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Zimbra Email & Collaboration

Overview

What is Zimbra Email & Collaboration?

Zimbra offers social collaboration software.

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What is Zimbra Email & Collaboration?

Zimbra offers social collaboration software.

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 7.8

Communication

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

6.8
Avg 8.0

File Sharing & Management

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

6.4
Avg 7.9
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Product Details

What is Zimbra Email & Collaboration?

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 around the world rely on 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 Email & Collaboration 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 Email & Collaboration Technical Details

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Zimbra offers social collaboration software.

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

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

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

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

Rating: 8 out of 10
June 12, 2019
ES
Vetted Review
Verified User
Zimbra Email & Collaboration
1 year of experience
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 efficient application when communicating within the company. Each employee has their respective corporate mail which is for personal and exclusive use to receive confidential and confidential labor information. The application is easy to use and has a graphical interface similar to others in the same segment, making it easy to become familiar with.
  • 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.
Cons
  • In the mobile version, it is not possible to attach files, it only allows to send messages with text.
  • The mobile version is too basic and lacks functions that if you have the web version.
  • Lacks the facility to communicate with an online chat.
As I mentioned before, Zimbra has two versions - one web and another mobile. The mobile version is ideal for quick and short messages that only contain letters, as they can be read on any cell phone, the web version is ideal for the office where the messages are more careful and complete and should contain more information.

Zimbra is not good to use as an online chat tool.

Zimbra: An Alternative to Major Cloud Email Platforms

Rating: 8 out of 10
January 10, 2025
Vetted Review
Verified User
Zimbra Email & Collaboration
18 years of experience
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 the open-source version in an on-premise mode, achieving significant cost savings. Later, we transitioned to a SaaS service with network functionality. In both scenarios, it met expectations.
  • Collaboration among users
  • Solution customization
  • Service accessibility
Cons
  • 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.
I consider Zimbra Email & Collaboration a viable alternative to the major American cloud email platforms. In a scenario where data protection and privacy are critical, especially in an on-premise environment, Zimbra is a very suitable solution. It is also capable of offering a comprehensive set of tools and additional features (tasks, calendars, contacts, briefcase) in an integrated manner.

Complete tool for message box and collaborations

Rating: 10 out of 10
May 27, 2021
BS
Vetted Review
Verified User
Zimbra Email & Collaboration
5 years of experience
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.
  • 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
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.

Zimbra - Powerful and reliable collaboration suite

Rating: 8 out of 10
March 31, 2017
VL
Vetted Review
Verified User
Zimbra Email & Collaboration
3 years of experience
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.
  • 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.
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 Email & Collaboration is great

Rating: 7 out of 10
February 21, 2024
Vetted Review
Verified User
Zimbra Email & Collaboration
5 years of experience
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 server, and you don't want to pay the amounts that you have to for gmail/M365, or other providers, then this would be a great product.
  • Customizing email layout
  • sending emails
  • receiving emails
  • spam filtering customizability
Cons
  • Spam filtering options
  • custom fonts
  • email read receipts
Because Zimbra Email & Collaboration has a free option, you have to set it up a lot more for your company. When M365/google or others are just plug and play and a lot easier to set up for most organizations. It makes sense from the stand point of trying to save money and then wanting a great email provider.
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