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What do you like best about Zimbra Collaboration?

The powerful CLI and API are fantastic. It lets us not only provision accounts easily, we can automatically populate shared calendars, folders, and more based on department. The system has ActiveSync allowing mobile clients to easily sync calendars/contacts/mail without the complexity or cost of Microsoft Exchange. The multiserver architecture easily allows us to spin up additional capacity. The system has extremely detailed logs, which we are able to use to quickly troubleshoot any user issues.

The powerful web client makes installing and supporting desktop clients like Outlook unnecessary. Over 90% of our users use the web client exclusively. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Zimbra Collaboration?

Lack of mailstore redundancy is my biggest issue. Zimbra has said they are moving to an "Always On" architecture but it appears to be coming no sooner than version 9. I'm also NOT a fan of the new support forums used by Zimbra based on the Telligent software. The forums are much harder to navigate and browse and is a step down from the previous forums (which I was very active on). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Zimbra Collaboration:

Try to learn the API (either the SOAP API, or the zmprov/zmmailbox commands) soon after setting up your test system. Once you familiarize yourself with the options, you will find things that you may want to use within your organization which would not have been obvious otherwise. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Zimbra Collaboration solving and how is that benefiting you?

We've gotten far more out of Zimbra than with the various cloud offerings available (including Google Apps which we use for our students). The ability to automate not just account creation but provisioning of shared calendars and folders based on group (due to the powerful command line and SOAP APIs) make management of accounts a breeze. We use Zimbra's shared email folders heavily to create shared accounts per-department (so individuals don't need to be logged into multiple email accounts). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Zimbra Collaboration Overview

What is Zimbra Collaboration?

Zimbra, a Synacor product, is an email and collaboration platform that includes contacts, calendar, tasks, instant messaging, and file sharing, plus add-ons such as videoconferencing, document creation, and file storage. Zimbra powers hundreds of millions of mailboxes in 140+ countries and is offered through more than 500 BSPs and 2000 channel partners. Enterprises, governments, and service providers trust Zimbra. Zimbra can be deployed in the cloud, on-premises (private cloud), or as a hybrid service. The Zimbra Business Solution Provider Network offers it as a Hosted Service. Synacor operates a turnkey, fully hosted/managed, and monetized solution for Service Providers.

Zimbra Collaboration Details
Languages Supported
Arabic, Danish, German, English, Basque, French, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Chinese (Simplified)
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Product Description

VMWare Zimbra provides open source email and calendar groupware software, Zimbra is a popular choice for Linux and Mac OS X email servers and supports SaaS.


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it provides a centralized platform for communication, allowing teams to collaborate efficiently through messaging, video calls, and file sharing. ...
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Giovanni C.
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What do you like best about Zimbra Collaboration?

I found in these instruments utilities In nedd in my daily work Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Zimbra Collaboration?

I am a Windows user actually, so I not very expert on Linux Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Zimbra Collaboration solving and how is that benefiting you?

Very fast searching tests. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mukhethwa N.
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What do you like best about Zimbra Collaboration?

it provides a centralized platform for communication, allowing teams to collaborate efficiently through messaging, video calls, and file sharing. This reduces the need for scattered communication across multiple channels. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Zimbra Collaboration?

Depending on the features and number of people, Zibra's subscription or licensing costs can be significant. This might be prohibitive for smaller organizations or startups with limited budgets. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Zimbra Collaboration solving and how is that benefiting you?

Zibra's video conferencing capabilities minimize the need for face-to-face meetings, reducing travel costs and saving time. It facilitates quick decision-making and eliminates scheduling conflicts associated with traditional meetings. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Zimbra Collaboration?

Zimbra facilitates collaboration among team members with features like shared calendars, task lists, and email folders. Zimbra prioritizes security and features like anti-spam, antivirus, and data encryption to protect user data. The platform can be easily scaled to accommodate the needs of small, medium, and large businesses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Zimbra Collaboration?

Zimbra has limited integrations with third-party tools, which may make it less appealing to businesses that rely heavily on other software. Making changes to the platform can be complex and require technical expertise and good Linux OS knowledge. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Zimbra Collaboration solving and how is that benefiting you?

Zimbra Collaboration offers a comprehensive suite of communication tools, including email and chats, within a single platform. This allows users to communicate effectively and efficiently, with all communication in one place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Roni A.
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What do you like best about Zimbra Collaboration?

I have been using Zimbra Collaboration since 2015 and I can say with total conviction: It is a great collaboration tool. It has practically all the functions of MS Exchange or even Google's Office and Collaboration Suite. Here we use all the functions it provides us: Drive, Chat, MTA, LDAP, Calendar, Tasks, among other functions. In addition to being able to obtain more functionalities through plugins, such as integration with nextcloud, rocket.chat, and the like. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Zimbra Collaboration?

