This article possibly contains original research .(August 2016) |
This list is divided into proprietary or free software, and open source software, with several comparison tables of different product and vendor characteristics. It also includes a section of project collaboration software, which is a standard feature in collaboration platforms.
This section may be confusing or unclear to readers.(March 2015) |
Software | Description |
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5day.io | 5day.io is a modern work management tool that makes managing projects, tasks, and collaboration easy. |
Aconex | Online document management, web collaboration and project management software for construction, engineering and facility management. |
Adobe Acrobat | Adobe Acrobat gives synchronous and asynchronous review of PDFs. |
Adobe LiveCycle | SOA Java EE server software product used to build applications that automate a broad range of business processes for enterprises and government agencies. |
Airtable | Airtable is a collaborative project management tool for storing project structure and content. It is a spreadsheet-database hybrid, combining the storage features of a database with UI and flexibility of a spreadsheet. |
Alfresco | free/libre enterprise content management system for Microsoft Windows and Unix-like operating systems. |
Altova MetaTeam | collaborative decision-making, team performance management and project management software. |
Asana | web and mobile application designed to improve the way teams communicate and collaborate. |
Assembla | a set of cloud-based task and code management tools for software developers. |
Atlassian Confluence | web-based team and content collaboration software |
Authorea | online collaborative writing tool for researchers |
Axigen | messaging and collaborating software based on proprietary architectures |
Basecamp | web-based project collaboration and management |
Box.net | web-based collaboration and content management for enterprises |
BSCW | Basic Support for Collaborative Work |
cineSync | real-time synchronised video review software |
Circuit (software) | enterprise-grade collaboration with video, voice, screen sharing, messaging and filesharing |
Clarizen | |
ClearMeeting | web conferencing service |
Coda | cloud-based collaborative document editor with word-processing, spreadsheets, and database functionality |
Coggle | cloud-based collaborative mind-mapping software |
Collabora Online | web-based real-time collaboration office suite including document, spreadsheet and presentation editing |
ConceptDraw Office | collaborative software suite composed of mind mapping, project management and business diagramming tools |
Concursive | web-based and mobile tools for socially enabled project management, customer support and business directories |
CoMotion | multi-tiered client–server collaborative workspace system |
CustomerVision BizWiki | wiki application, geared to medium- and large-sized businesses, that existed from around 2006 to 2008 |
Debategraph | web-based, collaborative idea visualization and deliberation |
Discord | VoIP and instant messaging social platform. |
Discourse | open-source forum software built using modern technology |
Drupal | free and open-source content management framework written in PHP |
Easy Projects | project management platform, available as both cloud-based SaaS and on-premises system. |
Easy Redmine | open-source project management software, functioning as an extension to Redmine |
EditGrid | online spreadsheet that allows collaborative editing |
EGroupware | free open source groupware software intended for businesses from small to enterprises |
Elluminate | virtual classroom and online collaboration environment for online teaching and training |
EMC Documentum eRoom | collaborative software provided via browser as on-premises or hosted |
Fabasoft Folio Cloud | cloud DMS for organisations with hybrid cloud and data residency option |
Figma | web-based, realtime, collaboration tool for design and prototyping, digital whiteboarding application |
FirstClass | client/server groupware |
Freedcamp | free project management and collaboration tool |
Freeform | digital whiteboarding application |
Fuze | web-based, desktop, mobile client server software for conducting meetings (voice, video, screen sharing, file sharing), free and paid |
GForge Advanced Server | distributed software development as a web-based platform |
Gliffy | web-based, collaborative diagramming service that works with most operating systems and browsers |
Glip | web-based, collaborative communication app and service that works with most operating systems and browsers |
Google Docs Editors | web-based real-time collaboration office suite including document, spreadsheet, presentation editing and others |
