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We performed a comparison between Zimbra Collaboration and Zoho Mail 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.
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Pros
"A lot of other products like Microsoft Exchange offer email or collaboration features, but they are not as fast as Zimbra.""The Zimbra Collaboration's most valuable feature is web access.""We can control all the data in my IT infrastructure.""Network NG Modules are valuable to us.""Zimbra Collaboration is a good tool for video calls...Zimbra Collaboration's initial setup phase was easy.""It has all collaboration features, such as document sharing, video conferencing, chatting, task sharing, and calendar sharing.""The solution is easy to implement.""Zimbra Collaboration's sharing features are most valuable."

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"The most valuable features of Zoho Mail are its security, integration with cloud storage, and wide range of features available. It integrates well with Outlook and mobile devices.""The notifications, scheduling, and meetings are all integrated.""Zoho gives you a set amount of free users, so you can use it until you reach the limit and see if it's something you want to adopt. I tried it and stuck with it. Since then, I've seen a lot of improvement. I already think it's top-notch, but I believe it will become one of the best in the world.""It also offers the search functionalities. For end users, the search is quite easy to use. There are a few tabs to select to find exactly what you're looking for. It's pretty simple. As long as the data is available, you can use filters like from whom, to whom, subject, attachment, and even use advanced settings. It's pretty nice.""The solution has more security compared to other products. Zoho Mail comes with TLS and SSL. It has email-sharing features. It is an advanced product.""We can create email accounts for our customers.""Zoho Mail organizes your email well, and you can do a lot of things if you use other Zoho applications along with it.""Zoho Mail is a stable product."

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"Zimbra should provide a desktop client. Right now, we are using a web browser for accessing our emails. There should also be a desktop client.""It would be great if a group chat feature were created to allow for a team environment.""We have had an issue with security.""Zimbra Collaboration could improve the migration from a basic solution to a more containerized solution. For example, the installation should be able to extend to the containers and manage them with some solution, such as OpenShift or Kubernetes.""Zimbra Collaboration does not have a solution roadmap as aggressive as the new collaboration mail solutions. Additionally, they can have a better interface and integration with single sign-on.""There are some security issues.""The support was lacking in my experience. However, recently the support I received was good. Perhaps they have improved.""I would like to see a Microsoft schedule function added."

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"The solution doesn't need to be improved.""We face some challenges in our current architecture with the introduction of data privacy regulations. When you are sending a calendar invite to a group of people for a meeting or an event, there is no structure for privacy. You can't hide all the contacts. Maybe that feature exists, but I don't know where it is.""The solution’s stability could be improved.""Zoho Mail needs to add an IT system management feature.""The initial setup of Zoho Mail can take some time because we have 30 to 35 users and we need to register each one. This can take one or two days to complete. The process could be better for administrators to register their users. If the setup interface was better in explaining the process it would be helpful to become more user-friendly.""The interface isn't quite good. Everything looks a little low-quality.""Zoho Mail needs to improve its integration because direct integration is not possible with many applications."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "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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  • "There is no license required to use Zoho Mail."
  • "If you have ten users, for Google, you'll pay $100. With Zoho Mail, you'll only pay $30 to $40."
  • "Zoho One has all 50 applications in it, and Zoho Mail is part of it. Zoho One is about 35 GBP per person per month. It includes Zoho Projects, Zoho Mail, Zoho CRM, and everything else."
  • "The solution is not costly."
  • "The solution is more affordable compared to other products. It is cheap."
  • "One of the reasons people use Zoho in Nigeria is because we can pay for it in Naira. It's very affordable already. For example, we can get Zoho Mail for somewhere between 1000 naira per user, which is less than one dollar. In my opinion, it's very affordable."
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    Questions from the Community
    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.
    Top Answer:It also offers the search functionalities. For end users, the search is quite easy to use. There are a few tabs to select to find exactly what you're looking for. It's pretty simple. As long as the… more »
    Top Answer:One of the reasons people use Zoho in Nigeria is because we can pay for it in Naira. It's very affordable already. For example, we can get Zoho Mail for somewhere between 1000 naira per user, which is… more »
    Top Answer:The interface isn't quite good. Everything looks a little low-quality. And maybe because they just started. For example, there's network disconnection. And by the time you send an email before it is… more »
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    Zimbra Collaboration provides administrators and their end users innovative features that solve the challenges faced by organizations using today's legacy communications infrastructure.

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    Sample Customers
    NEC Biglobe, City of Ventura, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Hola Publishing, BIG, Sleepwell, LaFayette College, Xmission, DNA, Ring Line, Future Group, TIGC
    BBDO, HuffPost
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Media Company20%
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Energy/Utilities Company20%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company19%
    Comms Service Provider12%
    Government10%
    Financial Services Firm5%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Retailer13%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Company Size
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    Small Business68%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise21%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business32%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise49%
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    Small Business70%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise20%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise58%
    Buyer's Guide
    Zimbra Collaboration vs. Zoho Mail
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Zimbra Collaboration vs. Zoho Mail and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    768,857 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Zimbra Collaboration is ranked 4th in Email Applications with 27 reviews while Zoho Mail is ranked 8th in Email Applications with 8 reviews. Zimbra Collaboration is rated 8.0, while Zoho Mail is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Zimbra Collaboration writes "Provides good email capability; lacking in security and performance". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zoho Mail writes "An intuitive tool that offers an ample number of features at very customer-friendly prices". Zimbra Collaboration is most compared with Microsoft Exchange, Open-Xchange, IceWarp and Google Workspace, whereas Zoho Mail is most compared with IceWarp, Microsoft Exchange Online, Google Workspace, ProtonMail and Zimbra Cloud. See our Zimbra Collaboration vs. Zoho Mail report.

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