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Google Workspace vs. Zimbra by Synacor

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Workspace

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Workspace enables teams of all sizes to connect, create and collaborate. It includes productivity and collaboration tools for work: Gmail for custom business email, Drive for cloud storage, Docs for word processing, Meet for video and voice conferencing, Chat for team messaging, Slides for presentation building, and shared Calendars.

    $6

    per month per user

    Zimbra

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AZimbra is an email and collaboration platform and productivity suite that includes contacts, calendar, tasks, chat and file sharing, plus videoconferencing, document editing, and file storage.N/A
    Pricing
    Google WorkspaceZimbra
    Editions & Modules
    Business Starter
    $6
    per user/per month
    Business Standard
    $12
    per user/per month
    Business Plus
    $18
    per user/per month
    Enterprise
    Contact sales team
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google WorkspaceZimbra
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Google WorkspaceZimbra
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    Chose Google Workspace
    G Suite for us came down to a few things. Most importantly it is a solid product which doesn't bog down the browser due to sloppy code. It's just snappy when users are in the tools, they don't have to wait around for things to happen. Licensing is also a factor. We don't need …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Workspace
    • We found G Suite much easier to use, and cheaper to run.
    • Although technically Zimbra should be cheaper once you factor in hardware costs, upgrades and sysops time G Suite wins hands down.
    • It also provides a level of redundancy that Zimbra couldn't. We use to use a backup mail …
    Incentivized
    Synacor
    Chose Zimbra
    We used Zimbra Email & Collaboration in two scenarios: first, on-premise with the open-source version to save costs, especially since solutions like Office 365 or Google Workspace were not as mature or widespread at the time. Later, we benefited from cost advantages with Zimbra …
    Incentivized
    Chose Zimbra
    There are a lot of features that Zimbra Email & Collaboration has that gmail and m365 have. You can chat within your team members with Zimbra Email & Collaboration. The issue that we have not been able to figure out though is mobility of Zimbra Email & Collaboration. You can …
    Incentivized
    Chose Zimbra
    We chose Zimbra because Zoho Mail is too pricey with less-functionality than Zimbra. Zoho's UI is better, but we need more than just UI, we need many features that Zimbra has. G Suite is the best for team collaboration of course, but because of the price and our needs we …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Google WorkspaceZimbra
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Google Workspace and Zimbra by Synacor
    Feature
    Google Workspace
    -
    Ratings
    Zimbra by Synacor
    9.0
    6 Ratings
    Task Management00 Ratings9.86 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings8.13 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings9.85 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings7.23 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings9.76 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings9.86 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Google Workspace and Zimbra by Synacor
    Feature
    Google Workspace
    -
    Ratings
    Zimbra by Synacor
    6.6
    9 Ratings
    Chat00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings5.18 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings2.07 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings7.72 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings7.73 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings7.63 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings7.53 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Google Workspace and Zimbra by Synacor
    Feature
    Google Workspace
    -
    Ratings
    Zimbra by Synacor
    5.5
    10 Ratings
    Versioning00 Ratings5.19 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings1.29 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings1.29 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings5.19 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings8.75 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings9.76 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings6.62 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings6.64 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Google WorkspaceZimbra
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (116 ratings)
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.5
    (7 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    2.2
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)