List of collaborative software
This list is divided into proprietary or free software, and open source software, with several comparison tables of different product and vendor characteristics. It also includes a section of project collaboration software, which is a standard feature in collaboration platforms.
Collaborative software
Software | Description |
Aconex | Online document management, web collaboration and project management software for construction, engineering and facility management. |
Adobe Acrobat | Adobe Acrobat gives synchronous and asynchronous review of PDFs. |
Adobe LiveCycle | SOA Java EE server software product used to build applications that automate a broad range of business processes for enterprises and government agencies. |
Airtable | Airtable is a collaborative project management tool for storing project structure and content. It is a spreadsheet-database hybrid, combining the storage features of a database with UI and flexibility of a spreadsheet. |
Alfresco | 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 | 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 |
Authorea | online collaborative writing tool for researchers |
Axigen | messaging and collaborating software based on proprietary architectures |
Basecamp | web-based project collaboration and management |
Box.net | web-based collaboration and content management for enterprises |
BSCW | Basic Support for Collaborative Work |
cineSync | real-time synchronised video review software |
Circuit | enterprise-grade collaboration with video, voice, screen sharing, messaging and filesharing |
Clarizen | |
ClearMeeting | web conferencing service |
Coda | cloud-based collaborative document editor with word-processing, spreadsheets, and database functionality |
Coggle | cloud-based collaborative mind-mapping software |
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 |
CoMotion | multi-tiered client–server collaborative workspace system |
CustomerVision BizWiki | 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 | free and open-source content management framework written in PHP |
Easy Projects | project management platform, available as both cloud-based SaaS and on-premises system. |
Eclipse | 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 |
EZOfficeinventory | Cloud-based asset tracking software used in tracking physical and technological assets |
Fabasoft Folio Cloud | cloud DMS for organisations with hybrid cloud and data residency option |
FirstClass | client/server groupware |
Freedcamp | free project management and collaboration tool |
Fuze | web-based, desktop, mobile client server software for conducting meetings, free and paid |
GForge Advanced Server | distributed software development as a web-based platform |
GoDrive | document collaboration and synchronization across Windows, Mac and mobile applications |
Gliffy | web-based, collaborative diagramming service that works with most operating systems and browsers |
Glip | web-based, collaborative communication app and service that works with most operating systems and browsers |
Google Apps | web-based real-time collaboration: document, spreadsheet, presentation editing and more |
Google Drive | file storage and synchronization service for cloud storage, file sharing and collaborative editing |
Group-Office groupware and CRM | open source web-based groupware and CRM application |
GroveSite | web-based collaboration suite with document sharing, file libraries, discussion threads |
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 Data Center | 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 |
IBM Lotus Connections | Suite |
IBM Lotus Domino | business collaboration software for hosting, messaging and workflow, with information security; server component of the Notes/Domino |
IBM Lotus Mashups | web application for business mashups editing |
IBM Lotus Notes | collaborative client-server software platform; client component of the Notes/Domino |
IBM Lotus Sametime | collaboration and real-time communication platform for enterprises; audio, video |
IBM Workplace-branded products | |
IceWarp Mail Server | Business email, messaging and collaboration server. Cloud and On-Premises. |
InLoox | collaboration software that offers web-based and on-premises solutions, supports task management, document management, and workflow |
Jive | web-based suite integrating forums, blogs, wiki, chat, VOIP |
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 |
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 | free/open-source distributed social network focused on collaboration rather than just on communication |
LibreOffice Online | online edition of LibreOffice, a free and open-source office suite |
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 |
Microsoft Exchange Server | |
Microsoft Outlook | |
Microsoft Live Meeting | |
Microsoft Lync Server | |
Microsoft Office Live Communications Server | |
Microsoft Office | desktop tools for collaboration |
Microsoft Office 365 | Cloud-based software as a service products for business environments with collaboration features |