Google Drive | file storage and synchronization service for cloud storage, file sharing and collaborative editing |
Group-Office groupware and CRM | open source web-based groupware and CRM application |
GroveSite | web-based collaboration suite with document sharing, file libraries, discussion threads |
Hall.com | web-based collaboration, group chat, video chat, file sharing, one-on-one chat and more |
HighQ Collaborate | secure document exchange, enterprise social collaboration, client extranets and knowledge portals for organisations |
HipChat Data Center | chat software from Atlassian |
Huddle | secure web-based content management and content collaboration platform for enterprises and governments |
HumHub | a free and open-source enterprise social network software |
Hyperoffice | web-based online collaboration, messaging and project management; for small to medium-sized firms |
IBM Lotus Connections | Suite |
IBM Lotus Domino | business collaboration software for hosting, messaging and workflow, with information security; server component of the Notes/Domino |
IBM Lotus Mashups | web application for business mashups editing |
IBM Lotus Notes | collaborative client-server software platform; client component of the Notes/Domino |
IBM Lotus Sametime | collaboration and real-time communication platform for enterprises; audio, video |
IBM Workplace-branded products | |
IceWarp Mail Server | Business email, messaging and collaboration server. Cloud and On-Premises. |
InLoox | collaboration software that offers web-based and on-premises solutions[ buzzword ], supports task management, document management, and workflow |
Jira Work Management | collaboration software that offers web-based and on-premises solutions, and workflow |
Jive | web-based suite integrating forums, blogs, wiki, chat, VOIP |
JotSpot | wiki supports calendars, spreadsheets, file repositories, photo galleries; made for ease of use |
Kahootz | online cloud collaboration software, specialising in public sector and enterprise scalable solutions[ buzzword ] |
Knowledge Plaza | web-based social knowledge management tool |
Kolab | security-focused open source groupware collaboration solution[ buzzword ] with web client, CalDAV and ActiveSync and its own native client |
Kune | free/open-source distributed social network focused on collaboration rather than just on communication |
LibreOffice Online | online edition of LibreOffice, a free and open-source office suite |
Liferay | portal, web content management and social collaboration platform |
LiquidPlanner | wiki-like pages, document sharing, Twitter-like commenting |
LogicalDOC | on-line and on-premises document management system with collaboration and workflow features |
LucidChart | collaborative diagramming and website/software prototyping, supports real-time collaboration, built on web standards |
Microsoft Exchange Server | |
Microsoft Outlook | |
Microsoft Live Meeting | |
Microsoft Lync Server | |
Microsoft Office Live Communications Server | |
Microsoft 365 | collaboration office suite including document, spreadsheet, presentation editing and others |
Microsoft Project Server | |
Microsoft SharePoint Foundation | |
Microsoft SharePoint Server | |
Microsoft SharePoint Workspace | desktop collaboration application |
Microsoft Team Foundation Server | developer and Agile tools collaboration platform |
Microsoft Teams | platform that combines workplace chat, meetings, notes, and attachments |
Microsoft Windows Live | messenger, office web apps, skydrive, mail |
Mikogo | desktop sharing software application for web conferencing, online meetings and web collaboration |
Mindjet | mindmapping software, collaborative project management, social task management, cloud-based file sharing |
MindMeister | collaborative mindmapping software |
Mixedink | combines collaborative editing with voting |
Monday.com | web and mobile application designed to improve the way teams communicate and collaborate. |
MovableType | |
Nefsis | multi-party online collaboration and video conferencing software for businesses |
NewsGator | |
Nextcloud | open source cloud or self hosted, file share, team collaboration on documents, email, calendar, video chats, app store |
Novell GroupWise | |
Oracle Beehive | combines email, team collaboration, and conferencing in one collaboration platform |
Oracle WebCenter | Group Spaces |
omNovia Technologies | online meeting platform for collaborative meetings, e-learning, interactive training sessions |
OpenProject | open source project collaboration suite |
PabloDraw | collaborative text and ANSI/ASCII art editing tool on Windows |
PBworks | commercial real-time collaborative editing (RTCE) system |
Pidoco | cloud-based collaboration tool to create, share, test website and mobile app UI prototypes |
