List of collaborative software
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[edit] Open source or free software
The following are open source or free software applications:
[edit] Classic client–server solutions
- Atmail complete server/client Groupware solution based on CalDAV
- Access Grid for audio and video based collaboration
- Citadel with support for native groupware clients (Kontact, Novell Evolution, Microsoft Outlook) and web interface
- CoFFEE educational discussion support system, based on Eclipse.
- Cyn.in
- eGroupWare with support for native groupware clients (Kontact, Novell Evolution, Microsoft Outlook) and web interface
- Group-Office
- Kolab (various native PIM-clients)
- LibreSource
- OBM Groupware
- OpenGroupware.org
- phpGroupWare
- Scalix
- SOGo
- Spicebird - Integrated email, calendaring and chat (on Windows and Linux)
- Zarafa
- Zimbra
[edit] Groupware: Web based solutions
- Bricolage Content management system
- Collabtive
- Dimdim Web meetings
- DotNetNuke: also known as DNN: module based, evolved from ASP 1.0 demo applications
- eGroupWare
- EtherPad Collaborative drafting with chat
- Feng Office Community Edition
- Group-Office
- Horde
- Jumper 2.0 collaborative search engine and knowledge management platform
- Kolab (integrated Horde webfrontend)
- NotePub free online notepad with wiki functionality and privacy settings on a note by note basis.
- O3spaces crossplatform (Windows, Solaris, Linux, Mac OS X), browser based environment. Free community edition
- phpGroupWare
- Simple Groupware
- SlashCode Software that runs Slashdot
- Spinscape Collaborative Mind Mapping and Information Sharing
- Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware. Includes a wiki, forums, a calendar, a ticket system and a workflow engine.
- Tine 2.0
- Tonido Workspace Free collaboration software with workspace synchronization as well as Web Access all from your personal desktop. Cross Platform.
- Wiggio Focused on simplicity - group communication and content management toolkit
- Zimbra
[edit] Other
- Drupal Framework Open Source Content-Management Framework: document management, web pages, attachments, forums, photos, social profiles, collaboration tools
- Alfresco Enterprise Content-Management System: document management, workflow, and portal
- Liferay Enterprise Portal Open Source Enterprise Portal: document management, wiki, social tools, workflow
- eXo Platform Enterprise Content Management Suite (DMS, WCM, Workflow) and Collaboration Suite (mail, instant messaging, and shared calendars and address books)
- KnowledgeTree Document Management System: document management, workflow, portal
- MySource Matrix Enterprise Web Content Management System from Squiz
- Nuxeo EP: Enterprise Content-Management System: document management, workflow
- OpenKM Open Source Document Management System: document management
- ResourceSpace: Digital asset management
- Scoop
- Calenco XML Content Management and Transformation System
[edit] Project collaboration (projectware)
[edit] Web-based solutions
- CodeBeamer includes project management, wiki, document management, issue tracking and version control management.
- dotProject
- eGroupWare
- Feng Office Community Edition
- Fle3
- Horde
- Mindquarry Includes document synchronization, a wiki and task management
- phpGroupWare Includes a project collaboration module
- Plone Content management
- project.net
- SharpForge includes forums, work item tracking, release management, wiki and version control management
- Simple Groupware
- Trac Includes wiki, document management, ticket system and version control system
- Redmine for software projects includes issue tracking, wiki, basic file and document management with hooks to major version control systems (SVN, Git, etc).
- web2project is a dotproject fork with active current development and some innovations (subprojects etc.)
