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 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:
- 10,000ft Insights, a web-based tool for design thinking and collaboration
- AceProject, web-based collaboration software for project management
- Aconex, Online document management, web collaboration and project management software for construction, engineering and facility management
- Adobe Acrobat, gives synchronous and asynchronous review of PDFs
- Adobe LiveCycle, a SOA Java EE server software product used to build applications that automate a broad range of business processes for enterprises and government agencies
- Agantty, web-based project management software focused on gantt chart view
- Alfresco, a free/libre enterprise content management system for Microsoft Windows and Unix-like operating systems.
- Altova MetaTeam, collaborative decision-making, team performance management and project management software
- Asana, a web and mobile application designed to improve the way teams communicate and collaborate
- Assembla, a set of cloud-based task and code management tools for software developers
- 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
- Azendoo, a cloud-based collaborative task management application that helps teams get more done
- Basecamp, web-based project collaboration and management
- Box.net, web-based collaboration and content management for enterprises
- BSCW, Basic Support for Collaborative Work
- Calliflower, Web-based team document sharing, synchronous conferencing, online chat, whiteboarding
- cineSync, real-time synchronised video review software
- Clarizen
- Clearspace, web-based suite integrating forums, blogs, wiki, chat, VOIP
- Clinked, cloud-based collaboration tool for managing projects and data management
- Collaber, Eclipse-based client–server platform
- CollaborateCloud, cloud-based platform for data collaboration & workflows
- Collabtive, web-based project management software for distributed teams
- ConceptDraw Office - collaborative software suite composed of mind mapping, project management and business diagramming tools.
- Concerto Project Management - collaborative, web based Project Management solution with integrated mobile functionality designed to support and maintain the project environment.
- 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, a multi-tiered client–server collaborative workspace system
- Contactizer Pro, by Objective Decision; decentralized collaborative sharing of contacts, tasks and events, for Mac OS X
- CustomerVision BizWiki, a wiki application, geared to medium- and large-sized businesses, that existed from around 2006 to 2008
- Debategraph, web-based, collaborative idea visualization and deliberation
- Discourse, open-source forum software built using modern technology
- Drupal, a free and open-source content management framework written in PHP
- e, a collaborative editor which works as a live revision control system; uses an edit-and-commit style of collaboration
- Eclipse, a suite of software applications, intended for use by aerospace project and mission teams in managing their CM/QA/PA/PM activities
- EditGrid, online spreadsheet that allows collaborative editing
- Edraw Max, cross-platform collaborative software composed of flowchart, organizational chart, mind map, project management and infographics
- EGroupware, free open source groupware software intended for businesses from small to enterprises
- Elluminate, virtual classroom and online collaboration environment for online teaching and training
- EMC Documentum eRoom, collaborative software provided via browser as on-premises or hosted
- eXo Platform, The Open Source Enterprise Social Platform
- Eylean Board, project and collaboration management tool
- Fabasoft Folio Cloud, cloud DMS for organisations with hybrid cloud and data residency option
- FirstClass, client/server groupware
- Fieldwire, mobile-first collaboration platform for field workers
- FMYI, web-based, CRM and extranet for small to large size teams
- Freedcamp, free project management and collaboration tool
- Fuze Box, web-based, desktop, mobile client server software for conducting meetings (voice, video, screen sharing, file sharing), free and paid
- GForge Advanced Server, distributed software development as a web based platform
- GoDrive, an on-premises solution for document collaboration and synchronization across Windows, Mac and mobile applications
- Gliffy, web-based, collaborative diagramming service that works with most operating systems and browsers
- Google Apps, web-based real-time collaboration: document, spreadsheet, presentation editing and more
- Google Drive, a file storage and synchronization service which enables user cloud storage, file sharing and collaborative editing
- GrexIt, an email-based collaboration tool for Google Apps
- Group-Office groupware and CRM, an open source web-based groupware and CRM application
- Groupiful, web-based project management for teams with task management, file sharing, event scheduling and more
- 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
- HighQ Collaborate, secure document exchange, enterprise social collaboration, client extranets and knowledge portals for organisations
- HipChat, chat software from Atlassian
- 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
- IBM Lotus Connections Suite
- IBM Lotus Domino
- IBM Lotus Mashups
- IBM Lotus Notes
- IBM Lotus Quickr, replaces IBM Lotus QuickPlace; runs on Domino or WebSphere servers
- IBM Lotus Sametime
- IBM Workplace-branded products
- ICEFLO, a cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) solution that puts the highly critical and risky challenge of deploying large-scale technology change into a clear, collaborative, real-time, and controlled state.
