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This list is divided into proprietary or free software, and open source software, with several comparison tables among different product and vendors characteristics. It also includes a section of "projectware" or project collaboration software, which are combining with cloud computing services to become a standard feature in an emerging category of computer software: collaboration platforms. There may be some overlap between this list and the list of wiki software.

Collaborative software

The following are software applications or solutions including free software:

  • AceProject, web-based collaboration software for project management
  • Adobe Acrobat, gives synchronous and asynchronous review of PDFs
  • Apps on Cloud, cloud based full-suite collaboration solution
  • AgileZen, online collaborative project management software
  • AirSet, personal information management and private social network platform
  • Altova MetaTeam, collaborative decision-making, team performance management and project management software
  • Aproove, Web based for design professionals, Marketing department, Brand owner and manager collaboration software
  • Atlassian Confluence, web-based team and content collaboration software
  • Atmail, full server/client groupware software based on CalDAV
  • Axigen, messaging and collaborating software based on proprietary architectures such as Axigen: GrowSecure, SmartProcessing, UltraStorage
  • Basecamp, web-based project collaboration and management
  • Binfire, web-based project collaboration & management software for remote teams
  • Blogtronix, web-based suite combining groups, blogs, wiki, documents, multimedia, workflow
  • Box.net, web-based collaboration and content management for enterprises
  • BSCW, Basic Support for Collaborative Work
  • Cadac Organice, SharePoint based document management and collaboration software for engineering companies
  • Cadweb, web-based construction collaboration extranet, incorporating document management and drawing mark-up/review
  • Calliflower, Web-based team document sharing, synchronous conferencing, online chat, whiteboarding
  • Castrum, Cloud based document collaboration platform focused on very high security standards and intelligent forms capabilities.
  • Celoxis, web-based project management and collaboration software.
  • Cerebro, software complex for media project management. Incorporating audiovisual reviewing and assets management.
  • Clarizen
  • Clearspace, web-based suite integrating forums, blogs, wiki, chat, VOIP
  • ClickHome, collaborative software for the construction industry provided as app and web-based office product.
  • Clinked, cloud-based collaboration tool for managing projects and data management
  • codeBeamer, web-based collaborative Application Lifecycle Management software for distributed software development projects
  • Collaba, integrated collaboration and communication platform server
  • Collaber, Eclipse-based client–server platform
  • Collabtive, web-based project management software for distributed teams
  • Concursive, web-based and mobile tools for socially enabled project management, customer support and business directories
  • Collanos Workplace, server-less, cross-platform, P2P collaborative software 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; decentralized collaborative sharing of contacts, tasks and events, for Mac OS X
  • Creately, collaborative online diagramming software used by teams around the world to communicate more effectively.
  • Debategraph, web-based, collaborative idea visualization and deliberation
  • e, collaborative editor which works as a live revision control system; uses an edit-and-commit style of collaboration
  • err, an extensible XMPP/Jabber chatbot for collaborative work over MUC chatrooms
  • EditGrid, online spreadsheet with access control and revision history support, which real-time update (RTU) feature allows multiple users to collaborate on one spreadsheet concurrently
  • Electa Live, virtual classroom and online collaboration environment for online teaching and training
  • Elluminate, virtual classroom and online collaboration environment for online teaching and training
  • EMC Documentum eRoom, collaborative software provided via browser as on-premise or hosted
  • Fabasoft Folio Cloud, cloud DMS for organisations with hybrid cloud and data residency option
  • FirstClass, client/server groupware
  • FMYI, free web-based, private social network for small to large size teams
  • GForge Advanced Server, distributed software development as a web based platform with many plugins to interact with Eclipse IDE and Microsoft Visual Studio to handle full software life cycle
  • Google Apps, web-based real-time collaboration: document, spreadsheet, presentation editing and more.
  • GrexIt, Email based collaboration tool for Google Apps.
  • GroveSite, web-based collaboration suite with document sharing, file libraries, discussion threads and more.
  • Hall.com, web-based collaboration, group chat, video chat, file sharing, one-on-one chat and more.
  • Huddle, secure web-based content management and content collaboration platform for enterprises and governments.
  • Hyperoffice, web-based online collaboration, messaging and project management; for small to medium sized firms
  • i-sense, full featured, web-based groupware; has organizer and collaboration, customer relationship and enterprise resource functions; free to non-commercial users, organizations
  • IBM Lotus Notes and Domino
  • IBM Lotus QuickPlace, name changed to Lotus Team Workspace in version 6.5.1 only
  • IBM Quickr, replaces IBM Lotus QuickPlace; runs on Domino or WebSphere servers
  • IBM Workplace-branded products
  • IBM Lotus Sametime
  • Incentive, A Social Collaboration software for enterprises. www.incentivecorp.com for more information.
