online and Collabora Office), and you can create your own https://sdk.collaboraonline.com/docs/introduction.html or reuse existing opensource ones: Making sure you're not a bot!

[KritikaNahata]

Thank you for the above answers!
Also, wanted to understand -
1)Does Collabora provide a trial/evaluation Docker image for the paid Collabora Online version separately (without Nextcloud)?
2)If a trial is available, what would be the recommended way to obtain and deploy it for evaluation purposes?

[meven]

@KritikaNahata

1)Does Collabora provide a trial/evaluation Docker image for the paid Collabora Online version separately (without Nextcloud)?

We do provide a different build available (CODE) that is tracking our supported version (COOL).

That is essential the same version as provided by Nextcloud Office with a different theme though.

collabora/code - Docker Image

[KritikaNahata]

Thank you for this!
Just to reconfirm my understanding, CODE and COOL are largely the same underlying product, and the primary differences are around enterprise support,scalability/commercial support rather than a fundamentally different architecture or implementation.

Is that understanding correct?

[darshan]

hi Kartika

Yes, that’s broadly correct. CODE (Collabora Online Development Edition) and the Collabora Online are built from the same codebase. The core architecture and implementation are the same. it’s not a fundamentally different product under the hood.