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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Office 2016 is the familiar suite of Office products including applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for use on a single PC or Mac. The 2016 is no longer available for sale from Microsoft, and support is at an end since 2020.N/A

    Zimbra

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/AZimbra is an email and collaboration platform and productivity suite that includes contacts, calendar, tasks, chat and file sharing, plus videoconferencing, document editing, and file storage.N/A
    Pricing
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    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
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    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
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    Synacor
    Chose Zimbra
    Zimbra is a significantly cheaper option than one of the Microsoft solutions, such as Exchange. It is able to run in a free environment, as it is in the case of Linux. It offers the advantages of a powerful mail manager, such as indexed searches and the integration of contacts …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    50 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    47 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    52 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    40 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    41 Answers
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    Features
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    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) and Zimbra by Synacor
    Feature
    Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
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    Ratings
    Zimbra by Synacor
    9.0
    6 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Task Management00 Ratings9.86 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings8.13 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings9.85 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings7.23 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings9.76 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings9.86 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) and Zimbra by Synacor
    Feature
    Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Zimbra by Synacor
    6.6
    9 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Chat00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings5.18 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings2.07 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings7.72 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings7.73 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings7.63 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings7.53 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) and Zimbra by Synacor
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    Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
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    Ratings
    Zimbra by Synacor
    5.5
    10 Ratings
    38% below category average
    Versioning00 Ratings5.19 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings1.29 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings1.29 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings5.19 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings8.75 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings9.76 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings6.62 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings6.64 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)Zimbra
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.5
    (64 ratings)
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    5.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (45 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)Zimbra
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    I'd recommend [Microsoft] Office2016 for any business that has more than a couple of users, as the software is very scalable from just a small business to a large enterprise corporation. I don't know of any case where it might not be appropriate, as even home users and students use the software suite as well.
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    Synacor
    Zimbra is great for an email system for a medium or large organization with appropriate IT staffing. The system is easy to use for end-users, and has a fantastic web interface. Unfortunately, it is overly complex, when considering staffing requirements and price, when compared with Office 365 or Google Apps for smaller organizations. For other education customers, it is hard to compete with Microsoft and Google providing their services for "Free" now though
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    Pros
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    • Data manipulation. Excel takes the raw data we receive and allows us to digest it in ways that are useful to our business processes.
    • Communication. Outlook serves as our primary means of communication and setting up appointments.
    • Documentation. Word is the default standard when it comes to using a word processor and we are no different in this regard. Nearly every user has to use the application on a regular basis in order to accomplish their work.
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    Synacor
    • Filter emails with specific information required.
    • Very good storage capacity.
    • Has a mobile version and another web.
    • It has a friendly and modern graphic interface.
    • It is compatible with all operating systems.
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • Office 2016 professional edition can be priced for a single user license, it would be nice to see a drop in the pricing.
    • Office 2016 home edition is a better price but does not include outlook 2016, so it is not a good fit for the workplace environments.
    • Office 2016 can run slowly on older systems, so you need to make sure you have a machine that is 4 years old or less for it to run smoothly.
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    Synacor
    • Zimbra's mobile application leaves much to be desired; it is its weakest point.
    • This forces the use of third-party applications on smartphones, which only offer a more or less complete integration with the ActiveSync protocol.
    • Zimbra allows for an on-premise scenario, which is not for everyone, especially considering that the trend nowadays is to outsource email; in any case, it also offers this alternative.
    • The cost of Zimbra as a SaaS solution comes too close to that of more widely adopted competing options.
    • Zimbra lacks a robust integrated chat system, which its competitors offer.
    • It lacks AI integration.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    We believe that office 2016 offers the best value when it comes to features included out of the box. The software is used in its entirety by our organization and is easily supported by our staff of IT technicians. Users find this software to be easy to learn and easy to use with minimal learning curve.
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    Synacor
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    Usability
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    It's fairly easy to use, but the automatic formatting or capturing of formatting when pasting is wonky - especially when there are outlines or other bullets/numbered lists. Fixing and sizing up tables can be annoying, and there are sometimes formatting issues that we just absolutely cannot fix for some reason
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    Synacor
    The web usability of the solution is adequate, with all functions integrated into a single interface. However, it is important to note that in the desktop environment, it lacks its own application and relies on ActiveSync synchronization with reference solutions like Outlook or Thunderbird. Some features, such as the briefcase, will be excluded. The same happens on smartphones.It is also common for competing solutions to include integrated chat or video call tools, which Zimbra lacks. These shortcomings are among the most frequently requested by users.
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    I am an MS feedback hub participant and they certainly don't pay enough attention to several bugs several people raise it in the portal. For the enterprise, it seems to me based on my prior experience that yes, they have a dedicated team to support operations. For mid to small companies or single users, it has been a struggle. So, you are pretty much with MS Blogs and others.
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    Synacor
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    Implementation Rating
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    Synacor
    Overall, we were satisfied with the implementation. We perhaps should have spent more time consulting with Zimbra or others regarding best practices but as we got to know the system better we were able to make changes relatively easily after the fact.
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    Alternatives Considered
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    We use Microsoft Office 2016 because at the time it was the best tool for us, but now with full attention to cloud products, we may be thinking of migrating our solution to a cloud service.
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    Synacor
    Zimbra is a significantly cheaper option than one of the Microsoft solutions, such as Exchange. It is able to run in a free environment, as it is in the case of Linux. It offers the advantages of a powerful mail manager, such as indexed searches and the integration of contacts and notes, all in one platform. It is constantly updated and the operation of its connection in mobile equipment is remarkable and very efficient. Additionally, it is able to easily integrate with Outlook solutions with its connector, which brings all the benefits of Zimbra to the user under the interface known as "mail manager." So far, I have been using Zimbra for several years and I have not missed my previous work platforms.
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    Return on Investment
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    • Microsoft Office 2016 saves me a lot of time daily. I have functions and macros set up that calculate and show me a lot of things just from a couple of my inputs. This would take full days sometimes if not for that.
    • Apart from time, it saves me money, I manage data in Excel, I don't have to buy software specifically for that.
    • Sooner or later my company will have to switch to new edition, which will hurt revenues because of a subscription model.
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    Synacor
    • Zimbra is a cheaper email service than other similar platforms and in my point of view offers better features, that's why the company migrated services to this platform several years ago and without a doubt, it has been the best investment.
    • Zimbra has a more user-friendly interface for employees, this has improved response times to external customers of the company.
    • The implementation of Zimbra in the company motivated the IT engineering department to make improvements in open source to adapt it to the needs of the company.
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