  • Jama Contour, web-based collaborative platform for communicating requirements and managing complex projects
  • JotSpot, wiki supports calendars, spreadsheets, file repositories, photo galleries; made for ease of use
  • Kanban Tool, web-based application for time and project management, real-time collaboration
  • Kerio Connect, multiplatform mail and groupware server
  • Knowledge Plaza, web-based social knowledge management tool
  • KnowledgeTree, online document management and collaboration for mid-market businesses and enterprises.
  • Kolab, groupware collaboration solution with server and native client. Fully Open Source and Open Standards through to the storage layer
  • Liferay, portal, web content management and social collaboration platform
  • LiquidPlanner, wiki-like pages, document sharing, Twitter-like commenting
  • LucidChart, collaborative diagramming and website/software prototyping, supports real time collaboration, built on web-standards
  • Mavenlink, web-based project collaboration and management
  • Microsoft Exchange Server and the Microsoft Outlook client
  • Microsoft Windows Live messenger, office web apps, skydrive, mail, ...
  • Microsoft Live Meeting
  • Microsoft Office Live Communications Server
  • Microsoft Office desktop tools for collaboration
  • Microsoft Project Server
  • Microsoft SharePoint Server and Microsoft SharePoint Foundation
  • Microsoft SharePoint Workspace, desktop collaboration application
  • Microsoft Team Foundation Server, developer collaboration platform
  • MindMeister, collaborative mindmapping software that supports superior teamwork
  • Mixedink, combines collaborative editing with voting
  • Nefsis, multi-party online collaboration and video conferencing software for businesses
  • Novell GroupWise
  • Oracle Beehive, combines email, team collaboration, and conferencing in one 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, collaborative text and ANSI/ASCII art editing tool on Windows
  • Pidoco, cloud-based collaboration tool to create, share, test website and mobile app UI prototypes
  • Powernoodle, Powernoodle is a cloud-based platform that helps organizations make decisions and solve problems. A 'Powernoodle five' is available for free for up to five people.
  • Pivotal Tracker, agile project management and collaboration tool
  • Planbox, web-based agile project management tool with team collaboration features: comments, file sharing, feedback management
  • ProtoShare, web-based collaborative prototyping and review tool for interactive projects
  • Qontext, enables communicating, sharing, and collaborating from inside common business applications like netsuite, sugarcrm, Salesforce.com and more
  • Saba Software, collaboration platform for holding online meetings and virtual classrooms
  • SamePage, Web-based enterprise wiki for knowledge management and collaboration
  • Saros, collaborative text editing for Distributed Party Programming
  • Seefile, Web-based interface for image collaboration software
  • Smart Meeting Pro, a collaborative meeting software that connects two or more desktops/laptops or interactive whiteboards in the same meeting room, or across distances when using Smart Bridgit software. Users write over soft copy documents using digital ink and pass the document to the next interactive whiteboard or laptop
  • Smart Bridgit, a data conferencing software that connects multiple parties across distances and allows users to share their desktop/laptop or interactive whiteboard screen with all participants. Smart Bridgit includesVoIP, webcam capability and digital ink
  • Smartsheet, Web-based workflow, collaboration management; information owners can involve contributors without needing them to use the application
  • Socialtext, suite of web-based social software applications
  • SubEthaEdit, collaborative text editing on Mac OS X
  • Synovel Collabsuite, full messaging software for organizations with email, calendaring and instant messaging; with integrated server, web administration console, desktop client suite, web access
  • TeamWox, web-based collaboration software with file storage, email client, contact book, bagtracking, IP PBX, chat and forum
  • Telligent, enterprise community and collaboration platform with blogs, wikis, more enterprise 2.0 abilities
  • tmsEKP, suite for content management, knowledge portal, organisational collaboration, document management, e-learning, content syndication, human resource, project management, helpdesk
  • Traction TeamPage, 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 software, integrates project management, issue tracking, groupware
  • Tonido Workspace, cross-platform collaborative software, synchronizes workspaces, allows web based guest access
  • TrackerSuite.Net, Web based, modular software suite, with online workspace for project and IT service teams, organization calendar, document management, can use email for automated team notifications and e-newsletters
  • Ubidesk, has collaborative online workspaces that help teams work together effectively with document collaboration, file sharing, task management
  • Vignette, content management system
  • VSee, video conferencing tool with screen share, annotation and file sending capabilities
  • 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, web service providing Linux desktops, which can be shared securely via browser
  • WorkZone, SaaS project management and collaboration tool.
  • Wrike, Interactive, web-based tool for project management and collaboration
  • Writeboard, collaborative text editor
  • Xtune, web-based enterprise social software for connecting and sharing expertise inside organizations
  • Zing Technologies AnyZing and ZingThing, electronic learning and meeting system software for team rooms and networks