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 Teams | platform that combines workplace chat, meetings, notes, and attachments |
Microsoft Windows Live | messenger, office web apps, skydrive, mail |
Mikogo | 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 |
MindMeister | collaborative mindmapping software |
Mixedink | combines collaborative editing with voting |
Monday.com | web and mobile application designed to improve the way teams communicate and collaborate. |
MovableType | |
Nefsis | multi-party online collaboration and video conferencing software for businesses |
NewsGator | |
Novell GroupWise | |
Nuclino | Cloud-based team collaboration software which allows teams to collaborate and share information in real-time. |
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 | open source project collaboration suite |
PabloDraw | collaborative text and ANSI/ASCII art editing tool on Windows |
PBworks | commercial real-time collaborative editing 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 |
PlayCanvas | real-time collaborative tools for creating 3D interactive experiences using WebGL in form of 3D tool and IDE for code editing |
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 | suite of project information management and collaboration software and services from Bentley Systems designed for the architecture, engineering, construction industries and infrastructure owner-operators |
ProtoShare | web-based collaborative prototyping and review tool for interactive projects |
Pyrus | cloud-based communication tool, combines team collaboration, invoice processing, approval and workflow automation |
RelateIQ | web-based relationship intelligence platform that enables teams to track, share, and analyze shared relationships |
Retroshare | 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 |
Sheetgo | Cloud-based platform to automate and share the entire company workflows from an online spreadsheet. |
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 | |
Stride | Collaboration software from Atlassian, successor to the cloud-based HipChat |
SubEthaEdit | collaborative text editing on Mac OS X |
SuccessFactors | |
Teamwork.com | task management, project management, issue tracking, groupware |
Telligent | enterprise community and collaboration platform with blogs, wikis, more enterprise 2.0 abilities |
Tibco | |
Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware | |
TitanFile | web-based enterprise-level secure file sharing with a focus on people and interests |
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 |
TrueConf | on-premise platform for video conferencing and collaboration |
Tuleap | application lifecycle management, project management with integrated risk reporting system |
Twproject | cross-platform software, integrates project management, issue tracking, groupware |
TWiki | |
Vignette | content management system |
VSee | video conferencing tool with screen share, annotation and file sending capabilities |
WebEx | web-based collaboration tools |
Wiggio | web-based, group collaboration software |
Wire | secure collaboration platform featuring messenger, voice calls, video conferences, file-sharing, and guest rooms –all protected by end-to-end-encryption |
Workamajig | web-based, collaboration software for project management |
Workplace by Facebook | Enterprise version of Facebook. Synchronous and asynchronous collaboration and communication |
Workspot | web service providing Linux desktops, which can be shared securely via browser |
Wrike | interactive web-based project management software and tools for remote collaboration |
Writeboard | collaborative text editor |
Xaitporter | web-based document collaboration software with integrated workflow, for enterprise and SMEs |
XWiki | 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 | 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 | web-based collaboration software for project management |
Comparison of notable software
Systems listed on a light purple background are no longer in active development.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 | Filesystem | Proprietary | ||||
Alfresco | Alfresco Software | LGPL | ||||||
Altova MetaTeam | Altova GmbH | Cloud | Proprietary | |||||
Assembla | Assembla | Continuous Delivery | Proprietary | |||||
Collaborate | HighQ | 4.4 | Proprietary | No | ||||
ConceptDraw Office | CS Odessa | 4.4 | 2018-04-17 | Proprietary | ||||
Confluence | Atlassian | Proprietary | ||||||
Drupal | Drupal | 2001 | MySQL, Postgres, SQL-Lite | GPL 2, 3 | ||||
Eclipse | Sapienza Consulting Ltd. | 3.3 | Oracle | Proprietary | ||||
Edraw Max | EdrawSoft | 8 | Proprietary | |||||
EGroupware | EGroupware | 16.1 | MariaDB, MySql, PostgreSQL | GPLv2 | ||||
EMC Documentum eRoom | EMC | 7.4.4 | 2012 | 2003 | Filesystem | Proprietary | ||
GoDrive | Linoma Software | 5.0.2 | 2015-01-30 | Jan 15, 2015 | SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, IBM i, DB2, Derby | Proprietary, Free | ||
Google Drive | Cloud | Proprietary | ||||||
IBM Connections Suite | IBM | IBM DB2 | Proprietary | |||||