- InLoox, collaboration software that offers web-based and on-premises solutions, supports task management, document management, and workflow
- Intraboom, web-based collaboration and communication software
- 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
- Kahootz, online cloud collaboration software, specialising in public sector and enterprise scalable solutions
- Kerio Connect, multiplatform mail and groupware server
- Knowledge Plaza, web-based social knowledge management tool
- Kolab, security-focused open source groupware collaboration solution with web client, CalDAV and ActiveSync and its own native client
- Kune, a free/open-source distributed social network focused on collaboration rather than just on communication
- Liferay, portal, web content management and social collaboration platform
- LiquidPlanner, wiki-like pages, document sharing, Twitter-like commenting
- LogicalDOC, on-line and on-premises document management system with collaboration and workflow features
- 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 Live Meeting
- Microsoft Lync Server
- Microsoft Office Live Communications Server
- Microsoft Office desktop tools for collaboration
- Microsoft Project Server
- Microsoft SharePoint Foundation
- Microsoft SharePoint Server
- Microsoft SharePoint Workspace, desktop collaboration application
- Microsoft Team Foundation Server, developer and Agile tools collaboration platform
- Microsoft Windows Live messenger, office web apps, skydrive, mail
- Mikogo, is a desktop sharing software application for web conferencing, online meetings and web collaboration
- Mindjet, mindmapping software, collaborative project management, social task management, cloud-based file sharing
- MindView, mindmapping software, collaborative project management, desktop application, cloud-based file sharing
- MindMeister, collaborative mindmapping software that supports superior teamwork
- Mixedink, combines collaborative editing with voting
- MovableType, by Six Apart
- Nefsis, multi-party online collaboration and video conferencing software for businesses
- NewsGator
- 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, e-learning, interactive training sessions
- OpenProject, an open source project collaboration suite
- PabloDraw, collaborative text and ANSI/ASCII art editing tool on Windows
- PBworks is a commercial real-time collaborative editing (RTCE) system
- Pidoco, cloud-based collaboration tool to create, share, test website and mobile app UI prototypes
- Pivotal Tracker, screen sharing capabilities to increase collaboration in meetings
- Planbox, web-based agile project management tool with team collaboration features: comments, file sharing, feedback management
- Podio, web based collaborative platform with workspaces, tasks per community members and app market
- Pristine, video collaboration software for smart mobile devices, and smartglasses
- Project.net Open Source Project Management software with document, task, and project sharing and collaboration
- Projectplace, online collaboration tool providing Project management, Document collaboration & Communication in one tool
- ProjectManager.com online project management software with collaboration features for teams
- ProjectWise, a suite of project information management and collaboration software and services from Bentley Systems designed for the architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) industries and infrastructure owner-operators.
- ProtoShare, web-based collaborative prototyping and review tool for interactive projects
- Powermeeting, web-based synchronous groupware which allows users to conduct group activities in a well-coordinated group process
- Pyrus, cloud-based communication tool, combines team collaboration, invoice processing, approval and workflow automation
- QikPad, web-based collaborative real time text-based tool
- Qontext, enables communicating, sharing, and collaborating from inside common business applications like netsuite, sugarcrm, Salesforce.com
- RelateIQ, web-based relationship intelligence platform that enables teams to track, share, and analyze shared relationships
- Retroshare, an open-source cross-platform, friend-2-friend and secure decentralised communication platform
- Samepage, web-based collaboration software
- SAP NetWeaver Portal
- Saros, collaborative text editing for Distributed Party Programming
- Slack, cloud-based team collaboration tool using a chat format with multiple channels.