Comparison of notable software

General Information

Name Creator Latest stable release Stable release date First public release date Database backend License Software product available SaaS available
Adobe LiveCycle Adobe 9 2010 Filesystem Proprietary Yes No
Alfresco Alfresco Software 3.3 2010 2005
Altova MetaTeam Altova GmbH 2013 2012 2010 Cloud Proprietary No Yes
Aproove Aproove SA 1.3.4 2009 Database - Filesystem Proprietary Yes Yes
BizWiki CustomerVision
Clearspace (Jive SBS) Jive Software 4.5 2010 2006 Oracle, MS SQL, DB2, mySQL, Postgres
Confluence Atlassian 4.2 2010 2004 Proprietary
Documentum EMC
Drupal Drupal 7 2011 2001 MySQL, Postgres, SQL-Lite GPL 2, 3 Yes
GroveSite GroveSite
Google Drive Google Cloud No Yes
Huddle Huddle
IBM Sametime IBM Yes Yes
IBM Connections Suite IBM 3.0 November 24, 2010 June 27, 2007 IBM DB2 Yes Yes
IBM Lotus Domino IBM 8.5.2 August 24, 2010 December 1996 Proprietary Yes No
IBM Lotus Mashups IBM
IBM Lotus Notes IBM Yes Yes
IBM Quickr IBM 8.5 IBM Lotus Domino, IBM DB2
IBM Sametime IBM Yes Yes
Kolab The Kolab-Project and Kolab Systems AG 2.2.4 July 1, 2010 July 17, 2003 File/mail-based Yes No
Kanban Tool Shore Labs 2010 Proprietary No Yes
Kune Comunes Collective 0.3.0 July 1, 2010 July 17, 2003 AGPL Yes Yes
Microsoft Exchange Server Microsoft 2010 August 4, 2011 2007 Exchange DB Yes Yes
Windows Live Microsoft 2011 September 2010 November 1, 2005 Cloud No Yes
Live Meeting Microsoft 2007 2007 1997 Yes Yes
Microsoft Lync Server Microsoft 2010 2010 November 2000 SQL Server or SQL EE Yes Yes
Microsoft Office Microsoft 2010 June 15, 2010 1990 Yes Yes
Microsoft Project Server Microsoft 2010 June 15, 2010 2000 Yes Yes
Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Microsoft 2010 April 22, 2010 2001 SQL Server or SQL EE Freeware, Open API Yes No
Microsoft SharePoint Server Microsoft 2010 April 22, 2010 2001 SQL Server or SQL EE Proprietary, Open API Yes Yes
Microsoft SharePoint Workspace Microsoft 2010 June 15, 2010 2007 Yes No
Team Foundation Server Microsoft 2010 2010 1994 SQL Server or SQL EE Yes No
MovableType Six Apart
Nefsis Nefsis 3.72 January 7, 2011 1998 Cloud Yes Yes
NewsGator NewsGator
Novell GroupWise Novell
Oracle Beehive Oracle
Oracle WebCenter Oracle 11g July 2009
Saba Centra Saba Software 7.7 SP1 2011 1999 Yes Yes
SAP NetWeaver Portal SAP 2004
Teaming Novell
Socialtext Socialtext
SpringCM SpringCM
SuccessFactors SuccessFactors
TeamWox MetaQuotes Software Corp. 1.0 October 11, 2011 February 9, 2009 Firebird Proprietary Yes Yes
Telligent Telligent Systems
Traction TeamPage Traction Software 5.2 May 10, 2011 Dec 1, 1999 NoSQL Journal, Oracle Proprietary Yes Yes
Tibco Tibco Software
Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware Tiki Software Community Association 10.0 December 2012 October 2002 MySQL LGPL Yes No
TrackerSuite.Net Automation Centre 3.6 November 2010 2006 SQL Server Yes Yes
TWiki TWiki
Vignette Collaboration Vignette
Wrike Wrike 2012 November 2012 2006 File/mail based Proprietary Yes No
Name Creator Latest stable release Stable release date First public release date Database backend License Software product available SaaS available

