Windows Server Essentials Alternatives

Windows Server Essentials is described as '(formerly Windows Small Business Server) is a flexible, affordable, and easy-to-use server solution designed and priced for small businesses with up to 25 users and 50 devices' and is an app in the system & hardware category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Windows Server Essentials for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Web-based, Self-Hosted and Kubernetes apps. The best Windows Server Essentials alternative is Zentyal. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try ClearOS or Univention Corporate Server (UCS). Other great apps like Windows Server Essentials are Amahi Home Server, Windows Server 2012, SME Server and MDaemon Messaging Server.

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  1. Zentyal icon

    Zentyal

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    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

    • Pay once
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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    • Almost everyone thinks Zentyal is a great Windows Server Essentials alternative.

    • Zentyal is the most popular Linux alternative to Windows Server Essentials.

    • Zentyal is the most popular Open Source & commercial alternative to Windows Server Essentials.

    • Zentyal is Paid and Open SourceWindows Server Essentials is Paid and Proprietary
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    ClearOS

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    ClearOS is a family of operating systems for the enterprise, small business, and home. There are three editions to choose from depending on your needs and suitable to your abilities. They are: ClearOS Enterprise, ClearOS Home, and ClearOS Core.

    27 ClearOS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    • ClearOS is the most popular free alternative to Windows Server Essentials.

    • ClearOS is Free and Open SourceWindows Server Essentials is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Univention Corporate Server (UCS) icon

    Univention Corporate Server (UCS)

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    UCS is an open platform for central identity & access management, IT management, and active directory, with a web portal for easy access to applications.

    94 Univention Corporate Server (UCS) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • Kubernetes
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    • Univention Corporate Server (UCS) is the most popular Web-based, SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to Windows Server Essentials.

    • Univention Corporate Server (UCS) is Freemium and Open SourceWindows Server Essentials is Paid and Proprietary
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    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, an...

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    Amahi Home Server

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    The Amahi Home Server is designed for home and small office environments where the technical support staff do not want the job!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    The Amahi dashboards "Storage" tab allows you to view the temperatures of your hard-drives (that is if they have that ability) and also how much used and free space that drive has. Can show unlimited amount of drives.
     
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    Windows Server 2012

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    Windows Server 2012, codenamed "Windows Server 8", is the sixth release of Windows Server. It is the server version of Windows 8 and succeeds Windows Server 2008 R2. Two pre-release versions, a developer preview and a beta version, were released during development.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • Windows Server 2012 is the most popular Windows alternative to Windows Server Essentials.

    • Windows Server 2012 is Paid and ProprietaryWindows Server Essentials is also Paid and Proprietary
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    SME Server

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    SME Server is a leading distribution for small and medium enterprises. It stands apart from the competition by shipping with most common functionality preconfigured and features a number of popular additional enhancements in the form of downloadable contributions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  10. MDaemon Messaging Server icon

    MDaemon Messaging Server

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    Low cost, easy to use Email Server software for virtual, on-premise, or hosted deployments for companies that want control of their email. Integrated web-mail with doc sharing, Drop Box integration, client and server side encryption.

    24 MDaemon Messaging Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    MDaemon's web-based email
     
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    Artica

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    Get a web based email/messaging, HTTP proxy, files server, VPN administration interface Using Postfix, Squid, Samba And extend them with Security quickly and easily How to create a Mail/Proxy/File

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  12. Linux Schools

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    Linux Schools consists of Karoshi Server and Karoshi client. It is an Ubuntu LTS Server based solution especially designed for educational environments. It is a fully modular and scalable distribuition, mainly written in Bash.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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