- Smart Meeting Pro, collaborative meeting software
- Smart Bridgit, data conferencing software
- Smartsheet, Web-based workflow, collaboration management
- Socialtext, suite of web-based social software applications
- SpringCM
- SubEthaEdit, collaborative text editing on Mac OS X
- SuccessFactors
- Synovel Collabsuite, full messaging software for organizations
- Teaming, by Novell
- Teamwork, cross-platform software, integrates project management, issue tracking, groupware
- 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
- Tibco, by Tibco Software
- Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware
- TitanFile, web-based enterprise-level secure file sharing with a focus on people and interests
- tmsEKP, suite of collaboration software
- Tonido Workspace, cross-platform collaborative software, synchronizes workspaces, allows web-based guest access
- TrackerSuite.Net, Web based, modular software business suite
- Traction TeamPage, enterprise social software
- Trello, free web-based project management application
- Tuleap, application lifecycle management, project management with integrated risk reporting system
- TWiki
- Ubidesk, online project collaboration workspace
- Unison, private group sharing tool, with text, audio, video collaboration
- Vignette, content management system
- VSee, video conferencing tool with screen share, annotation and file sending capabilities
- Webcrossing, web-based collaboration server
- WebEx, web-based collaboration tools
- Wiggio, web-based, group collaboration software
- Workspot, web service providing Linux desktops, which can be shared securely via browser
- Wrike, Interactive, web-based tool for project management and collaboration
- Writeboard, collaborative text editor
- Xaitporter, web-based document collaboration software with integrated workflow, for enterprise and SMEs.
- Xtune, web-based enterprise social software for connecting and sharing expertise inside organizations
- XWiki, a professional wiki that has powerful extensibility features such as scripting in pages, extensions and a highly modular architecture.
- Yammer, enterprise and team collaboration software and private social network
- Zentyal, an open source email and groupware solution, natively compatible with Microsoft Outlook
- Zing Technologies AnyZing and ZingThing, electronic learning and meeting system software for team rooms and networks
- Zoho Projects, a web-based collaboration software for project management
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 | Community Edition 5.0.d | 2015 | 2005 | LGPL | Yes | Yes | |
Altova MetaTeam | Altova GmbH | 2013 | 2012 | 2010 | Cloud | Proprietary | No | Yes |
Assembla | Assembla | Continuous Delivery | 2013 | 2006 | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | |
Clearspace (Jive SBS) | Jive Software | 4.6 | 2010 | 2006 | Oracle, MS SQL, DB2, mySQL, Postgres | Proprietary | ||
Collaborate | HighQ | 3.1 | 2013 | 2001 | Proprietary | Yes | ||
ConceptDraw Office | CS Odessa | 2010 | December 14, 2010 | 2008 | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | |
Confluence | Atlassian | 5.7 | 2015 | 2004 | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | |
Eclipse (suite) | Sapienza Consulting Ltd. | 3.3 | 2014 | 2009 | Oracle | Proprietary | Yes | Yes |
Edraw Max | EdrawSoft | 8 | 2014 | 2004 | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | |
EGroupware | EGroupware | 16.1 | 2016 | 2003 | MariaDB, MySql, PostgreSQL | GPLv2 | Yes | Yes |
EMC Documentum eRoom | EMC | 7.4.4 | 2012 | 2003 | Filesystem | Proprietary | Yes | No |
eXo Platform | eXo Platform | Community Edition 4.0.4 | 2014 | 2003 | LGPL | Yes | Yes | |
Drupal | Drupal | 7 | 2011 | 2001 | MySQL, Postgres, SQL-Lite | GPL 2, 3 | Yes | |
GoDrive | Linoma Software | 5.0.2 | Jan 30th, 2015 | Jan 15 th, 2015 | SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, IBM i, DB2, Derby | Proprietary, Free | Yes | No |
Google Drive | Cloud | Proprietary | No | Yes | ||||
IBM Lotus Connections Suite | IBM | 3.0 | November 24, 2010 | June 27, 2007 | IBM DB2 | Proprietary | Yes | Yes |
