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 Linux, Windows and Mac. 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. Other great apps like Windows Server Essentials are Amahi Home Server, Windows Server 2012, Untangle and MDaemon Messaging Server.

Windows Server Essentials alternatives are mainly Mail Servers but may also be Operating Systems or Firewalls. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Windows Server Essentials.

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Zentyal
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Paid • Open Source
Mail Server
Linux Distro
Linux
27 Zentyal alternatives
Zentyal is a native Microsoft Active Directory implementation on Linux incorporating all the network services required in a small and medium business environment: Directory & Domain Server, Mail Server, Gateway and Infrastructure Server.
- - Zentyal is the most popular Linux alternative to Windows Server Essentials.
- - Zentyal is the most popular Open Source & commercial alternative to Windows Server Essentials.
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Zentyal Features
Gateway
Member Directory
Web interface
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ClearOS
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Free • Open Source
Firewall
Operating System
Mail Server
Linux
29 ClearOS alternatives
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.
- - ClearOS is the most popular free alternative to Windows Server Essentials.
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ClearOS Features
1. Spam FilterClearOS can detect unsolicited, unwanted and virus-infected emails, calls, files, etc.
Web-Based
Gateway
PhpMyAdmin
Univention Corporate Server
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Free • Open Source
Linux Distro
Operating System
Mac
Windows
Linux
92 Univention Corporate Server alternatives
Univention Corporate Server is a pre-configured platform to operate and manage server applications and complete IT infrastructures free of charge. It is optimal to provide Microsoft Server-like services on the cloud or on premises, to run and operate corporate IT environments...
- - Univention Corporate Server is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Windows Server Essentials.
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Univention Corporate Server Features
DHCP Server
Single Sign-On
Based on Debian
ARM support
Active Directory Migration
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Active Directory integration
SAML Single Sign-On
Support for Docker
LDAP Services
Amahi Home Server
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Free • Open Source
NAS System
Linux
20 Amahi Home Server alternatives
The Amahi Home Server is designed for home and small office environments where the technical support staff do not want the job!
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Amahi Home Server Features
Nextcloud integration
Ruby
Windows Server 2012
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Paid • Proprietary
Operating System
Windows
20 Windows Server 2012 alternatives
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.
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Windows Server 2012 Features
Active Directory integration
Data deduplication
Untangle
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Paid • Proprietary
Firewall
VPN Service
Linux
28 Untangle alternatives
Untangle is a platform for deploying network based applications. The platform unites these applications around a common GUI, database and reporting. Applications on the Untangle platform inspect network traffic simultaneously, which greatly reduces the resource requirements of...
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Untangle Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsUntangle can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
2. Spam FilterUntangle can detect unsolicited, unwanted and virus-infected emails, calls, files, etc.
Web filter
Traffic Monitoring
Gateway
MDaemon Messaging Server
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Paid • Proprietary
Mail Server
Windows
23 MDaemon Messaging Server alternatives
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.
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MDaemon Messaging Server Features
Encrypted Email
Outlook integration
IMAP Support
Dropbox integration
SME Server
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Free • Open Source
Mail Server
Operating System
VPN Service
Linux
9 SME Server alternatives
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.
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SME Server Features
Gateway
Integrated Spam Protection
Active Directory integration
Support for Samba
DHCP Server
Web filter
LDAP Services
DNS Server
SSH
MySQL Support
Artica
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Free • Open Source
Linux
22 Artica alternatives
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
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Artica Features
SMTP Support
Web filter
Linux Schools
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Free • Open Source
Mail Server
VPN Service
Linux
4 Linux Schools alternatives
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.
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Linux Schools Features
Digital Signage
Modular System
DHCP Server
Based on Ubuntu
DNS Server
All in one
Scalable
Windows Server 2019
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
11 Windows Server 2019 alternatives
With Windows Server 2019 and Windows Admin Center (formerly Project Honolulu), customers will be able to easily integrate Azure services such as Azure Backup, Azure File Sync, disaster recovery, and much more so they will be able to leverage these Azure services without...
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