IBM Domino | IBM | 8.5.2 | 2010-08-24 | Proprietary | ||||
IBM Notes | IBM | Proprietary | ||||||
IBM Sametime | IBM | Proprietary | ||||||
ICEFLO | Agenor Technology | v 3.15.0 | 2009 | IBM SoftLayer | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | |
IceWarp Mail Server | IceWarp | 12.1.1 | 2018-10-30 | Proprietary | ||||
InLoox | InLoox, Inc. | 8.1 | 2014-09-18 | MS SQL, MySQL, Oracle | Proprietary | |||
Jive | Jive Software | Oracle, MS SQL, DB2, mySQL, Postgres | Proprietary | |||||
Kolab | The Kolab-Project and Kolab Systems AG | 3.3 | 2014-08-20 | IMAP-based | various Free Software licenses | |||
Kune | Comunes Collective | 1.0.0 | 2015-03-18 | AGPL | ||||
LibreOffice Online | The Document Foundation | 6.1.3 | 2018 | MPL 2.0 | ||||
LogicalDOC | Logical Objects | Community Edition 7.1.2 | 2014 | LGPL | ||||
Microsoft Exchange Server | Microsoft | 2016 | 2011-08-04 | Exchange DB | Proprietary | |||
Microsoft Live Meeting | Microsoft | 2007 | 2007 | Proprietary | ||||
Microsoft Lync Server | Microsoft | 2010 | 2010 | SQL Server or SQL EE | Proprietary | |||
Microsoft Office | Microsoft | 2016 | 2016 | Proprietary | ||||
Microsoft Project Server | Microsoft | 2010 | 2010-06-15 | Proprietary | ||||
Microsoft SharePoint Foundation | Microsoft | 2001 | SQL Server or SQL EE | Proprietary | ||||
Microsoft SharePoint Server | Microsoft | SQL Server or SQL EE | Proprietary | |||||
Microsoft SharePoint Workspace | Microsoft | Proprietary | ||||||
Microsoft Team Foundation Server | Microsoft | 2015 | 2015 | SQL Server or SQL EE | Proprietary | |||
Microsoft Windows Live | Microsoft | 2011 | 2010-09 | Cloud | Proprietary | |||
Nefsis | Nefsis | 3.72 | 2011-01-07 | Cloud | Proprietary | |||
Oracle WebCenter | Oracle | 11g | 2009-07 | Proprietary | ||||
SAP NetWeaver Portal | SAP | Proprietary | ||||||
Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware | Tiki Software Community Association | October 2002 | MySQL | LGPL | ||||
TrackerSuite.Net | Automation Centre | 3.6 | 2010-11 | SQL Server | Proprietary | |||
Traction TeamPage | Traction Software | NoSQL Journal, MySQL | Proprietary | |||||
Wrike | Wrike | 2013 | 2007 | 2006 | PostgreSQL | Proprietary | ||
WPS Office | Kingsoft | 2019 | 2019-05-06 | 1988 | SQL Server or SQL EE | Proprietary | ||
XWiki | XWiki | May 22, 2007 | MySQL | LGPL | ||||
Xaitporter | Xait | 2014 | 2002 | 2001 | Oracle | Proprietary | ||
Zoho Projects | Zoho | 5.0 | 2015-01-20 | August 26, 2006 | MySQL | Proprietary | ||
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 | , integrated with Lotus Domino | |||||||||
IBM Lotus Domino | with integrated Sametime | with integrated Sametime | with integrated Sametime | with integrated Sametime | with integrated Sametime | with integrated Sametime | ||||
IceWarp Mail Server | ||||||||||
Microsoft Exchange Server | ||||||||||
Microsoft Lync Server | , integrated with Exchange Server | |||||||||
Microsoft SharePoint | , integrated with Exchange Server | |||||||||
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 |
Eclipse | , | , via Webservice | , limited | , limited | , limited | , simple | , limited | , web | ||||||||||
EGroupware | , web, webdav | |||||||||||||||||
G Suite | , Sites | , Sites | , simple | , simple | ||||||||||||||
IBM Connections | , simple | , simple | ||||||||||||||||
IBM Lotus Domino | , simple | |||||||||||||||||
IceWarp Mail Server | , simple | |||||||||||||||||
InLoox | , limited | , MS Office Interface | ||||||||||||||||
Jive Software | , simple | , MS Office Interface | ||||||||||||||||
Kune | , simple | |||||||||||||||||
Microsoft Exchange Server | , simple | |||||||||||||||||
Microsoft Office | , simple | , desktop | ||||||||||||||||
Microsoft Project Server | ||||||||||||||||||
Microsoft Sharepoint | , simple | , web | ||||||||||||||||
Microsoft Team Foundation Server | ||||||||||||||||||
Smartsheet | , MS Office Interface | |||||||||||||||||
Traction TeamPage | , simple | , plug-in | , basic | , usage charts, API | , plug-in | , web, webdav | ||||||||||||
Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware | , simple | , web | ||||||||||||||||
Wrike | , web | |||||||||||||||||
Xaitporter | , limited | , webdav | ||||||||||||||||
Trello | , limited | |||||||||||||||||
XWiki Enterprise | , extension | , extension | , extension | , extension | , extension | , extension | , extension | , extension | , extension | , and extension for rating | , | , web | ||||||
Zoho Projects | , limited | , limited | , 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 | ||||||
IBM Lotus Domino | ||||||
IBM Lotus QuickPlace | ||||||
Microsoft Exchange Server | ||||||
Microsoft Office Live Communications Server | ||||||
Microsoft Sharepoint | ||||||
Microsoft Team Foundation Server | ||||||
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
- Axigen
- Citadel/UX, with support for native groupware clients and web interface
- Cyn.in
- EGroupware, with support for native groupware clients and web interface
- Group-Office groupware and CRM
- Kolab, various native PIM clients
- Kopano
- 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.
