Google Workspace vs Zimbra Collaboration comparison

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We performed a comparison between Google Workspace and Zimbra Collaboration based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Email Applications solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Google Workspace vs. Zimbra Collaboration Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"The user interface is fantastic. It's also available for the individual person, so that's also a great thing about it.""Google Mail lets you link a task to a specific email and add a reminder. That's helpful for reviewing your schedule. It's based on Slack, so you don't have these folders like in Microsoft mail. Using Slack instead of folders is a bit more intuitive. It's easier to find again a specific email than using Microsoft Suite. If you misplace things, it's much easier to find them because of Google's search capability.""The corporate email feature on Google's Gmail is fantastic.""The product can scale easily.""The solution's technical support is very good.""The solution is very intuitive.""There are several online forums and a lot of support materials online.""Reduces IT spend, freeing up cash for other areas: sales, marketing, recruitment, etc."

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"A lot of other products like Microsoft Exchange offer email or collaboration features, but they are not as fast as Zimbra.""The most valuable feature of Zimbra Collaboration is the cost.""The solution is easy to implement.""The logs, troubleshooting, and tracking we have found to be the most valuable features. We have any issues with lost messages the features are useful. It is very easy to track and log.""Zimbra Collaboration's sharing features are most valuable.""Good email solution and it's open-source.""The backup and storage management features of Zimbra Collaboration are valuable.""Network NG Modules are valuable to us."

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Cons
"Some concerns over security, but there are moves to address this and provide admin tools to secure content and adhere to data protection regulations.""The price could be reduced.""The synchronization is a bit of an issue.""The tool should improve its on-prem capabilities to include people who are working offline. The pricing is also a challenge for both the Indian and overseas markets. The tool has a cap of 300 licenses. The product's price has also increased by 10 percent. Businesses are struggling to justify the ROI. Users cannot block emails unless they have a strong firewall.""Google Workspace does a pretty good job, so it doesn't have that much room for improvement, but what would make it even better is if its apps, for example, Gmail, could integrate with more apps, such as Evernote and specific cloud-based platforms.""The performance speed could be improved when the internet connection is slow.""Google Workspace needs to be more flexible, like Microsoft Excel.""They could increase the number of third-party integrations on offer."

