Which Zimbra Edition is the best for me?
Open Source Edition
– A free alternative to Microsoft Exchange Server. If you have no budget and you don’t need any of the premium business features, and you are not using it for mission-critical functions then this could be the version for you. However, an email server is a complicated piece of technology with layers of security and fail safes to protect your data from harm. If there is value in your data then you should consider a support package from Zimbra and probably investigate best practices before stepping off on this path on your own. There is lots of information online.
Open Source with Zimbra Suite Plus
– gives you access to some business features without upgrading to a full version. This requires the purchase of a highly discounted yearly support plan in addition to the individual features. You can buy these individually or as a bundle.
- Zimbra Backup Plus
- Zimbra Admin Plus
- Zimbra HSM Plus
- Zimbra Mobile Plus
Featuring a cutting-edge, real-time engine, it takes care of backing up every single item and event on your server with split-second precision.
Grant Delegated Admin rights to users on your server so they can perform user management tasks, such as setting quotas, modifying COS variables and setting user limits for your domains.
This Zimlet is completely integrated in your Zimbra Administration Console, giving you the tools to manage multiple volumes and HSM policies; organising and managing your storage effectively.
Zimbra Mobile Plus allows your users to synchronize their Zimbra mailbox with their mobile devices through the widespread Exchange ActiveSync protocol, natively supported by the vast majority of mobile devices
Standard Edition
has the non-premium Zimbra Connect features (1-to-1 Chat, Buddy List Management, Emoji’s, Chat History, Presence Management) and Zimbra Drive. This is the type of mailbox to choose if your business doesn’t need archiving and you have team members who are happy with the web interface and don’t need the mobile ActiveSync.
Professional Edition
is the full feature edition of the Collaboration Suite adding Archiving and Mobile functionality to the mailbox as well as the ability to use Outlook as your email client.