Pivotal Tracker | screen sharing capabilities to increase collaboration in meetings |
PlayCanvas | real-time collaborative tools for creating 3D interactive experiences using WebGL in form of 3D tool and IDE for code editing |
Podio | web-based collaborative platform with workspaces, tasks per community members and app market |
Pristine | video collaboration software for smart mobile devices, and smartglasses |
Project.net | Open Source Project Management software with document, task, and project sharing and collaboration |
Projectplace | online collaboration tool providing Project management, Document collaboration & Communication in one tool |
ProjectManager.com | online project management software with collaboration features for teams |
ProjectWise | suite of project information management and collaboration software and services from Bentley Systems designed for the architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) industries and infrastructure owner-operators |
ProtoShare | web-based collaborative prototyping and review tool for interactive projects |
Pyrus | cloud-based communication tool, combines team collaboration, invoice processing, approval and workflow automation |
RelateIQ | web-based relationship intelligence platform that enables teams to track, share, and analyze shared relationships |
Retroshare | open-source cross-platform, friend-2-friend and secure decentralised communication platform |
SAP NetWeaver Portal | |
Sheetgo | Cloud-based platform to automate and share the entire company workflows from an online spreadsheet. |
Slack | cloud-based team collaboration tool using a chat format with multiple channels |
Smart Meeting Pro | collaborative meeting software |
Smart Bridgit | data conferencing software |
Smartsheet | Web-based workflow, collaboration management |
Socialtext | suite of web-based social software applications |
SpringCM | |
Stride | Collaboration software from Atlassian, successor to the cloud-based HipChat |
SubEthaEdit | collaborative text editing on Mac OS X |
SuccessFactors | |
TeamNote | Mobile productivity platform with workflow modules and system integration for organisations. Cloud-based and on-premises |
Teamwork.com | task management, project management, issue tracking, groupware |
Telligent | enterprise community and collaboration platform with blogs, wikis, more enterprise 2.0 abilities |
Tibco | |
Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware | |
TitanFile | web-based enterprise-level secure file sharing with a focus on people and interests |
Tonido Workspace | cross-platform collaborative software, synchronizes workspaces, allows web-based guest access |
TrackerSuite.Net | Web-based, modular software business suite |
Traction TeamPage | enterprise social software |
Trello | free web-based project management application |
Tuleap | application lifecycle management, project management with integrated risk reporting system |
Twproject | cross-platform software, integrates project management, issue tracking, groupware |
TWiki | |
Vignette | content management system |
VSee | video conferencing tool with screen share, annotation and file sending capabilities |
WebEx | web-based collaboration tools |
Wiggio | web-based, group collaboration software |
Wire (software) | secure collaboration platform featuring messenger, voice calls, video conferences, file-sharing, and guest rooms –all protected by end-to-end-encryption |
Workamajig | web-based, collaboration software for project management |
Workfront | web-based work management and project management software that features enterprise work management, issue tracking, document management, time tracking and portfolio management |
Workplace by Facebook | Enterprise version of Facebook. Synchronous and asynchronous collaboration and communication |
Workspot | web service providing Linux desktops, which can be shared securely via browser |
Wrike | interactive web-based project management software and tools for remote collaboration |
Writeboard | collaborative text editor |
Xaitporter | web-based document collaboration software with integrated workflow, for enterprise and SMEs |
XWiki | professional wiki that has powerful extensibility features such as scripting in pages, extensions and a highly modular architecture |
Yammer | enterprise and team collaboration software and private social network |
Zentyal | open source email and groupware solution[ buzzword ], natively compatible with Microsoft Outlook |
Zing Technologies | AnyZing and ZingThing, electronic learning and meeting system software for team rooms and networks |
Zoho Projects | web-based collaboration software for project management |
Zulip | server based team collaboration tool using extensive groupchat functionality |
Systems listed on a light purple background are no longer in active development.