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"In the next release, Zimbra Collaboration should include a security feature to allow access for mobile device administrators.""There are some security issues.""It would be great if a group chat feature were created to allow for a team environment.""We have had an issue with security.""The installation is not straightforward, it can take two days for the full implementation.""It is good and competent, but you have to pay for video and group chat features.""I can confidently say that Zimbra is good enough for 2,000 client users. But, at the same time, if my client needs more than that and we have two options—Zimbra or Microsoft—I'm going with Microsoft because many admins will speak to Microsoft's ability to handle that many.""The product must be more customizable."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "G Suite and Microsoft Office 365 offer products with similar functionality at several different price points. Zoho offer a more extensive range of products and attempts to provide all the applications required to run most small and medium-sized businesses."
  • "Careful consideration should be given to the different licensing options and provisions should be made for additional applications that may be required for your particular business."
  • "Traffic management tools may be required for larger setups and should be included in any pricing calculations."
  • "There are several areas where a G Suite implementation can reduce costs: lower license fees than some competing products, reduced hardware, and IT support costs."
  • "There are benefits that can provide a competitive advantage, e.g., improved productivity (with appropriate training), increased collaboration (with correct use of tools), flexible working - work from home or remote locations, easy to scale - fast onboarding of new employees, and ability to add and remove licenses, as required."
  • "We receive value for the price that we pay."
  • "The pricing is a bit on the higher side than normal. For a basic Google account it costs $100, but Enterprise is %150."
  • "The price per client within the business is too high."
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  • "Zimbra Collaboration is less expensive than Microsoft Exchange. Zimbra works for small companies because it is not expensive. Zimbra Collaboration has more security tools than Microsoft Exchange. If you are choosing between Zimbra Collaboration and Microsoft Exchange, you have to take into account the cost of security tools with Microsoft Exchange. When you purchase Microsoft Exchange, you will also have to purchase tools for security, which adds to the cost. The migration from Zimbra Collaboration to another email solution is very simple and easy. Migration from Microsoft Exchange to another email solution is very difficult. Microsoft doesn't allow migration that easily. In fact, you have to pay for tools to do that. You have to buy some expensive tools to migrate."
  • "If you choose the network edition, it is a little pricier. They have the open-source edition too which is only community supported."
  • "We are using perpetual licenses. We have deployed it in our local data center, and we buy perpetual licenses on a per-user basis."
  • "When it comes to the licensing of Zimbra Collaboration, my license covers the servers and I find its terms to be much simpler than those of Microsoft Exchange."
  • "We do not pay for licenses to use this solution."
  • "The price of the solution is low."
  • "It's very expensive. When we compare the cost with Google Workspace, it's so expensive."
  • "There is an annual standard licensing fee to use Zimbra Collaboration and there is no other cost."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Easy-to-build forms are allowing me to get feedback and information from my internal teams as well as from the customers very efficiently with the result data in structured manner.
    Top Answer:The cost is distributed among the hospitals. We pay annually. We receive corporate discounts. The pricing is reasonable.
    Top Answer:The solution could improve in a variety of ways, including: 1. If you don't have internet access then only you can access the end-to-end functionalities of the tool otherwise only limited… more »
    Top Answer:Zimbra is a free, open source collaborative software suite. The features I like best are the ease of integration and the email, calendar, and collaboration server with web interface. In addition, I… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of Zimbra for our team's productivity is its efficiency in handling email communication.
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    1st
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    Rating
    8.0
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    Average Words per Review
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    Rating
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    Also Known As
    G-Suite Enterprise, G-Suite, Google Apps for Business, G Suite Basic, G Suite Business, G-Suite Basic, G-Suite Business, Google Vault
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    Overview

    Similar to G Suite, all Google Workspace plans provide a custom email for your business and include collaboration tools like Gmail, Calendar, Meet, Chat, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Sites, and more.

    As we’ve evolved G Suite into a more integrated experience across our communication and collaboration tools, we’ve rebranded to Google Workspace to more accurately represent the product vision.

    Zimbra Collaboration provides administrators and their end users innovative features that solve the challenges faced by organizations using today's legacy communications infrastructure.
    Sample Customers
    There are over five million businesses that use Google Apps for Business worldwide. Some key customers include The Roche Group, National Geographic, American Red Cross, City of Los Angeles, Flight Centre, and Konica Minolta.
    NEC Biglobe, City of Ventura, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Hola Publishing, BIG, Sleepwell, LaFayette College, Xmission, DNA, Ring Line, Future Group, TIGC
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company30%
    Manufacturing Company13%
    University8%
    Media Company5%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company15%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Government7%
    Comms Service Provider6%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm22%
    Energy/Utilities Company22%
    Media Company22%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company19%
    Comms Service Provider12%
    Government10%
    Financial Services Firm5%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business62%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise25%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business32%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise52%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business70%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise19%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business32%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise49%
    Buyer's Guide
    Google Workspace vs. Zimbra Collaboration
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Google Workspace vs. Zimbra Collaboration and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Google Workspace is ranked 1st in Email Applications with 92 reviews while Zimbra Collaboration is ranked 4th in Email Applications with 27 reviews. Google Workspace is rated 8.2, while Zimbra Collaboration is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Google Workspace writes "If you misplace things, it's much easier to find them because of the search capability. ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zimbra Collaboration writes "Provides good email capability; lacking in security and performance". Google Workspace is most compared with Microsoft Exchange Online, Amazon WorkMail, Google Cloud Storage, IceWarp and Dropbox, whereas Zimbra Collaboration is most compared with Microsoft Exchange, IceWarp, Open-Xchange, KerioConnect and Microsoft Exchange Online. See our Google Workspace vs. Zimbra Collaboration report.

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