IBM Lotus Domino | IBM | 8.5.2 | August 24, 2010 | December 1996 | Proprietary | Yes | No | |
IBM Lotus Notes | IBM | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | ||||
IBM Lotus Quickr | IBM | 8.5 | IBM Lotus Domino, IBM DB2 | Proprietary | ||||
IBM Lotus Sametime | IBM | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | ||||
ICEFLO | Agenor Technology | v 3.15.0 | 2009 | IBM SoftLayer | Yes | Yes | ||
InLoox | InLoox, Inc. | 8.1 | September 18, 2014 | 1999 | MS SQL, MySQL, Oracle | Proprietary | Yes | Yes |
Intraboom | Intraboom | 2.0.13 | April 28, 2016 | 2015 | MS SQL | Proprietary | Yes | Yes |
Kolab | The Kolab-Project and Kolab Systems AG | 3.3 | August 20, 2014 | July 17, 2003 | IMAP(File/mail)-based | various Free Software licenses | Yes | Yes |
Kune | Comunes Collective | 0.3.0 | July 1, 2010 | July 17, 2003 | AGPL | Yes | Yes | |
LogicalDOC | Logical Objects | Community Edition 7.1.2 | 2014 | 2006 | LGPL | Yes | Yes | |
Microsoft Exchange Server | Microsoft | 2016 | August 4, 2011 | 2007 | Exchange DB | Proprietary | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Live Meeting | Microsoft | 2007 | 2007 | 1997 | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | |
Microsoft Lync Server | Microsoft | 2010 | 2010 | November 2000 | SQL Server or SQL EE | Proprietary | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Office | Microsoft | 2010 | June 15, 2010 | 1990 | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | |
Microsoft Project Server | Microsoft | 2010 | June 15, 2010 | 2000 | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | |
Microsoft SharePoint Foundation | Microsoft | 2010 | April 22, 2010 | 2001 | SQL Server or SQL EE | Proprietary | Yes | No |
Microsoft SharePoint Server | Microsoft | 2010 | April 22, 2010 | 2001 | SQL Server or SQL EE | Proprietary | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft SharePoint Workspace | Microsoft | 2010 | June 15, 2010 | 2007 | Proprietary | Yes | No | |
Microsoft Team Foundation Server | Microsoft | 2015 | 2015 | 1994 | SQL Server or SQL EE | Proprietary | Yes | No |
MindView | MatchWare | 5.152 | 2013 | 2002 | Proprietary | Yes | No | |
Microsoft Windows Live | Microsoft | 2011 | September 2010 | November 1, 2005 | Cloud | Proprietary | No | Yes |
Nefsis | Nefsis | 3.72 | January 7, 2011 | 1998 | Cloud | Proprietary | Yes | Yes |
Oracle WebCenter | Oracle | 11g | July 2009 | Proprietary | ||||
SAP NetWeaver Portal | SAP | 2004 | Proprietary | |||||
TeamWox | MetaQuotes Software Corp. | 1.0 | October 11, 2011 | February 9, 2009 | Firebird | Proprietary | Yes | Yes |
Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware | Tiki Software Community Association | 15.2, 14.4, 12.9 LTS, 9.11 LTS | November 30, 2013 | October 2002 | MySQL | LGPL | Yes | No |
TrackerSuite.Net | Automation Centre | 3.6 | November 2010 | 2006 | SQL Server | Proprietary | Yes | Yes |
Traction TeamPage | Traction Software | 6.1 | July 22, 2015 | December 1, 1999 | NoSQL Journal, MySQL | Proprietary | Yes | Yes |
Wrike | Wrike | 2013 | 2007 | 2006 | PostgreSQL | Proprietary | No | Yes |
XWiki | XWiki | XWiki Enterprise 8.0 | March 15, 2016 | May 22, 2007 | MySQL | LGPL | Yes | Yes |
Xaitporter | Xait | 2014 | 2002 | 2001 | Oracle | Proprietary | No | Yes |
Zoho Projects | Zoho | 5.0 | January 20, 2015 | August 26, 2006 | MySQL | Proprietary | No | Yes |
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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eXo Platform | No | No | Yes, with chat add-on | No | Yes, with chat add-on + weemo | No | No | Yes, chat add-on + weemo | No | Yes, chat add-on + weemo |
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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Eclipse (suite) | No, | Yes, via Webservice | Yes, limited | Yes, limited | Yes, limited | Yes | Yes | Yes, simple | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes, limited | No | Yes | Yes, web |
EGroupware | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes, web, webdav |
eXo Platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