Name | Creator | Latest stable release | Stable release date | First public release date | Database backend | License | Software product available | SaaS available |
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Adobe LiveCycle | Adobe | 9 | 2010 | Filesystem | Proprietary | Yes | No | |
Alfresco | Alfresco Software | 23.2 [1] | 2024 [±] | 2005 | MariaDB, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server [2] | LGPL | Yes | Yes |
Altova MetaTeam | Altova GmbH | 2013 | 2012 | 2010 | Cloud | Proprietary | No | Yes |
Assembla | Assembla | Continuous Delivery | 2013 | 2006 | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | |
Collaborate | HighQ | 4.4 | 2018 | 2001 | Proprietary | No | Yes | |
Collabora Online | Collabora | 24.04.6.3 [3] | 2024-08-30 | 2016 | n/a as integrates with storage providers | MPLv2 | Yes | Yes |
ConceptDraw Office | CS Odessa | 4.4 | 2018-04-17 | 2008 | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | |
Confluence | Atlassian | 8.5.2 [4] | 4 October 2023 [±] | 2004 | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | |
Drupal | Drupal | 11.0.4 [5] | 12 September 2024; 3 days ago [±] | 2001 | MariaDB, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Percona Server, PostgreSQL, SQLite [6] | GPL 2, 3 | Yes | Yes |
EGroupware | EGroupware | 16.1 | 2021 | 2003 | MariaDB, MySql, PostgreSQL | GPLv2 | Yes | Yes |
Easy Redmine | Easy Software | 13.3.0 | October 2023 | 2007 | MySQL database (Percona) | Open Source | Yes | Yes |
EMC Documentum eRoom | EMC | 7.4.4 | 2012 | 2003 | Filesystem | Proprietary | Yes | No |
Google Drive | Cloud | Proprietary | No | Yes | ||||
HumHub | HumHub GmbH & Co. KG | 1.16.1 [7] | 2024-07-01; 2 months ago | 2014 | MariaDB, MySQL [8] | AGPL | Yes | Yes |
IBM Connections Suite | IBM | 6 CR5 [9] | 2019-05-30 [±] | June 27, 2007 | IBM Db2 | Proprietary | Yes | Yes |
IBM Domino | IBM | 8.5.2 | 2010-08-24 | December 1996 | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | |
IBM Notes | IBM | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | ||||
IBM Sametime | IBM | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | ||||
ICEFLO | Agenor Technology | v 3.15.0 | 2009 | IBM SoftLayer | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | |
IceWarp Mail Server | IceWarp | 12.1.1 | 2018-10-30 | 1998 | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | |
InLoox | InLoox, Inc. | 10.2.8 [10] | 2021-03-29 | 1999 | Microsoft SQL Server [11] | Proprietary | Yes | Yes |
Jive | Jive Software | 9.0.7.1 [12] | 2019-03-20 [±] | 2006 | Oracle, MS SQL, Db2, mySQL, Postgres | Proprietary | ||
Kolab | The Kolab-Project and Kolab Systems AG | 3.3 | 2014-08-20 | July 17, 2003 | IMAP(File/mail)-based | various Free Software licenses | Yes | Yes |
Kune | Comunes Collective | 1.0.0 | 2015-03-18 | July 17, 2003 | AGPL | Yes | Yes | |
LibreOffice Online | The Document Foundation | 6.13 | 2018 | 2017 | MPL 2.0 | Yes | No | |
LogicalDOC | Logical Objects | Community Edition 8.7.3 | 2022-02-08 | 2006 | LGPL | Yes | Yes | |
Microsoft Exchange Server | Microsoft | 2016 | 2011-08-04 | 2007 | Exchange DB | Proprietary | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Live Meeting | Microsoft | 2007 | 2007 | 1997 | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | |
Microsoft Lync Server | Microsoft | 2010 | 2010 | November 2000 | SQL Server or SQL EE | Proprietary | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Office | Microsoft | 2016 | 2016 | 1990 | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | |
Microsoft Project Server | Microsoft | 2010 | 2010-06-15 | 2000 | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | |
Microsoft SharePoint Foundation | Microsoft | 2019[ citation needed ] | 2018-10-22 [±] | 2001 | SQL Server or SQL EE | Proprietary | Yes | No |
Microsoft SharePoint Server | Microsoft | 2019[ citation needed ] | 2018-10-22 [±] | 2001 | SQL Server or SQL EE | Proprietary | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft SharePoint Workspace | Microsoft | 2019[ citation needed ] | 2018-10-22 [±] | 2007 | Proprietary | Yes | No | |
Microsoft Team Foundation Server | Microsoft | 2015 | 2015 | 1994 | SQL Server or SQL EE | Proprietary | Yes | No |
Microsoft Windows Live | Microsoft | 2011 | 2010-09 | November 1, 2005 | Cloud | Proprietary | No | Yes |
Nefsis | Nefsis | 3.72 | 2011-01-07 | 1998 | Cloud | Proprietary | Yes | Yes |