Comparison of unified communications features

Name E-Mail Server Faxing Instant messaging Telephony Videoconferencing Web conferencing Data conferencing Application sharing Electronic meeting system Synchronous conferencing
IBM Sametime No, integrated with Lotus Domino No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
IBM Lotus Domino Yes Yes Yes with integrated Sametime Yes with integrated Sametime Yes with integrated Sametime Yes with integrated Sametime No Yes with integrated Sametime Yes with integrated Sametime No
Microsoft Exchange Server Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes No
Microsoft Lync Server No, integrated with Exchange Server No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft SharePoint No, integrated with Exchange Server No No No No No No No Yes No
Name E-Mail Server Faxing Instant messaging Telephony Videoconferencing Web conferencing Data conferencing Application sharing Electronic meeting system Synchronous conferencing

Comparison of collaborative software features

Name Wikis Web publishing Calendaring software Project Management Workflow system Document Management List Management XML Forms Management and workflow Discussion Blogs Surveys Time Tracking Business Intelligence Charting Bookmarking, Tagging, Rating and Comments Social software Enterprise search Office suite
Google Apps Yes, Sites Yes, Sites Yes No No Yes, simple No Yes, simple Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
IBM Connections Yes Yes Yes Yes, simple Yes Yes, simple No No Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No
IBM Lotus Domino No No Yes Yes, simple Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No
IBM Quickr Yes Yes Yes Yes, simple Yes Yes, simple Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No No No No No No
Kune Yes In development Yes Yes, simple No Yes yes, wave-based No Yes Yes yes (gadget) No No No In development Yes No Real-time collaborative documents
Microsoft Exchange Server No No Yes Yes, simple Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Microsoft Office No No No No No Yes, simple No Yes No No No No No Yes No No No Yes, desktop
Microsoft Project Server No No Yes Yes No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No
Microsoft Sharepoint Yes Yes Yes Yes, simple Yes Yes Yes Yes, Microsoft InfoPath Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes, web
Microsoft Team Foundation Server No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No
Traction TeamPage Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes (basic) Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes, metrics Yes Yes Yes No
Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware Yes Yes Yes Yes, simple Yes Yes Yes (newsletter) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes (basic) Yes Yes Yes Yes, web
WorkZone No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes No No No
Wrike No No Yes Yes Yes Yes, simple Yes Yes, simple Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes, web
Name Wikis Web publishing Calendaring software Project Management Workflow system Document Management List Management XML Forms Management and workflow Discussion Blogs Surveys Time Tracking Business Intelligence Charting Bookmarking, Tagging, Rating and Comments Social software Enterprise search Office suite

Comparison of targets

Name Public Intranet Extranet Personal Sites Team Sites Developer
IBM Connections Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
IBM Lotus Domino Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
IBM Lotus QuickPlace Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft Exchange Server Yes Yes Yes No No No
Microsoft Office Live Communications Server No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Microsoft Sharepoint Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft Team Foundation Server No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Name Public Intranet Extranet Personal Sites Team Sites Developer

Open source software

The following are open source applications for collaboration:

Standard client–server software

Groupware: Web based software

  • Bricolage, content management system
  • Collabtive, web-based project management software
  • BigBlueButton, Web meetings
  • DotNetNuke, also called DNN: module based, evolved from ASP 1.0 demo applications
  • eGroupWare, a free open source groupware software intended for businesses from small to enterprises
  • EtherPad, collaborative drafting with chat
  • Feng Office Community Edition
  • Group-Office, Web based groupware for sharing calendars, files, e-mail, CRM, Projects, Mobile Synchronization and much more.
  • Horde
  • Jumper 2.0, collaborative search engine and knowledge management platform
  • Kanban Tool real-time collaboration, tasks and documents sharing
  • Kolab Groupware, integrated Roundcube web frontend
  • Kune, collaborative federated social network, based on Apache Wave
  • FusionForge, has wiki, forums, mailing lists, FTP, SSH, subdomains, hosting, email alias, backups, CVS/SVN, task management
  • mediawiki, which provides core content management and integrates with many other tools via extensions
  • phpGroupWare
  • Simple Groupware
  • SOGo, integrated email, calendaring with Apple iCal, Mozilla Thunderbird and native Outlook compatibility
  • Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware, has wiki, forums, calendar, ticket system, workflow engine
  • Tine 2.0
  • Tonido, free collaborative software with workspace synchronizing, Web access from personal desktop; cross-platform
  • Zarafa, full MAPI MS Exchange replacement for Linux, GPL+proprietary
  • Zimbra

Other

  • Alfresco, enterprise content management system: document management, workflow, and portal
  • Drupal Framework, open source content management framework: document management, web pages, attachments, forums, photos, social profiles, collaboration tools
  • eXo Platform, suite for enterprise content management (DMS, WCM, workflow) and collaboration (mail, instant messaging, shared calendars, address books)
  • KnowledgeTree, document management system: document management, workflow, portal
  • Liferay Enterprise Portal, open source enterprise portal: document management, wiki, social tools, workflow
  • LogicalDOC, document management system: document management, workflow
  • 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

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Web-based software

  • AceProject, web-based collaboration software for project management
  • Assembla, online workspaces for distributed team; project management and collaboration tools, bug and issue tracking, wikis, real-time team room
  • Binfire, has Project collaboration, project management, content management and web 2.0 social media elements for distributed teams
  • CodeBeamer, has project management, wiki, document management, issue tracking, version control management
  • Celoxis, web-based project management and collaboration software.
  • Central Desktop, has project management, wiki, file upload, review and approve, calendar, document management
  • Clarizen, online on-demand, collaborative project execution software
  • Collabtive, web-based project management software for distributed teams
  • dotProject
  • DeskAway, has project and task management, milestone, issues, wiki-style document management, task lists, file sharing, internal blogs, calendar, contacts, messaging, personal email reminders and reports
  • eGroupWare
  • Feng Office Community Edition
  • Fle3
  • Group-Office, Web based groupware for sharing calendars, files, e-mail, CRM, Projects, Mobile Synchronization and much more.
  • GroveSite, online collaboration, project and document management; online relational database
  • Horde
  • Kanban Tool web-based project management application with real-time collaboration
  • Mavenlink, web-based project collaboration and management, integrates with Google Apps
  • Mindquarry, has document synchronizing, wiki, task management
  • phpGroupWare, has a project collaboration module
  • Plone, content management
  • project.net
  • Projectplace, full suite of collaborative project tools
  • Redmine, for software projects includes issue tracking, wiki, basic file and document management with hooks to major version control systems: SVN, Git, etc.
  • Saba Software, Saba Social is enterprise social networking and collaboration software
  • Simple Groupware
  • Trac, has wiki, document management, ticket system and version control system
  • TeamLab, has forums, blogs, bookmarks, wiki, task management, instant messaging, mobile version, CRM, online document editors
  • web2project, a dotproject fork with active current development and some innovations: subprojects, etc.
  • WiserEarth, social network and database that include an open-source Groupware
  • Workmate, simple project collaboration platform with ability to extend functionality via addons
  • Wrike, Interactive, web-based tool for project management and collaboration

