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The best alternative to Microsoft Exchange is mailcow: dockerized, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Microsoft Exchange and nine of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Microsoft Exchange are Kopano, Zentyal, grommunio and Axigen.

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  1. Kopano icon
     32 likes

    Kopano puts an email, video meetings, calendaring, and file sharing solution within one single interface.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    Kopano vs Microsoft Exchange Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    Karunamon
    0

    Free and open source, and has most of the things you want from Exchange, including shared calendars.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    marcski
    Positive
    0

    Stable and cheap backend, flexible frontend support, open source, in full control of your data

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    bobsp
    Positive
    0

    Scalable, open source with a great UX and it has all the features I need

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 6 comments
    • Kopano is Paid and ProprietaryMicrosoft Exchange is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. Zentyal icon
     55 likes

    Integrates native Active Directory and all essential network services, including domain, mail, gateway, infrastructure, and security roles, for SMBs, offering web-based management, centralized authentication, file server, VPN, and firewall in a single Linux platform.

    26 Zentyal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Zentyal vs Microsoft Exchange Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    7

    No Exchange alternative and no support for MS Outlook Client

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Not an Exchange alternative at all. Does basic AD but that is about it. It is more of a gateway server.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    -2

    They do not share any common functionality. Zentyal is an Active Directory substitute, Microsoft Exchange is a groupware E-Mail (enterprise grade) server.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 4 comments
    • Zentyal is Paid and Open SourceMicrosoft Exchange is Paid and Proprietary
  3. grommunio icon
     3 likes

    grommunio (formerly known as grammm) efficiently combines all requirements of modern, digital communication and collaboration.

    15 grommunio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    grommunio vs Microsoft Exchange Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Great Activesync Support POOR and I mean VERY Poor Calendar that has a mind of It's own, setting events or reminders is a NIGHTMARE

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    norbertlambing
    Positive
    2

    As the first open source solution to offer a full-featured OutlookAnywhere (RPC over HTTP) and MAPI/HTTP implementation, grammm is the alternative to proprietary backends for native interoperability with Microsoft Outlook

    • grommunio is Freemium and Open SourceMicrosoft Exchange is Paid and Proprietary
    • grommunio is Privacy focusedMicrosoft Exchange is not according to our users
  4. Axigen icon
     14 likes

    Axigen provides a multi-tenant, fully integrated, multi-platform, all-in-one email, calendaring and collaboration messaging solution. It grants extensive branding options and is localized in over 29 languages (including right-to-left writing mode).

    28 Axigen alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Microsoft Office Outlook
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    Axigen vs Microsoft Exchange Comments
    Menoetius
    Positive
    0

    Axigen is so much easier to use, it has the on-premise solution, and has unbeatable prices!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Axigen is Paid and ProprietaryMicrosoft Exchange is also Paid and Proprietary
    • Axigen is CustomizableMicrosoft Exchange is not according to our users
  5. OX App Suite icon
     16 likes

    The OX App Suite by Open-Xchange is web-based platform offering a suite of apps like an email client, calendar, contacts magement, cloud storage with synchronization and productivity apps for word processing, spreadsheets and presentations.

    20 OX App Suite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  6. Blue-Mind icon
     10 likes

    Blue Mind is a complete solution of company messaging, calendars and collaborative work. It aims to enable you to work daily with comprehensive, useful, efficient and effective tools.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. EGroupware icon
     9 likes

    Web-based team collaboration suite combining email client, calendar, contact and task tools, CRM, project and file management, file sharing, trouble tickets, Rocket.Chat chat, and Collabora online editing. Offers open source, self-hosted, and SaaS options.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. EmailSuccess icon
     1 like

    EmailSuccess, an advanced SMTP Server (MTA) built from the ground up to handle the most critical reliability, performance, security, and deliverability requirements.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Java
     
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