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 |
InLoox | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, limited | Yes | Yes | Yes, MS Office Interface |
Intraboom | No | No | Yes | Yes, simple | Yes, simple | Yes | Yes, simple | No | Yes | Yes, simple | No | No | No | Yes | Yes, limited | Yes | 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 | 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 |
Mindview | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | MS Office Interface |
Smartsheet | No | Yes[1] | Yes[2] | Yes[3] | Yes[4] | Yes[5] | Yes | No | Yes[6] | No | Yes[7] | Yes[8] | No | Yes[9] | No | No | Yes[10] | Yes, MS Office Interface |
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 |
Wrike | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes, web |
Xaitporter | No | No | Yes, limited | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes, webdav |
Trello | No | No | Yes, limited | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
XWiki Enterprise | Yes | Yes | Yes, extension | Yes, extension | Yes, extension | Yes, extension | Yes, extension | Yes, extension | Yes, extension | Yes | Yes, extension | No | No | Yes, extension | Yes, and extension for rating | Yes | Yes, (Lucene/SolR) | Yes, web |
Zoho Projects | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes, limited | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes, limited | Yes | No | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
eXo Platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
IBM Connections | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
IBM Lotus Domino | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 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 | Yes | 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
- Cyn.in
- EGroupware, with support for native groupware clients (Kontact, Novell Evolution, Microsoft Outlook) and web interface
- Group-Office groupware and CRM
- Kolab, various native PIM clients
- 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
- Zentyal, with support for native groupware clients (Kontact, Novell Evolution) natively for Microsoft Outlook and web interface
- 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
- FusionForge, has wiki, forums, mailing lists, FTP, SSH, subdomains, hosting, email alias, backups, CVS/SVN, task management
- 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
- Kolab Groupware, integrated Roundcube web frontend
- Kune, collaborative federated social network, based on Apache Wave
- Loomio, for making decisions together (AGPL).
- MediaWiki, which provides core content management and integrates with many other tools via extensions
- ONLYOFFICE Community Server, available for Microsoft and Linux
- OpenBroadcaster Radio station in a box
- 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
- Zentyal
- 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)
- 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
Web-based software
- AceProject, web-based collaboration software for project management
- Active Collab, web-based collaboration software for project management with invoicing option.
- Ceiton, workflow-based project management with Gantt chart, scheduling calendar and time-tracking
- 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
- Droplr cloud based file transfer and file sharing, screenshot, and screencast tools
- EGroupware, is free open source groupware software intended for businesses from small to enterprises
- Feng Office Community Edition
- Fle3
- Ganttic
- 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
- InLoox, web-based project management and collaboration software with Outlook integration
- Intraboom, web-based collaboration and communication software
- Mavenlink, web-based project collaboration and management, integrates with Google Apps
- MetaCommunications, online collaboration for creative projects
- Mindquarry, has document synchronizing, wiki, task management
- PBworks is a commercial real-time collaborative editing (RTCE) system
- 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.