- WiserEarth Social network and database that include an open-source Groupware
[edit] Other
- Croquet project Collaborative Virtual Environment
- Wiki engines: see List of wiki software
- Realtime editors: see Collaborative editor
[edit] Comparison chart
| Name | Mail Transfer agent | Mail Storage Type | IMAP Server | Shared IMAP | Calendar Format | Shared Calendar | IM Server | WebDAV | Web UI | Shared Contacts | Shared Files | Web Admin UI | Anti-Virus | Spam Filtering | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atmail | Custom Exim | Mail Dir | Custom | Yes | iCal/CalDAV | CalDAV, Outlook MAPI | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ClamAV | SpamAssassin | Commercial with Source |
| Axigen | SMTP proprietary RFC compliant | proprietary indexed storage | proprietary RFC compliant | Yes | iCal | available from Microsoft Outlook & Webmail | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ClamAV | SpamAssassin, Sieve and others | Mobile synchronization using full compliant ActiveSync, AJAX GUI, multiplatform, Microsoft Outlook connector with online/offline modes |
| Bynari | SMTP Postfix | IMAP | Cyrus IMAP | Yes | iCal | iCal | Jabber | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ClamAV | SpamAssassin and Sieve | |
| Citadel/UX | Custom | Berkeley DB | Custom | Yes | iCal | Yes | Yes | GroupDAV and WebCal support | Yes | Yes | various methods | Yes | ClamAV on top of SpamAssassin | SpamAssassin, or pre-processed with Postfix or qpsmtpd | Hot backups require retention of recent database logs. |
| Collaber | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Client–server architecture. Works on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux |
| Expresso Livre | Postfix | IMAP server dependent | Cyrus or any IMAP server | No | iCal | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes on linux- any external | Sieve filters | AJAX GUI, fully integration with mobile devices, integration with any imap client. |
| Google Apps | SMTP | proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | IMAP server, web eMail, IM, audio and A/V conferencing, word processor, spreadsheets, presentations, calendar, photo albums, blogs. Imports and exports many formats. |
| Group-Office | Custom Postfix | IMAP server dependent | Custom | No | iCal | Web interface | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ClamAV | SpamAssassin, DSPAM | Synchronizes with: Microsoft Outlook, iPhone, Google Android, Symbian, Palm OS, Pocket PC, Other SyncML or ActiveSync clients |
| Horde | Sendmail, SMTP | No | Cyrus and others | No | No | DB, ICAL export | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | rule-based filtering | works with Kolab |
| i-sense | Sendmail, SMTP | IMAP server dependent, Database | Any IMAP server | Unknown | iCal | iCal and custom export/synchronisation services | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | SpamAssassin and others | AJAX GUI and Microsoft Outlook integration |
| Jumper 2.0 | No | No | Custom | No | SQL, iCal | iCal | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes - shares any content, media, or data | Yes | No | No | enterprise social bookmarking engine that uses peer and social-networking principles to tag and link distributed data resources for universal search regardless of vendor, format, or location. |
| Kolab | Postfix | IMAP (Kolab-XML Format) and LDAP | Cyrus | Yes | iCal and Kolab-XML Format | IMAP, iCal- and HTML-Export | No | No | Horde | IMAP and LDAP | No | Yes | ClamAV and others | SpamAssassin and others | Runs on almost all UNIX/Linux; many clients: Kontact, Microsoft Outlook, Horde and others |
| Open- Xchange |
Postfix | IMAP server dependent | Cyrus or any IMAP server | Yes | iCal | LDAP, Export to iCal | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | If purchased | ClamAV and others | SpamAssassin and others | AJAX GUI, Microsoft Outlook integration, Tasks module |
| Feng Office Community Edition | Sendmail, SMTP | Database or File system | Any IMAP server | No | SQL, iCal | iCal | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Any external (e.g. ClamAV) | Mail server dependent (e.g. SpamAssassin) | AJAX GUI; Runs on any operating system with Apache, PHP and MySQL (e.g. Windows, Linux, MacOS); Commercial support available through Feng Office |
| OpenGroupware | Postfix | Mail Dir | Cyrus | No | No | Export to iCal | XMPP, if purchased | No | No | No | No | If purchased | |||
| open-sTeam | Yes | internal format | Yes | Yes | ? | in development | Yes webchat, xmpp, irc (client only) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| PhpGroupWare | No | No | No | Unknown | Unknown | ICAL | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Quite similar to eGroupWare | ||
