KerioConnect vs Microsoft Exchange Online comparison

"We use the solution as a mail server. It connects with Outlook and is used for calendaring and similar tasks."

"The most valuable features are security and privacy because you installed it on your server, within your company premises, not in the cloud."

"The user interface is good."

"KerioConnect has integration with 365. We can use Outlook, which has its client and can be used with Apple devices. It integrates with the App Store and Microsoft Office. It has a smart router. The spam filtering and antivirus are good."

"What I like most about Kerio Connect is that it supports ActiveSync, and that is its most critical feature. The solution is also a nice, simple, robust, and stable mail server."

"The most valuable features are its ease of use, excellent pricing, and it is platform agnostic."

"We have contacted technical support a handful of times and received some assistance."

"The solution is easy to maintain, unlike Exchange. It's easy to create multiple domains and back up and restore if needed. It also has good security features like anti-spam and antivirus."

"Technical support is helpful."

"Exchange Online's best feature is its webmail platform."

"The benefits are widespread and effective communication. We use Microsoft Teams for meetings within and outside our organization. Additionally, Teams can be used for chat, allowing us to track communication and see user activity"

"There are many valuable features such as email, calendar, and the ability to share your calendar and documents with coworkers. Knowing that the emails go through the EOP filtering service is nice as well."

"I would rate Exchange Online's stability nine out of ten."

"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Exchange Online is if you have people that are geographically distributed from each other is good. For example, if you have people in the United States, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia, having an online solution works best because then you can reach the scale of the data centers that are available by Microsoft. Additionally, if you're only going to have two to three people using the solution the cost is a lot less than having an onsite server and licensing. It is highly beneficial in these areas."

"Exchange Online plays a significant role in our business. It controls all our emails, so we'd be in a lot of trouble if we didn't have that. It's an essential product."

"I have not had issues with stability of the product."

"The search and archiving documentation capabilities need to be stronger."

"We are considering switching to Microsoft Exchange. One reason is that it doesn't improve our workflow and doesn't integrate well with Microsoft 365 applications."

"KerioConnect is stable as long as you use a strong password."

"The solution could improve the redundancy because we only have one copy of the Kerio Connect server on our hardware. The next step for us is to move to the cloud and if Kerio does not have a cloud version available they should release one"

"It could be simpler to use and install, but I still wouldn't use it because there isn't a compelling use case."

"You cannot integrate with other services like Google Docs, Google Assistant, Google Calendar, etc."

"Most of our clients use Outlook and Kerio Connect. Occasionally, Kerio can be a bit slow. They could make it faster to get onto the web interface without so much load time. It's just slow with Outlook, however, for some reason."

"I would like to see better support from their support team."

"The solution could be a bit cheaper."

"The support could improve their response time and sometimes the phone lines are not clear because of static or noise. However, the agents are knowledgeable and very helpful."

"From an IT perspective, we need clearer documentation to understand the product’s configuration process."

"The product needs to embed AI for intelligent searches and analytics."

"Technical support can be improved by shortening the response time and increasing their knowledge."

"We'd like to see more integration with other platforms."

"I would prefer an anti-malware functionality in at least the basic version."

"The demo version we were provided had issues with emails bouncing or being delayed."

"The price of Kerio Connect is better when comparing it to others solutions."

"The solution's pricing depends on how long you plan to keep it because you pay on a per-year basis. You might have a one-time setup cost for something like Microsoft Exchange or a Linux mail server. I'd say this solution is expensive on a per-year basis, almost 2000-3000 dollars annually. It doesn't seem to pay off yet, so we're considering switching to another product."

"KerioConnect has a first-time cost and yearly subscription. It is not expensive."

"The pricing is about $3 per mailbox per month."

"The product is expensive and has an annual subscription."

"We pay per user per year for the cluster with over a thousand users."

"The costs of this platform vary based on subscriptions, but it is generally reasonable."

"We have yearly licensing costs."

"Microsoft Exchange Online is too expensive."

"I think that the price is a little high, especially considering that Google have a similar, free email solution."

"The licensing cost increased at least 15 to 20 percent recently and it would be helpful for them to be reduced."

"Our organization pays for a corporate license to use the solution."