Nextcloud | Nextcloud | 29.0.7 [13] | 2024-09-12; 3 days ago | 2016 | MariaDB, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQLite [14] | AGPLv3+ | Yes | Yes |
Notion | Notion Labs Inc. | 2016 | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | |||
Oracle WebCenter | Oracle | 11g | 2009-07 | Proprietary | ||||
SAP NetWeaver Portal | SAP | 2004 | Proprietary | |||||
Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware | Tiki Software Community Association | 25.3 [15] | 2023-10-11; 11 months ago | October 2002 | MariaDB, MySQL [16] | LGPL | Yes | No |
TrackerSuite.Net | Automation Centre | 3.6 | 2010-11 | 2006 | SQL Server | Proprietary | Yes | Yes |
Traction TeamPage | Traction Software | 6.2 (71) [17] | 2024-04-10 [±] | December 1, 1999 | NoSQL Journal, MySQL | Proprietary | Yes | Yes |
Wrike | Wrike | 2013 | 2007 | 2006 | PostgreSQL | Proprietary | No | Yes |
WPS Office | Kingsoft | 2019 | 2019-05-06 | 1988 | SQL Server or SQL EE | Proprietary | Yes | Yes |
XWiki | XWiki | 16.7.1 [18] | 2024-09-05 [±] | May 22, 2007 | HSQLDB, MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle [19] | LGPL | Yes | Yes |
Xaitporter | Xait | 2014 | 2002 | 2001 | Oracle | Proprietary | No | Yes |
Zoho Projects | Zoho | 5.0 | 2015-01-20 | August 26, 2006 | MySQL | Proprietary | No | Yes |
Name | Creator | Latest stable release | Stable release date | First public release date | Database backend | License | Software product available | SaaS available |
Name | E-mail server | Faxing | Instant messaging | Telephony | Videoconferencing | Web conferencing | Data conferencing | Application sharing | Electronic meeting system | Synchronous conferencing |
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IBM Sametime | No, integrated with Lotus Domino | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
IBM Lotus Domino | Yes | Yes | Yes with integrated Sametime | Yes with integrated Sametime | Yes with integrated Sametime | Yes with integrated Sametime | No | Yes with integrated Sametime | Yes with integrated Sametime | No |
IceWarp Mail Server | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
Microsoft Exchange Server | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
Microsoft Lync Server | No, integrated with Exchange Server | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft SharePoint | No, integrated with Exchange Server | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
Nextcloud | Yes | Yes, email to VOIP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes collaborative editing with integrated video conferencing | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Name | E-mail server | Faxing | Instant messaging | Telephony | Videoconferencing | Web conferencing | Data conferencing | Application sharing | Electronic meeting system | Synchronous conferencing |
Name | Wikis | Web publishing | Calendaring software | Project Management | Workflow system | Document Management | List Management | XML Forms Management and workflow | Discussion | Blogs | Surveys | Time Tracking | Business Intelligence | Charting | Bookmarking, Tagging, Rating and Comments | Social software | Enterprise search | Office suite |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Easy Redmine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
EGroupware | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes, web, webdav |
Google Workspace | Yes, Sites | Yes, Sites | Yes | No | No | Yes, simple | No | Yes, simple | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
IBM Connections | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, simple | Yes | Yes, simple | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
IBM Lotus Domino | No | No | Yes | Yes, simple | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
IceWarp Mail Server | No | No | Yes | Yes, simple | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
InLoox | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, limited | Yes | Yes | Yes, MS Office Interface |
Jive Software | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, simple | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, MS Office Interface |
Kune | Yes | In development | Yes | Yes, simple | No | Yes | yes, wave-based | No | Yes | Yes | yes (gadget) | No | No | No | In development | Yes | No | Real-time collaborative documents |