| Simple Groupware | SMTP | IMAP server dependent, Database | Cyrus, Courier IMAP, UW IMAP and others | Yes | SQL, iCal and XML Format | Database, ICAL import/export | Built-in chat module | Planned for 0.3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ClamAV and others | Mail server dependent | Synchronizes with: Outlook, Symbian, Pocket PC, mail notifications, document preview |
| Synovel CollabSuite | Postfix | Maildir | Dovecot | Yes | iCal | CalDav | XMPP | N/A | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ClamAV | SpamAssassin | Linux based Server with web administration panel. Client Software works on Windows and Linux. Rich Ajax based web access |
| Teamwork (software) | relies on existing SMTP | synchronizes with clients | No | Yes | iCal | iCal | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Synchronizes with: Outlook, Google calendars, Mail. Has complete project management module. |
| Tonido Workspace | No | No | No | No | Synchronization and Web based Access | Built-in chat module | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Free and available for Windows, MacOSX and Linux. Built-in web server allows p2p synchronization similar to Microsoft Groove as well as a traditional guest workspace access through a AJAX based WebUI. |
| Tine 2.0 | Postfix or any other SMTP Server | SQL | DBMail or other IMAP-server | if IMAP server support | SQL | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Uses external IMAP server. Synchronizes with: Symbian, Palm OS, Pocket PC, Other ActiveSync clients |
| Zarafa | Postfix, Exim, Qmail, Sendmail and others | MySQL, optional attachments on filesystem | Yes | Public Folder available | Outlook, Webaccess, iCal, Z-Merge | Outlook, Webaccess, Z-Merge | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ClamAV and others | SpamAssassin and others | AJAX WebAccess, online and offline Outlook compatibility, fully ActiveSync compatible using Z-Push (Symbian, Pocket PC, iPhone (firmware 2.X), Nokia (mail4Exchange)), integrates with AD and LDAP, own serverside integration framework Z-Merge |
| Zimbra | Custom Postfix | Mail Dir w/ index db | Custom | No | iCal | ICAL | XMPP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ClamAV | SpamAssassin, DSPAM | |
| Name | Mail Transfer agent | Mail Storage Type | IMAP Server | Shared IMAP | Calendar Format | Shared Calendar | IM Server | WebDAV | Web UI | Shared Contacts | Shared Files | Web Admin UI | Anti-Virus | Spam Filtering | Notes |
- Feature Comparison Table
[edit] Proprietary software
The following are proprietary software applications:
- Adobe Acrobat Connect is an online training, web conferencing, and learning solution that leverages Adobe Flash technology and is provided as an on-premise and hosted offering.
- Adobe Acrobat provides for synchronous and asynchronous review of PDF's.
- Asite delivers a web-based construction collaboration technology platform.
- Axigen is a messaging and collaborating solution based on proprietary architectures such as Axigen GrowSecure™, Axigen SmartProcessing™ and Axigen UltraStorage™.
- Basecamp is a web-based project collaboration and management tool.
- Blogtronix is a web-based suite combining groups, blogs, wiki, documents, multimedia, workflow and more
- BSCW Basic Support for Collaborative Work
- Cadweb web-based construction collaboration extranet, incorporating document management and drawing mark-up/review
- Clearspace web-based suite integrating forums, blogs, wiki, chat, and VOIP.
- codeBeamer is a web-based collaborative Application Lifecycle Management solution for distributed software development projects.
- Collaba is an integrated collaboration and communication platform server.
- Collaber is an Eclipse-based client–server platform.
- Collanos Workplace is a server-less, cross-platform, P2P collaboration solution for teams working beyond enterprise platforms
- CoMotion by General Dynamics C4S Viz is a multi-tiered client–server collaborative workspace system with extensive data visualization, annotation, and organizational tools.
- Contactizer Pro by Objective Decision, for Mac OS X only. Decentralized collaborative sharing of contacts, tasks and events.
- e is a collaborative editor which works as a live revision control system. It uses an edit-and-commit style of collaboration.
- EditGrid is an online spreadsheet with access control and revision history support, whose RTU (real-time update) feature allows multiple users to collaborate on the same spreadsheet simultaneously.