As a negative point, I can say that there is not much documentation about the tool or, when there is, it is outdated. I believe that the Zimbra Collaboration developers and team lack disclosure. You also need an app for mobile and desktop devices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Zimbra Collaboration:

The deployment and migration of mailboxes is a critical task and must be carried out with extreme care and knowledge so that there is no loss of data and the security of your organization is compromised. Have a competent team that can support and administer the Zimbra tool so you don't have any unpleasant surprises. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Zimbra Collaboration solving and how is that benefiting you?

Aqui, o Zimbra Collaboration atua como o sistema de e-mail local da organização, esta é sua função principal. Ele também concentra, em sua interface de diretório de arquivos, links úteis, agenda compartilhada e tarefas, ou seja, é responsável por integrar todos os funcionários em uma única interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Dhene S.
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What do you like best about Zimbra Collaboration?

Its best feature is that it is open source software with great communication, messaging and calendar capabilities. It has a very powerful and pleasant user community. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Zimbra Collaboration?

It is not a big problem but the interface is very simple and in some cases it looks outdatedbut is an integral solution and a correct option if the company is looking for a provider of low-cost services at high quality with broad communication characteristics and stable and secure connection systems for the company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Zimbra Collaboration solving and how is that benefiting you?

With Zimbra we have a product with functionality and performance, a strong user community, consulting solid partnership. Good cost management and easya to create internal/operational efficiencies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Zimbra Collaboration?

1. we can stay connected anywhere any device and easy to use interface with any Xhtml capable device.

2. boost productivity with an innovative recently enhanced and easy browsing interface

3. Instant sharing of documents

4. we can get Zimbra experience with Zimbra desktops.

5. sync google, Yahoo! Addressbook and calender.

6. Flexible deployment and virtualization ready makes Zimbra a BSP hosting partner and In addition Vmware Vsphere and KVM hypervisor are fully supported.

7. this open source community welcomes new ideas and contributions for better Zimbra experience.

8. we can use open source edition too , we can test, evaluate, deploy, customise and improve. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Zimbra Collaboration?

1. Using mobile logins attaching documents to the mail option is missing.

2. Calender wizard doesnot work promptly with Microsoft Exchange.

3. Its open source community can contribute to best software and aldo Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Zimbra Collaboration:

I think Zimbra has done great work by providing small and easy-to-use applications and interfaces. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Zimbra Collaboration solving and how is that benefiting you?

1. Collbrations with external applications risks our privacy. need to have its own enterprise applications.

2. we cannot be logins for a long time every few minutes needs sign in again.

3. Vedio conferecing lacks in messaging

4. Migration Wizard can be easily used to switch from Microsoft exchange environment to Zimbra but lack in proper migration like calenders and our meetings timing can't be synced properly.

5. Mailing browser doent have change of Font options its by default the same.

6. Easy to use features and I have never given any solutions to zimbra team Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Zimbra Collaboration?

The best thing i like about zimbra is the way it's set up because it makes it easy for me to navigate. Zimba is better than yahoo, Gmail, AOL, and MSN. It is so easy to use and has tools that make me extremely happy. I consider zimbra the best email provider they also let me see whats new and when i send emails to my coworkers they send in a flash. Zimbra also have awesome system that never ever logs me out unlike other email providers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Zimbra Collaboration?

I can't say I dislike Zimbra because i got all my work mail sent there. And Zimbra has never given me any issues, so therefore I can't tell I dislike it. Zimbra should have a better review than Gmail, Yahoo, and AOL because it's way better; I believe Zimbra should at the top of the top when i comes to choosing emails. I could never i dislike zimbra they help me everyday. ever since ive starting working for disney plus they have been there to help me and i really really like that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Zimbra Collaboration:

Zimbra is one of the best email providers i used in my life. This email provider should be everyone's go-to email provider. I think Zimbra has the fastest and easiest system ever. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Zimbra Collaboration solving and how is that benefiting you?

Zimba helps me solve daily errands I have to go through every day. It also helps me in reviewing updated information I must read. Zimbra has been beneficial, and i appreciate that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Zimbra Collaboration?

It's intuitive to use, I can send attachments. You can find a colleugue's email just by typing their name. It's worked well for me for the past five years. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Zimbra Collaboration?

Aesthetically it could be a little more pleasing. Also, occaisonally there's an issue with seeing attachments others have sent, so I set it up so all zimbra emails also go to my yahoo email just in case. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Zimbra Collaboration:

Occaisonally there's an issue with attachments, so I set it up so all zimbra emails also go to my yahoo email just in case. But this happens rarely, so I say use it. Once you graduate from your institution, you're moved onto something called "z-light", but it basically works exactly the same as zimbra. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Zimbra Collaboration solving and how is that benefiting you?

I've communicated with my professors and colleagues. I've sent pictures, photos, and links. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Zimbra Collaboration?

easy to administer and few resoruces requested Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Zimbra Collaboration?

client support is not maintained and updated Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Zimbra Collaboration solving and how is that benefiting you?

software client dependencies Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.