Hancom Office vs Polaris Office (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Polaris Office grades higher than Hancom Office: 2.8 against 2.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Hancom Office grades higher on the free plan. Polaris Office grades higher on value for money and features. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Polaris Office
Word, sheet, slide and PDF editor with an AI agent called NOVA
Which one is for you
Pick Hancom Office if
- Fits if you work with Hangul or HWP files
- Works for Korean-language offices that want one suite across devices
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a dollar price, because the store pages show won only
- Not for you if you want a Mac or Linux download edition, since the download editions target Windows 11 or later
- Tight if you stay on the free tier, where computers get a viewer rather than an editor
- Watch out: Home licences cover one PC and subscription prices weren't readable on the pages
Pick Polaris Office if
- Fits if you want Word, sheet and slide files on a phone and a laptop for a few dollars
- Works for people who open HWP files as well as DOCX
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want the full editor free, because the web version has limited features
- Pricey if you want AI: $10.83 a month, or $33.33 for AI Pro
- Watch out: the 50% AI discounts last the first year only
- Not for you if you need PDF editing on the cheapest plan, since it starts on Pro at $5
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAHancom OfficeGood | 2.8GPAPolaris OfficeGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | Bâ‚©99,000 one-time for Home & Student on one PC, roughly in line with a year or two of a typical subscription, but there is no dollar price and the subscriptions are not shown. Won pricing is a Korean store price. | A$3.33 a month billed annually for Smart, under 60% of the category's $5.75 cheaper-quarter mark. PDF editing sits on Pro at $5. |
| Free plan and trial | BHancom Docs Free gives web and mobile apps, a Windows and Mac viewer and 2 GB of storage. | CA free web version edits DOCX, PPTX, XLSX and HWP files, but with limited features, and AI needs a login. |
| Features | CHangul word processor, spreadsheet, slides, PDF and AI add-ons. Gaps: free users get a viewer on computers, and subscription terms aren't readable. | BWord, sheet, slide and PDF editing, cloud storage, link sharing and a perpetual licence option. The listing names no gap in the core work. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. The buying pages are in Korean and in won, which adds friction for most readers. | CNo store rating on record. Plans, devices and a login to sort out, and the free web version is limited. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWindows, Mac, Android, iPhone and web, but no API or integrations are listed. | BWindows, Mac, Android, iPhone and web, but no API or integrations are listed. |
| Best for | Hangul files and a Korean-market office suite | cheap document editing on every device |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Hancom Office and Polaris Office. How we grade
Where they differ
At a glance
| Hancom Office | Polaris Office | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | â‚©99,000 one-time (Home & Student, Windows, Korean store) | $3.33 per month, billed annually (Smart) |
| Free plan | Hancom Docs Free: Hancom Office Viewer for Windows and Mac, web and mobile Hancom Office, and 2 GB of storage. | Polaris Web Office: basic document editing in the browser for free; AI features need a login. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
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| Made by | Hancom Inc. | Polaris Office Corp. |
| Price read from | hancom.com | polarisoffice.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Hancom Office
- The store pages that carry the prices are in Korean and priced in won; no US dollar price was readable.
- Subscription prices for Hancom Docs Personal and Business are not shown on the pages that could be read.
- The download editions listed target Windows 11 or later, and the store page says one PC per home license.
- Hancom Docs Free stops at web and mobile apps and a viewer on Windows and Mac.
Polaris Office
- The free web version has limited features; AI features there need a login.
- Prices were read from the annual view of the plan table; monthly-billed prices were not readable.
- AI plans show a 50% first-year discount; the larger figure is the regular annual-billed monthly rate.
- Subscriptions list minimum systems of Windows 10, macOS 11, Android 7.0 and iOS 16.
Key features
Hancom Office
- Hangul word processor
- Writes and edits documents on Windows; the newest version adds multiple windows for one file, multi-selection editing and LaTeX equation input.
- Spreadsheet, slides and PDF
- Hancell handles calculation and data, Hanshow handles presentations, and the PDF app views PDFs and converts them to Office documents or images.
- Hancom Docs AI
- The Personal and Business subscription plans include Hancom Docs AI for document work.
- Cross-platform apps
- Hancom Docs runs the suite on Windows, macOS, Android, iOS and the web, with 13 languages including Korean.
- Subscription storage and devices
- Personal gives 10 GB and five computers; Business gives 100 GB per person, five computers per person and organization management.
- Add-ons
- Addons add services inside Hancom Office such as meeting notes, paper search, proofreading, plagiarism detection and contract review.
Polaris Office
- Word, sheet, slide and PDF editing
- Creates and edits documents, spreadsheets, slides and PDFs, and opens HWP files, on desktop, mobile and in the browser.
- NOVA AI agent
- Chats about your documents, analyzes tables and charts, drafts content and edits files; use is metered in monthly credits on the AI plans.
- Polaris Drive cloud storage
- Syncs documents across devices: 10 GB on Smart, 100 GB on Pro, with document history of 15 or 90 days.
- Link sharing and co-editing
- Share a document with a link and edit it together in real time, according to the subscription page.
- PDF tools
- Smart exports to PDF; Pro adds editing, merging, splitting and filling PDF forms.
- Perpetual license option
- Windows, Mac and iOS editions can be bought once for a single device, with no sign-in and offline use.
Plans
Hancom Office
Hancom Docs Free$0
Web and mobile Hancom Office plus a Windows and Mac viewer, with 2 GB of storage.
Home & Student (download)â‚©99,000
one-time purchase, 1 PC, Windows 11 or later
Download edition for home and student use on one PC; a bundle with Hancom Assistant is listed at â‚©110,000.
Business (download)â‚©566,500
one-time purchase, per license
Download edition of the suite for business use; a bundle with Hancom Assistant is listed at â‚©572,000.
Polaris Office
Web Office$0
Browser editing of DOCX, PPTX, XLSX and HWP files with limited features and no install.
Smart$3.33
per month, billed annually
Edit Word, slide and sheet files, export to PDF, 3 PCs and 6 mobile devices, 10 GB of Polaris Drive.
Pro$5.00
per month, billed annually
Smart plus PDF edit, merge, split and form fill, 5 PCs and 10 mobile devices, 100 GB of Polaris Drive.
AI$10.83
per month, billed annually
Pro plus NOVA with 3,000 AI credits a month and 10 GB of knowledge storage; $5.42 a month for the first year.
AI Pro$33.33
per month, billed annually
AI plan with 15,000 credits a month, 50 GB of knowledge storage and scheduled tasks; $16.67 a month for year one.
Ways to pay less
Hancom Office
No public discounts listed.
Polaris Office
- Other savings
50% off the first year of AI plans
The AI and AI Pro plans show half price for the first year when billed annually, at $5.42 and $16.67 a month.
- Annual discount
Up to 16% off with annual billing
The plan table says annual billing saves up to 16% compared with monthly billing.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Hancom Office or Polaris Office?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Hancom Office starts at â‚©99,000 one-time (Home & Student, Windows, Korean store), and Polaris Office starts at $3.33 per month, billed annually (Smart).
Which has a free plan, Hancom Office or Polaris Office?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Hancom Office and Polaris Office have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.