OpenText GroupWise Reviews

Name: OpenText GroupWise
Brand: OpenText
Rating: 4.5 (3 reviews)

4.5 out of 5

3 reviews
100% willing to recommend

What is OpenText GroupWise?

Collaboration solution that offers support for any communication over intranets, extranets and the Internet.

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OpenText GroupWise is the #3 ranked solution in top Wireless Email solutions and #12 ranked solution in top Email Applications. PeerSpot users give OpenText GroupWise an average rating of 9.0 out of 10. OpenText GroupWise is most commonly compared to Google Workspace: OpenText GroupWise vs Google Workspace. OpenText GroupWise is popular among the small business segment, accounting for 58% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a computer software company, accounting for 19% of all views.

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August 2025

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Featured OpenText GroupWise reviews

John Novak

Consulting Manager at Technical Consulting Resources

About the only thing I don't like about GroupWise is the lack of a modern Linux client. Micro Focus stop their development of the Linux Client a long time because there wasn't enough demand for it. Most other solutions do not have the Linux client. I would really like to see OpenText add a modern GroupWise Linux Client back. But until they do there is the Web Client to be used in a browser.

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DirkMerten

Head of NCIS at DSB it services GmbH

The web client could be improved. The WebAccess feature is similar to what you would find in an Exchange environment but it's not as good as you'd get with the full client in the caching mode. It would be preferable if the WebAccess were a little more like the full client. That would make things easier. Unfortunately, there are fewer manufacturers that currently support Micro Focus and GroupWise these days.

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reviewer1173039

network engineer at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees

It is very scalable. About 200 people are using the solution for mailboxes and other things. For administration and things like that, there are two people. In terms of our plans to increase its usage, it is going away due to being acquired. We will be moving to a Microsoft solution. It is probably SCCM for endpoint management.

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OpenText GroupWise mindshare

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As of August 2025, the mindshare of OpenText GroupWise in the Email Applications category stands at 1.3%, down from 1.3% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Key learnings from peers

Valuable Features

"I like the ease of logging best in Micro Focus GroupWise. I also like its proxy capabilities from a user level. I also like how secure Micro Focus GroupWise is."
"Very secure with great storage capacity."
"The cost-effectiveness of the solution is most valuable."

Room for Improvement

"What I don't like about Micro Focus GroupWise is the removal of the Unix client. Micro Focus took that function away about ten years ago because there wasn't enough demand for it."
"The WebAccess feature is somewhat lacking and could be improved."
"Their support can be improved. It is not as good as it used to be."

Pricing

"Micro Focus GroupWise is the most affordable solution on-premises. Versus Microsoft Exchange on-premises, pricing is 20:1, so there's no comparison. Micro Focus GroupWise is cheaper, though, for my clients, it's not about the cost but the stability and security of the solution."
"It was a part of the suite, so it was very cost-effective. There were no costs beyond the licensing fee."

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