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Overview

What is Zimbra?

Zimbra 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.

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Zimbra: An Alternative to Major Cloud Email Platforms

Rating: 8 out of 10
January 10, 2025
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We used Zimbra Email & Collaboration as an email solution for years in my previous company. It is a robust solution capable of competing with the best. Initially, we used ...
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Verified user
Administrator
Zimbra by Synacor18 years of experience

Zimbra Email & Collaboration is great

Rating: 7 out of 10
February 21, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We utilize Zimbra Email & Collaboration for all our email services. For a freeware option, it has a lot of great capabilities. If you're familiar with how to set up a web ...
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Verified user
Vice-President
Zimbra by Synacor5 years of experience

Our experience using Zimbra Email & Collab - it's so-so

Rating: 7 out of 10
October 14, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We are using Zimbra from Reseller Platform, it's a white label of Zimbra Email Collaboration. It's used for a whole organization to coordinate, collaborate, and broadcast a me...
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Mochammad Zachri
Team Lead - Information Technology
Project Manager
PT Indie Marketindo Ceria
Zimbra by Synacor1 year of experience

Complete tool for message box and collaborations

Rating: 10 out of 10
May 27, 2021
Vetted ReviewVerified User
Great tool for professional use, very easy to use, with easy navigation. Interacts very well with several other applications, including Webex. Very efficient structural organi...
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Bruno Soares
Technician - Information Technology
Help Desk Technician
Central IT
Zimbra by Synacor5 years of experience

Zimbra is a secure, reliable application that can be customized to suit the provider

Rating: 8 out of 10
June 12, 2019
Vetted ReviewVerified User
Zimbra is our current messaging software, I use it daily to send and receive emails among colleagues, suppliers, and customers. This has turned out to be a very useful and eff...
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EDUARDO SANDOVAL
Analyst - Sales
Account Executive
TIGO COLOMBIA
Zimbra by Synacor1 year of experience
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What is Zimbra?

Zimbra 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.

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.zimbra.com/business-email…

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Product Demos

Zimbra 8 Admin Demo

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Zimbra 8 End User Demo

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Features

Project Management

Project management software provides capabilities to streamline management of complex projects through task management, team collaboration and workflow automation

9
Avg 7.7

Communication

Features that allow team members to communicate about collaborative projects and keep each other informed of their opinions and progress.

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Avg 8.0

File Sharing & Management

Features that allow collaborators to view, work on, and organize files.

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Product Details

What is Zimbra?

Zimbra 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. Built on an open source core, it features a modern interface, pre-integrations with popular third-party apps like Zoom, Slack and Dropbox, and can be deployed in the cloud or in on-prem and hybrid environments. Enterprises, governments, financial institutions, service providers and remote teams can use Zimbra to support complex privacy, data sovereignty and security requirements. The vendor states Zimbra powers hundreds of millions of mailboxes on desktop and mobile devices in more than 140 countries, and is offered by more than 500 BSPs and 2,000 channel partners. Also available now for small and medium-sized business is Zimbra Cloud, starting at $2.95 per month for 30 GB of storage.

Zimbra Features

Project Management Features

  • Supported: File tracking
  • Supported: Integrates with other Project Management Tools

Communication Features

  • Supported: Chat
  • Supported: Notifications
  • Supported: Discussions
  • Supported: User directory and online status
  • Supported: Sharing and privacy
  • Supported: Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts

File Sharing & Management Features

  • Supported: Versioning
  • Supported: Document files
  • Supported: Image files
  • Supported: Video files
  • Supported: Audio files
  • Supported: Document collaboration
  • Supported: Shared folders

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Zimbra Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux, Mac
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Zimbra 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.

Zoho Mail, Webex Calling, and Google Meet are common alternatives for Zimbra.

Reviewers rate Task Management and Scheduling and Search highest, with a score of 9.8.

The most common users of Zimbra are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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Complete tool for message box and collaborations

