DataSync Business News » comparison http://www.datasyncsuite.com/blog DataSync Inc, SugarCRM, Zimbra, QuickBooks, Drupal and More. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:06:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Zimbra vs. Exchange http://www.datasyncsuite.com/blog/2008/11/14/zimbra-vs-exchange/ http://www.datasyncsuite.com/blog/2008/11/14/zimbra-vs-exchange/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:05:52 +0000 vetterm http://www.datasyncsuite.com/blog/2008/11/14/zimbra-vs-exchange/ We’ve done a brief side-by-side comparison of Microsoft Exchange vs. Zimbra features. For those of you who don’t click on links, here’s the comparison:

Cost

Zimbra hosting is more cost efficient than Exchange hosting:

  • Zimbra hosting: $3.95 to $9.95/mo per user
  • Exchange hosting: $9.95 to $24.95/mo per user

Flexibility

Use Zimbra on any platform (Windows, Apple, Linux), with any mobile device (BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, flip phones).

Better administration

The Zimbra online administrator is light, simple to use, and flexible across multiple domains

Solid security

Full integrated antispam and antivirus capabilities protect your users

More than just the basics

Zimbra goes beyond just email, calendar, contact and task sharing. It adds a document center, instant messaging, and a collaborative wiki to the collaboration suite experience.

Great features!

Zimbra has all the major features of Exchange, and more!

 Feature

Exchange

Zimbra
Calendar/contact, task sharing Yes Yes
iPhone support Yes Yes
Blackberry support Yes Yes
Windows Mobile support Yes Yes
Outlook 2007 support Yes Yes
Universal desktop client No Yes
Apple iSync support No Yes
Flip phone J2E client No Yes
Document management No Yes
Instant messaging No Yes
Briefcase/wiki No Yes
SOX compliance out of the box No Yes
Email grouping No Yes
Integrated antispam, antivirus No Yes
Integration with other systems Marginal Full SOAP
Web Interface Marginal outside of IE All major browser supported
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