- Zarafa
- Zentyal, with support for native groupware clients natively for Microsoft Outlook and web interface
- Zimbra
Groupware: Web-based software
- Axigen
- 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
- IceWarp Server
- 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.
- MediaWiki, which provides core content management and integrates with many other tools via extensions
- ONLYOFFICE Community Server, available for Microsoft and Linux
- OpenBroadcaster LPFM IPTV broadcast automation tools
- Overleaf for creating LaTeX documents
- 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
- Kopano, 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
- Liferay Enterprise Portal, open source enterprise portal: document management, wiki, social tools, workflow
- LogicalDOC, document management system: document management, workflow
- Nuxeo EP, enterprise content management system: document management, workflow
- OpenKM, open source document management system: document management
Project collaboration software
Web-based software
- 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
- Easy Projects
- EGroupware, is free open source groupware software intended for businesses from small to enterprises
- 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
- InLoox, web-based project management and collaboration software with Outlook integration
- LiquidPlanner, web-based project management and collaboration software
- Mindquarry, has document synchronizing, wiki, task management
- PBworks is a commercial real-time collaborative editing 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 project management software and tools for remote collaboration
- Zoho Projects, a web-based project management software with collaboration features 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
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 | Mobile synchronizing using full compliant ActiveSync, Ajax GUI, multiplatform, Microsoft Outlook connector with online/offline modes | ||||||||||||||
Bynari | Mobile synchronizing using full compliant ActiveSync, Ajax webapp, Microsoft Outlook connector | ||||||||||||||
Citadel/UX | Custom | Berkeley DB | Hot backups need retained recent database logs | ||||||||||||
Collabtive | Sendmail, SMTP | Any IMAP server | 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 | on Linux- any external | Ajax GUI, Mobile responsive template, integrates with: mobile devices ; commercial support via Feng Office | ||||||||||
Group-Office | Custom Postfix | IMAP server dependent | Synchronizes with: Microsoft Outlook, iPhone, Android, Symbian, Palm OS, Pocket PC, other SyncML or ActiveSync clients | ||||||||||||
Horde | Sendmail, SMTP | Cyrus, others | integrates into Kolab, has SyncML-interface | ||||||||||||
Jumper 2.0 | 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 | Runs on almost all Unix/Linux; integrated Roundcube webfrontend, and ActiveSync, and serves most common PIM-clients such as Kontact, Microsoft Outlook and others. | |||||||||||||
OpenGroupware | Postfix | Mail Dir | |||||||||||||
Open- Xchange | Postfix | IMAP server dependent | Cyrus, Courier, Dovecot | Ajax GUI, Microsoft Outlook integration, tasks module | |||||||||||
PhpGroupWare | Quite similar to eGroupWare | ||||||||||||||
Simple Groupware | SMTP | IMAP server dependent, Database | Synchronizes with: Outlook, Symbian, Pocket PC, mail notifications, document preview | ||||||||||||
Tine 2.0 | Postfix or any other SMTP Server | SQL | DBMail or other IMAP-server | Uses external IMAP server; synchronizes with: Symbian, Palm OS, Pocket PC, other ActiveSync clients | |||||||||||
Tonido Workspace | 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 | ||||||||||||||
Twproject | relies on existing SMTP | synchronizes with clients | Synchronizes with: Outlook, Google calendars, mail; full project management module | ||||||||||||
Wrike | 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 | HTML5 WebApp, Ajax WebAccess, online and offline Outlook compatibility, fully ActiveSync compatible using Z-Push, Nokia ), integrates with AD and LDAP, own serverside integration framework Z-Merge | ||||||||||||
Kopano | Postfix, Exim, Qmail, Sendmail, others | MySQL, optional attachments on filesystem | HTML5 WebApp, Ajax WebAccess, online and offline Outlook compatibility, fully ActiveSync compatible using Z-Push, Nokia ), integrates with AD and LDAP, own serverside integration framework Z-Merge | ||||||||||||
Zentyal | Postfix | IMAP server dependent | Ajax Web UI, online and offline Outlook native compatibility, fully ActiveSync compatible using SOGo integrates with Samba AD server | ||||||||||||
Zimbra | Custom Postfix | ||||||||||||||
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 |