While the big guys -- Google, Yahoo and Microsoft, in particular -- generally dominate the discussion around Web-based office applications, there are some great options from smaller (and secretly not-so-small) vendors as well. Jim DiPietropolo, manager partner of eight-person executive recruitment firm Addison & Partners found a perfect fit, he says, with WebEx's WebOffice. "It was a revelation to me that a small business owner could afford something like this," he told Infoworld

Here are some Web office suites to consider:

Zoho

Zoho Control Panel (click to enlarge)

Startup Zoho has been rolling out Web Office apps like crazy. It has 12 individual applications, including mainstays like word processing, presentations and spreadsheet as well as more esoteric apps like a wiki, CRM and a meeting-maker. All the apps run in the browser, which is a neat feat, but they have a bit more overhead than Google apps and thus in my experience aren't quite as smooth. This month, they released a new, bundled version, dubbed Zoho Business, that brings all the applications under a single roof (much like Google Apps). Even bundled, you can still get a free version or a Pro Version at $40 per user/per year). Right now Zoho Business is in a private beta, but you can try out the individual services now. GO: Zoho

ThinkFree

Thinkfree was an early online office suite player that's been a bit overshadowed lately by noisier players like Zoho. It publishes a version of its suite that runs on the desktop, as well as a Web-based version as well. The Online Edition comes in a free basic version that includes word processing software, ThinkFree Write; spreadsheet software, ThinkFree Calc; and presentation software, ThinkFree Show. A small office "server-based" edition, meanwhile, requires the small business to install and maintain the server-based app. That version starts at $30 per month per user. GO: ThinkFree

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