Email + Collaboration
Microsoft Exchange Server vs. Zimbra Hosting
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Cost: Zimbra hosting is more cost efficient than Exchange hosting
Zimbra hosting: $.99 to $7.99/mo per user
Exchange hosting: $9.95 to $24.95/mo per user
Flexibility: Use Zimbra on any platform (Windows, Apple, Linux), with any mobile device (BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, flip phones).
Better administration: The Zimbra online administrator is light, simple to use, and flexible across multiple domains
Solid security: Full integrated antispam and antivirus capabilities protect your users
More than just the basics: Zimbra goes beyond just email, calendar, contact and task sharing. It adds a document center, instant messaging, and a collaborative wiki to the collaboration suite experience.
Full feature set: Zimbra has all the major features of Exchange...and more plus On-Air Sync for mobile phones.
| Features | Zimbra | Exchange | ||
| Calendar/contact, task sharing | Yes | Yes | ||
| iPhone support | Yes | Yes | ||
| Blackberry support | Yes | Yes | ||
| Windows Mobile support | Yes | Yes | ||
| Outlook 2007 support | Yes | Yes | ||
| Universal desktop client | Yes | No | ||
| Apple iSync support | Yes | No | ||
| Flip phone J2E client | Yes | No | ||
| Document management | Yes | No | ||
| Instant messaging | Yes | No | ||
| Briefcase/wiki | Yes | No | ||
| SOX compliance out of the box | Yes | No | ||
| Email grouping | Yes | No | ||
| Integrated antispam, antivirus | Yes | No | ||
| Integration with other systems | Full SOAP | Marginal | ||
| Web Interface | All major browsers supported | Marginal outside of IE |
