We performed a comparison between OpenText GroupWise 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."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."
"The cost-effectiveness of the solution is most valuable."
"Very secure with great storage capacity."
"The most valuable feature of Zimbra Collaboration is the cost."
"One of the most valuable features involves the solution's automatic backup, which I find to be pretty simple and straightforward, and obviates the need for additional software."
"The product is easy to set up."
"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."
"Zimbra Collaboration is light to manage. It works on the Linux operating system, which is far better to manage than Microsoft Windows. Microsoft Exchange works only on the Windows server. We prefer working on the Linux server for security reasons and ease of management. Zimbra Collaboration also has some integrated tools for security. It some modules to fight malware. These modules are not very powerful but are still doing a great job. Microsoft Exchange doesn't have a basic module. You have to purchase a security solution and add it to the solution. The cost of Zimbra Collaboration is one more reason for liking it. It is also very simple to migrate from Zimbra Collaboration to another email solution."
"Zimbra Collaboration's best feature is its compatibility with Microsoft's ActiveSync protocol, which allows users to use Outlook on Windows or MacOS."
"We can control all the data in my IT infrastructure."
"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."
"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."
"Zimbra Collaboration's video conferencing could be improved."
"We have had an issue with security."
"The antispam and antivirus features are hard to understand on mobile devices."
"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 new patches are, at times, not so good, so we don't install them, causing the tool to be not so stable overall."
"I would like to see a Microsoft schedule function added."
"There are some security issues."
"They should enhance its online meeting features."
OpenText GroupWise is ranked 10th in Email Applications with 3 reviews while Zimbra Collaboration is ranked 4th in Email Applications with 27 reviews. OpenText GroupWise is rated 9.0, while Zimbra Collaboration is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of OpenText GroupWise writes "It has proxy capabilities, is secure, and allows easy logging". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zimbra Collaboration writes "Provides good email capability; lacking in security and performance". OpenText GroupWise is most compared with Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Exchange Online, Google Workspace and HCL Notes, whereas Zimbra Collaboration is most compared with Microsoft Exchange, Open-Xchange, IceWarp, Google Workspace and Zarafa. See our OpenText GroupWise vs. Zimbra Collaboration report.
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