List of collaborative software
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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 |
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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 | 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
- Access Grid, for audio and video based collaboration
- Citadel/UX, 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, integrated email, calendaring with Apple iCal, Mozilla Thunderbird and native Outlook compatibility
- Spicebird, integrated email, calendaring and chat; Windows and Linux
- Teambox, Basecamp-style project management software with focus on GTD task management and conversations. (Only V3 and prior are open-source.)
- Zarafa
- Zimbra
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
Project collaboration software (projectware)
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
- Croquet project, collaborative virtual environment
- Open Wonderland, open source Java toolkit to make collaborative 3D virtual worlds
- Wiki engines: see List of wiki software
- Realtime editors: see Collaborative real-time editor
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 |
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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
- Comparison of wiki software
- List of wiki software
- List of wiki farms
- Comparison of project management software
- Collaborative editor
- Cloud collaboration
- Document collaboration
- Document-centric collaboration