Microsoft Exchange Server | No | No | Yes | Yes, simple | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Microsoft Office | No | No | No | No | No | Yes, simple | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes, desktop |
Microsoft Project Server | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Microsoft Sharepoint | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, simple | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, web |
Microsoft Team Foundation Server | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Nextcloud | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, limited | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes, limited | Yes | Yes, limited | Yes | Yes, limited | Yes |
Smartsheet | No | Yes [20] | Yes [21] | Yes [22] | Yes [23] | Yes [24] | Yes | No | Yes [25] | No | Yes [26] | Yes [27] | No | Yes [28] | No | No | Yes [29] | Yes, MS Office Interface |
Traction TeamPage | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, simple | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes, plug-in | Yes, basic | No | Yes, usage charts, API | Yes | Yes, plug-in | Yes | Yes, web, webdav |
Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, simple | Yes | Yes | Yes (newsletter) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes (basic) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, web |
Wrike | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes, web |
Xaitporter | No | No | Yes, limited | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes, webdav |
Trello | No | No | Yes, limited | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
XWiki Enterprise | Yes | Yes | Yes, extension | Yes, extension | Yes, extension | Yes, extension | Yes, extension | Yes, extension | Yes, extension | Yes | Yes, extension | No | No | Yes, extension | Yes, and extension for rating | Yes | Yes, (Lucene/SolR) | Yes, web |
Zoho Projects | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes, limited | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes, limited | Yes | No | Yes, web |
Name | Wikis | Web publishing | Calendaring software | Project Management | Workflow system | Document Management | List Management | XML Forms Management and workflow | Discussion | Blogs | Surveys | Time Tracking | Business Intelligence | Charting | Bookmarking, Tagging, Rating and Comments | Social software | Enterprise search | Office suite |
Name | Public | Intranet | Extranet | Personal Sites | Team Sites | Developer |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IBM Connections | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
IBM Lotus Domino | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
IBM Lotus QuickPlace | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Exchange Server | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
Microsoft Office Live Communications Server | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Microsoft Sharepoint | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Team Foundation Server | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Nextcloud | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Name | Public | Intranet | Extranet | Personal Sites | Team Sites | Developer |
The following are open source applications for collaboration:
Name | Mail transfer agent | Mail storage type | IMAP server | IMAP shared | Calendar format | Calendar shared | IM server | WebDAV | Web UI | Contacts shared | Files shared | Web admin UI | Antivirus | Spam filter | Notes |
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Axigen | SMTP proprietary RFC compliant | proprietary indexed storage | proprietary RFC compliant | Yes | iCal | available from Microsoft Outlook & Webmail | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ClamAV | SpamAssassin, Sieve, others | Mobile synchronizing using full compliant ActiveSync, Ajax GUI, multiplatform, Microsoft Outlook connector with online/offline modes |
Bynari | SMTP Postfix | IMAP | Cyrus IMAP | Yes | iCal | iCal | Jabber | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ClamAV | SpamAssassin and Sieve | Mobile synchronizing using full compliant ActiveSync, Ajax webapp, Microsoft Outlook connector |
Citadel/UX | Custom | Berkeley DB | Custom | Yes | iCal | Yes | Yes | GroupDAV and WebCal support | Yes | Yes | various methods | Yes | ClamAV on SpamAssassin | SpamAssassin, or pre-processed with Postfix or qpsmtpd | Hot backups need retained recent database logs |