Other

Comparison

Name Mail transfer agent Mail storage type IMAP server IMAP shared Calendar format Calendar shared IM server WebDAV Web UI Contacts shared Files shared Web admin UI Antivirus Spam filter Notes
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, others Mobile synchronizing using full compliant ActiveSync, Ajax GUI, multiplatform, Microsoft Outlook connector with online/offline modes
Bynari SMTP Postfix IMAP Cyrus IMAP Yes iCal iCal Jabber Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ClamAV SpamAssassin and Sieve Mobile synchronizing using full compliant ActiveSync, Ajax webapp, Microsoft Outlook connector
Citadel/UX Custom Berkeley DB Custom Yes iCal Yes Yes GroupDAV and WebCal support Yes Yes various methods Yes ClamAV on SpamAssassin SpamAssassin, or pre-processed with Postfix or qpsmtpd Hot backups need retained recent database logs
Collaber No No No No No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No No Client–server architecture; for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
Collabtive Sendmail, SMTP IMAP server dependent, Database Any IMAP server Un­known iCal Web interface Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No AJAX GUI; runs on any operating system with Apache, PHP and MySQL, e.g. Windows, Linux, Mac OS); commercial support via Open Dynamics
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, integrates with: mobile devices (Z-Push, Funambol), any IMAP client
Group-Office Custom Postfix IMAP server dependent Custom Yes iCal Web interface No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ClamAV SpamAssassin, DSPAM Synchronizes with: Microsoft Outlook, iPhone, Android, Symbian, Palm OS, Pocket PC, other SyncML or ActiveSync clients
Horde Sendmail, SMTP No Cyrus, others No No DB, ICAL export No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No rule-based filtering integrates into Kolab, has SyncML-interface
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, others Ajax GUI and Microsoft Outlook integration
Jumper 2.0 No No Custom No SQL, iCal iCal No Yes Yes Yes Shares any content, media, or data Yes No No Enterprise bookmarking engine, 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 and (experimental) Dovecot Yes iCal and Kolab-XML format IMAP, iCal- and HTML-Export No No Horde IMAP and LDAP No Yes ClamAV, others SpamAssassin, others Runs on almost all Unix/Linux; integrated Horde webfrontend, SyncML and ActiveSync (via internal Z-Push), and serves most common PIM-clients such as Kontact, Microsoft Outlook (with connector plug-in) 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, others SpamAssassin, 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, Mac OS); commercial support via Feng Office
OpenGroupware Postfix Mail Dir Cyrus No No Export to iCal XMPP, if purchased No No No No If purchased
PhpGroupWare No No No Un­known Un­known ICAL Yes Un­known Yes Un­known Yes Yes Quite similar to eGroupWare
Qontext No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No via sign-in and Nofollow Collaboration via wiki, blog, discussion, microblogging, quiz, surveys, shared bookmarks, and integrating with browser based tools like Salesforce.com
Simple Groupware SMTP IMAP server dependent, Database Cyrus, Courier IMAP, UW IMAP, others Yes SQL, iCal and XML format Database, ICAL import/export Built-in chat module Planned for 0.3 Yes Yes Yes Yes ClamAV, others Mail server dependent Synchronizes with: Outlook, Symbian, Pocket PC, mail notifications, document preview
Synovel Collabsuite Postfix Maildir Dovecot Yes iCal CalDav XMPP Yes Yes No Yes ClamAV SpamAssassin Linux based server with web administration panel; client software for 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; full project management module
Tonido Workspace No No No No Synchronizing, Web based access Built-in chat module Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Free, for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux; built-in web server allows P2P synchronizing similar to Microsoft Groove and usual guest workspace access via Ajax based WebUI
Tine 2.0 Postfix or any other SMTP Server SQL DBMail or other IMAP-server if IMAP server support SQL not yet CalDAV or iCal No No Yes Yes No Yes No No Uses external IMAP server; synchronizes with: Symbian, Palm OS, Pocket PC, other ActiveSync clients
Wrike No No No No iCal available from Microsoft Outlook & iCalendar No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Mobile synchronizing using full compliant Dropbox & Google docs, rich Ajax web access, Microsoft Outlook & iMail connector|
Zarafa Postfix, Exim, Qmail, Sendmail, 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, others SpamAssassin, 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 (Removed in v8) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ClamAV SpamAssassin, DSPAM
Name Mail transfer agent Mail storage type IMAP server IMAP shared Calendar format Calendar shared IM server WebDAV Web UI Contacts shared Files shared Web admin UI Antivirus Spam filter Notes
  • Feature comparison table

See also

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