Google Workspace vs IceWarp vs Zimbra Collaboration comparison

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

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Pros
"Good search features, reliable storage, and quick thinking.""A complete integrated environment for our business. I get Google docs, Gmail, online space, and calendar where I can easily perform all documentation, storage, and communications online.""It is a stable platform. It is very easy to use, and most importantly, it is very easy to administer. It also gets up and running quite easily.""The solution is very intuitive.""What I like most about Google Workspace is the Google Drive app because you can easily access it from anywhere and from any device. I also find the solution easy to use. It's user-friendly.""I use Keep to assign tasks to a team of programmers, which is very easy.""The solution's technical support is very good.""personally prefer to use G Suite applications, such as Gmail, Slides, and Sheets, because they give you the freedom to share the document you're editing and co-work with other colleagues simultaneously."

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"Its price is the most valuable. It is definitely one of the lowest price solutions.""The groupware module is the most valuable feature.""IceWarp has multiple applications that are easy to use for many people.""The solution has a very good log-in to the UI when compared to other solutions.""The most valuable feature of IceWarp is the chat rooms and file-sharing, they are useful. It is convenient that everything is in one place. You can easily share and collaborate documents, making the program's unity a significant advantage.""It has great communication capabilities for team chatting and web conferences.""The product is used very extensively in my company since we have around 1,500 users using it. Also, there is no requirement for any administrators to manage the product by the people who own the solution.""It's scalable and stable."

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"The Zimbra Collaboration's most valuable feature is web access.""The most valuable feature is sending messages as well as text and documents. It's a big solution for us since internal communication is a must in our organization.""Zimbra Collaboration has integrated a lot of their party tools and they have good documentation available.""The configuration is simple.""A lot of other products like Microsoft Exchange offer email or collaboration features, but they are not as fast as Zimbra.""The web interface is powerful and easy to use.""The solution is easy to implement.""We can control all the data in my IT infrastructure."

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Cons
"G-Suite is excellent for what we're trying to do, but it could use some extra features. For example, it would be helpful if we had a seamless way to convert Excel macros to Google Sheets.""If you use a name with a special character like a slash in the folder, it will crash the migration, with no warning. There is no pre-warning or anything to tell you that if you use characters in a file name that it will crash the migration.""There are 120 different products and Google is ready to copy their competitors and vice versa. Some of them work, and some of them don't. There are many newer tools with no-code environments which allow for a leaner self-owned system, where I'm not tied to paying hundreds and thousands of dollars a year to another company.""Google Mail's spam filter needs improvement. If I'm sending mail to another email user, sometimes it goes to the spam folder, and they won't know unless they check because they aren't seeing it in the primary inbox. They may miss important emails. At the same time, I'm receiving spam that shouldn't go to my inbox.""They could increase the number of third-party integrations on offer.""Integrating Copilot with Google Workspace is slightly difficult.""I found that there is no desktop application for this solution, and that's a major fault of this application.""Better integration without visual misrepresentation with the Microsoft suite is required."

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"Although the documentation is extensive and in depth, you must familiarize yourself with it before taking full advantage of the product.""Support should be improved. Most of the time, the queries are not resolved within the SLA.""With multiple databases for VOIP, chat and web IMAP, maintenance is cumbersome.""It is difficult to disable user rights on the console so some users accidentally delete their documents or user details.""The solution should improve the mailing list feature. Google has a similar feature where you can automate sending files to different people in a sequence, but that feature is no longer available in the current version of IceWarp. Other features may also have been removed in the current version.""Although it is not a tool, video conferencing should be scalable and operate in a professional and efficient way.""The exchange compatibility mode is rather limited. Their technical support can also be better. They only provide online support, and there should be some option for escalating.""I would like to have a trial for mobile applications and more documentation similar to Google Drive with mobile applications."

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"It does have a few bugs.""The new patches are, at times, not so good, so we don't install them, causing the tool to be not so stable overall.""Zimbra Collaboration's video conferencing could be improved.""The support was lacking in my experience. However, recently the support I received was good. Perhaps they have improved.""It would be great if a group chat feature were created to allow for a team environment.""In the next release, Zimbra Collaboration should include a security feature to allow access for mobile device administrators.""There are some security issues.""I would like to see a Microsoft schedule function added."

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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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  • "Pricing and licensing is very competitive and in some cases, cheap."
  • "Costs far less than other solutions."
  • "It is definitely one of the lowest price solutions."
  • "Our licensing is on a yearly basis. There were no additional costs."
  • "The license is based on the number of users."
  • "There are various licensing plans available based on geographic zone."
  • "The solution is inexpensive which is its main benefit."
  • "The solution is priced well."
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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… more »
    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… more »
    Top Answer:Support should be improved. Most of the time, the queries are not resolved within the SLA.
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    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of Zimbra for our team's productivity is its efficiency in handling email communication.
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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.

    IceWarp helps thousands of organizations streamline all areas of business communication and become more profitable by providing Mail Server complete with GroupWare, Calendaring and Document Management, accessible through an intuitive WebClient, simple to setup in WebAdmin. Customize with add-ons: spam and virus protection, Instant Messaging with video calls, mobile sync and more.
    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.
    Marriott, Toyota, Sony, Wendy's, Canon
    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
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    Computer Software Company30%
    Manufacturing Company13%
    University8%
    Legal Firm5%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company15%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Government7%
    Comms Service Provider6%
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    Construction Company33%
    Real Estate/Law Firm11%
    Cloud Provider11%
    Program Development Consultancy11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company16%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Retailer8%
    Insurance Company7%
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    Financial Services Firm20%
    Energy/Utilities Company20%
    Media Company20%
    Comms Service Provider10%
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    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 Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise51%
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    Small Business63%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise21%
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    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise53%
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    Small Business68%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise21%
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    Small Business32%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise49%
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