Rating: 10 out of 10
May 27, 2021
BS
Bruno Soares
Help Desk Technician
Central IT (Information Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Zimbra by Synacor
5 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Great tool for professional use, very easy to use, with easy navigation. Interacts very well with several other applications, including Webex. Very efficient structural organization of the agenda and timetable. Excellent accessibility and availability. Very good for sharing between teams and people. 100% collaboration. It has a tab to include tasks that is very useful and makes my life much faster.
Pros
  • Very simple and functional navigation
  • Fast collaboration
  • Integration with other applications.
Cons
  • Time-consuming Technical Support
  • Increase the capacity for integration
  • The mobile app sometimes takes time to load some views even with fast internet and equipment
Likelihood to Recommend
Nowadays, it is a very welcome tool because it helps perfectly with team collaboration [and] sending files quickly. [It provides] great availability because it is easy to access from anywhere in the world. Some integration options with some other applications also help. The tools of agenda, tasks and calendars are very useful and easy to use and that today make all the difference when we want agility.
Most Important Features
  • Email services
  • Tasks
  • Collaborativeness
Zimbra Feature Ratings
Project Management
N/A
N/A
Communication (4)
87.5%
8.8
Chat
90%
9.0
Notifications
90%
9.0
Discussions
90%
9.0
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts
80%
8.0
File Sharing & Management (4)
92.5%
9.3
Versioning
90%
9.0
Video files
90%
9.0
Audio files
90%
9.0
Document collaboration
100%
10.0
Return on Investment
  • Greater efficiency of employees due to the use and ease of the tool
  • Tool availability is an important factor
  • More effective project planning
  • Cooperation between teams
Alternatives Considered
Zimbra is undeniably a complete package and offers many practical tools, in addition to the knowledge that the company has. It is a great acquisition for a company that will soon see a significant change in terms of organization, deadlines, efficiency, and more. It has an option for mobile devices that also helps a lot in everyday life.
Other Software Used

Zimbra - Powerful and reliable collaboration suite

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
March 31, 2017
VL
Vinicius Lima
Computer Technician
Superintendência de Tecnologia da Informação - Universidade de São Paulo (Education Management, 5001-10,000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Zimbra by Synacor
3 years of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Zimbra to increase collaboration using e-mail communication, file sharing, task control, invitation for events, etc, for everybody in our company using multi domains and several dedicated servers. We have distinct user types and with Zimbra we can address specific necessities of each one.

We use Zimbra in an University and email are fundamental here. Zimbra allowed us a way to increase the collaboration between teachers, students, and even our workers, allowing them to share files, their agenda, and any information to improve their work.
Pros
  • You can share your mail folders, contact and task lists, work together on a text file, all that defining what kind of level of share a person can have, from view to full control of it.
  • Great search engine that allows you to search even inside some types of archives (pdf, txt, etc). And in the paid version, you have a working backup system.
  • Supports external connectivity like IMAP/POP.
  • Multi language support and possibility to expand it using plugins are also available.
  • Supports several platforms and you can use the one that you are most familiar like Ubuntu, Red Hat, CentOS, Suse, etc.
  • Support external authentication (LDAP).
Cons
  • User web interface could be more friendly, but it is enough for daily use. It could be renewed and has to consider some usability concerns. Improving usability would significantly improve users' satisfaction.
  • Message backup recovery is not a simple activity.
  • As an administrator, some of the features work better using the command-line interface.
  • The webclient uses ajax requests in almost every event. Because of that you may need a fast internet connection to have a good experience. You can switch to HTML version but it will limit what you can do.
Likelihood to Recommend
Zimbra is well suited to environments that need a collaboration suite to improve users' and teams' integration and productivity. You can rely on Zimbra Collaboration Suite features to work together in different projects without messing things up. Keeping everything organized is very important in these situations.

If you have a large environment you will probably feel that Zimbra administration can be difficult. You have to use a lot of command-line integration to configure it properly and to maintain routines. So be prepared to do that. If you want more friendly administrative tools Zimbra may not be totally suitable to your needs.
Zimbra Feature Ratings
Project Management (7)
61.42857142857143%
6.1
Task Management
90%
9.0
Gantt Charts
N/A
N/A
Scheduling
100%
10.0
Workflow Automation
N/A
N/A
Mobile Access
80%
8.0
Search
90%
9.0
Visual planning tools
70%
7.0
Communication (8)
30%
3.0
Chat
N/A
N/A
Notifications
80%
8.0
Discussions
80%
8.0
Surveys
N/A
N/A
Internal knowledgebase
80%
8.0
Integrates with GoToMeeting
N/A
N/A
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts
N/A
N/A
Integrates with Outlook
N/A
N/A
File Sharing & Management (8)
76.25%
7.6
Versioning
90%
9.0
Video files
70%
7.0
Audio files
70%
7.0
Document collaboration
90%
9.0
Access control
100%
10.0
Advanced security features
100%
10.0
Integrates with Google Drive
N/A
N/A
Device sync
90%
9.0
Return on Investment
  • In our work place (University), we have a lot of projects running at the same time. So Zimbra help us to keep on track of everything by allocating specific users to specific projects.
  • We have increased significantly our productivity. People rely in our infrastructure to communicate and collaborate with each other.
Alternatives Considered
Zimbra provides a robust and reliable software that delivers what is promised. We have tested Zimbra in a pilot project before deploying it in production. Incidents and crashes are rare and you have tools to recover it if necessary. Initially we had a contract with support to help us with the first steps but after acquiring experience our team is totally capable of keeping Zimbra running. Zimbra also has a large and engaged community that can support you. With Zimbra, we are able to personalize our environment and keep all data inside our network. All those points were essential to us in considering Zimbra against other solutions.
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