- Simple Groupware
- TeamLab, has forums, blogs, bookmarks, wiki, task management, instant messaging, mobile version, CRM, online document editors
- Trac, has wiki, document management, ticket system and version control system
- Traction TeamPage integrated action tracking, wiki, live status, notification, and streams organized by person, task, project, and shared permissioned space.
- web2project, a dotproject fork with active current development and some innovations: subprojects, etc.
- WiserEarth, social network and database that include an open-source Groupware
- Wrike, interactive web-based tool for project management and collaboration
- Zoho Projects, a web-based project management software with collaboration features[11] such as Interactive Feeds, Chat, Calendar, Forum, Wiki Pages and shared Document management
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
- Revision control for software engineering projects: see Comparison of revision control software
- Collaborative development environment
- Tools for collaborative writing such as O'Reilly Media's wiki-like git-managed authoring platform Atlas[12][13]
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, macOS; commercial support via Open Dynamics |
EGroupware | SMTP | IMAP server dependent | Cyrus or any IMAP server | Yes | iCal | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes on Linux- any external | Sieve filters | Ajax GUI, Mobile responsive template, integrates with: mobile devices (Z-Push), any IMAP client |
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 |
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 via Feng Office |
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 |
Intraboom | No | No | No | No | Own, iCal and Outlook support | iCal, Outlook and Google import and export | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Ajax GUI (SPA - single-page application); instant messaging using SignalR; Outlook and Google synchronization |
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 | Yes | Roundcube | IMAP and LDAP | Yes | Yes | ClamAV, others | SpamAssassin, others | Runs on almost all Unix/Linux; integrated Roundcube webfrontend, and ActiveSync (via Syncroton), and serves most common PIM-clients such as Kontact, Microsoft Outlook (with connector plug-in) and others. |
OpenGroupware | Postfix | Mail Dir | Cyrus | No | No | Export to iCal | XMPP, if purchased | No | No | No | No | If purchased | |||
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 |
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 | 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 |
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 |
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 |
Wrike | No | No | No | No | iCal | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 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, WebApp, Webaccess, iCal, Z-Merge | Outlook, WebApp, Webaccess, Z-Merge | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ClamAV, others | SpamAssassin, others | HTML5 WebApp (with Videoconferencing functionality and (large) file sharing), 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 |
Zentyal | Postfix | IMAP server dependent | Dovecot | No | Outlook, Webaccess, iCal | Outlook, Webaccess | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ClamAV | SpamAssassin | Ajax Web UI, online and offline Outlook native compatibility, fully ActiveSync compatible using SOGo integrates with Samba AD server |
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 |
See also
- Cloud collaboration
- Collaborative workflow
- Collaborative editor
- Comparison of project management software
- Comparison of wiki software
- Document collaboration
- Document-centric collaboration
- List of wiki farms
- List of wiki software
References
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- ^ Bly, Robert (December 2010). Make Every Second Count : Time Management Tips and Techniques for More Success with Less Stress. Career Press, Incorporated. ISBN 9781601631336. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
- ^ "Using Discussions". Smartsheet. December 3, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
- ^ "Smart Survey Tool". Smartsheet. July 23, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
- ^ "Time Tracker for Client Projects Template with Form". Smartsheet. May 13, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
- ^ "Gantt Charts". Smartsheet. July 5, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
- ^ "Searching in Smartsheet". Smartsheet. December 3, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
- ^ "Collaboration Software Web : Zoho Projects". www.zoho.com. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
- ^ King, Carla (1 April 2014). "6 Great Self-Publishing Tools for Small Press and Author Co-Ops". PBS.org. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Getting Started with Atlas". Retrieved 10 May 2015.