- EMC Documentum eRoom is collaboration software provided through the browser as on-premise or hosted software.
- FirstClass is a client/server groupware
- GForge Advanced Server distributed software development as a web based platform with numerous plugins to interact with Eclipse IDE as well as Microsoft Visual Studio to handle the full software life cycle.
- Glasscubes is an extranet style service which provides collaboration tools including document sharing, secure workspaces and online discussions.
- Huddle is a web-based team collaboration and project management tool centered around virtual workspaces.
- Hyperoffice is a web-based online collaboration, messaging and project management tool for small to medium sized companies.
- i-sense is a fully featured, web-based groupware application including organizer and collaboration as well as customer relationship and enterprise resources functionality. It is free for non-commercial users and organizations.
- IBM Lotus Notes and Domino
- IBM Lotus QuickPlace (name changed to Lotus Team Workspace in version 6.5.1 only)
- IBM Lotus Quickr is the replacement for IBM Lotus QuickPlace. It runs on either a Domino or WebSphere server.
- IBM Workplace-branded products
- IBM Lotus Sametime
- JotSpot Wiki supports calendars, spreadsheets, file repositories, and photo galleries. Built for ease of use
- Kerio Connect is a mail and groupware server
- LiquidPlanner wiki-like pages, document sharing, twitter-like commenting
- Microsoft Exchange Server and the Microsoft Outlook client
- Microsoft Groove is a peer-to-peer collaboration application
- Microsoft Netmeeting
- Microsoft Live Meeting
- Microsoft Office Live Communications Server
- Microsoft SharePoint Services and Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server
- Mixedink combines collaborative editing with voting
- Novell GroupWise
- Oracle Beehive combines email, team collaboration, and conferencing on a single collaboration platform.
- Oracle WebCenter Group Spaces
- omNovia Technologies online meeting platform for collaborative meetings, eLearning, interactive training sessions.
- Owis workflow management, document management, knowledge base, calendar, IM and collaboration suite
- PabloDraw is a collaborative text and ANSI/ASCII art editing tool on Windows
- ProjectSpaces is an online workspace tool for project and team collaboration
- ProtoShare is a web-based collaborative prototyping and review tool for interactive projects.
- Ramius Corporation Online community systems for virtual collaboration and knowledge sharing. Product is named CommunityZero.
- SamePage Web-based enterprise wiki for knowledge management and collaboration.
- Seefile Web-based interface for image collaboration.
- SeeToo Web-based service for video collaboration.
- Smartsheet Web-based workflow, collaboration management. Information owners can involve contributors without requiring them to use the application.
- Socialtext is a suite of web-based social software applications.
- SubEthaEdit - Collaborative text editing on Mac OS X
- Synovel CollabSuite - A complete messaging solution for organizations with email, calendaring and instant messaging - provides an integrated server, web administration console, desktop client suite and web access.
- tmsEKP is a suite of content management, knowledge portal, organisational collaboration, document management, e-Learning, content syndication, human resource, project management and helpdesk software.
- Traction TeamPage - Traction's model focuses on collaboration within and among groups using a sophisticated permission model that aggregates multiple blog/wiki spaces using a web-based journal modeled on the principals of Douglas Engelbart's On-Line System (NLS)
- Teamwork Cross-platform solution integrating project management, issue tracking, and groupware
- Tonido Workspace Cross-platform collaboration software that synchronizes workspaces as well as allows web based guest access
- Ubidesk offers collaborative online workspaces that help team to work together effectively with document collaboration, file sharing, and task management.
- Vignette is a content management system
- WebEx web-based collaboration tools
- WebTrain web-based collaboration for meetings, training, and education
- Wiggio web-based free group calendars, list-servs, messaging (texting, email, voice), shared document editing and versioning, meetings management (chat, teleconference).
- Workspot is a web service providing Linux desktops, which can be shared securely through a browser.
- Wrike is a tool for project management and collaboration
- Writeboard is a collaborative text editor
- Zing Technologies AnyZing and ZingThing - Electronic learning and meeting system software for team rooms and networks.