EGroupware | SMTP | IMAP server dependent | Cyrus or any IMAP server | Yes | iCal | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes on Linux- any external | Sieve filters | Ajax GUI, Mobile responsive template, integrates with: mobile devices (Z-Push), any IMAP client |
Feng Office Community Edition | Sendmail, SMTP | Database or File system | Any IMAP server | No | SQL, iCal | iCal | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Any external (e.g., ClamAV) | Mail server dependent (e.g., SpamAssassin) | Ajax GUI; runs on any operating system with Apache, PHP and MySQL, e.g., Windows, Linux, macOS); commercial support via Feng Office |
Group-Office | Custom Postfix | IMAP server dependent | Custom | Yes | iCal | Web interface | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ClamAV | SpamAssassin, DSPAM | Synchronizes with: Microsoft Outlook, iPhone, Android, Symbian, Palm OS, Pocket PC, other SyncML or ActiveSync clients |
Horde | Sendmail, SMTP | No | Cyrus, others | No | No | DB, ICAL export | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | rule-based filtering | integrates into Kolab, has SyncML-interface |
Jumper 2.0 | No | No | Custom | No | SQL, iCal | iCal | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Shares any content, media, or data | Yes | No | No | Enterprise bookmarking engine, uses peer and social networking principles to tag and link distributed data resources for universal search regardless of vendor, format, or location |
Kolab | Postfix | IMAP (Kolab-XML format) and LDAP | Cyrus and (experimental) Dovecot | Yes | iCal and Kolab-XML format | IMAP, iCal- and HTML-Export | No | Yes | Roundcube | IMAP and LDAP | Yes | Yes | ClamAV, others | SpamAssassin, others | Runs on almost all Unix/Linux; integrated Roundcube webfrontend, and ActiveSync (via Syncroton), and serves most common PIM-clients such as Kontact, Microsoft Outlook (with connector plug-in) and others. |
OpenGroupware | Postfix | Mail Dir | Cyrus | No | No | Export to iCal | XMPP, if purchased | No | No | No | No | If purchased | |||
Open- Xchange | Postfix [33] | IMAP server dependent [34] | Cyrus, Courier, Dovecot [35] | Yes | iCal [36] | LDAP, CalDAV, Google, Export to iCal [37] | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | If purchased | ClamAV, others | SpamAssassin, others | Ajax GUI, Microsoft Outlook integration, tasks module |
PhpGroupWare | No | No | No | Unknown | Unknown | ICAL | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Quite similar to eGroupWare | ||
Simple Groupware | SMTP | IMAP server dependent, Database | Cyrus, Courier IMAP, UW IMAP, others | Yes | SQL, iCal and XML format | Database, ICAL import/export | Built-in chat module | Planned for 0.3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ClamAV, others | Mail server dependent | Synchronizes with: Outlook, Symbian, Pocket PC, mail notifications, document preview |
Tine 2.0 | Postfix or any other SMTP Server | SQL | DBMail or other IMAP-server | if IMAP server support | SQL | not yet CalDAV or iCal | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Uses external IMAP server; synchronizes with: Symbian, Palm OS, Pocket PC, other ActiveSync clients |
Tonido Workspace | No | No | No | No | Synchronizing, Web-based access | Built-in chat module | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Free, for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux; built-in web server allows P2P synchronizing similar to Microsoft Groove and usual guest workspace access via Ajax-based WebUI |
Twproject | relies on existing SMTP | synchronizes with clients | No | Yes | iCal | iCal | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Synchronizes with: Outlook, Google calendars, mail; full project management module |
Wrike | No | No | No | No | iCal | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Mobile synchronizing using full compliant Dropbox & Google docs, rich Ajax web access, Microsoft Outlook & iMail connector |
Zarafa | Postfix, Exim, Qmail, Sendmail, others | MySQL, optional attachments on filesystem | Yes | Public Folder available | Outlook, WebApp, Webaccess, iCal, Z-Merge | Outlook, WebApp, Webaccess, Z-Merge | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ClamAV, others | SpamAssassin, others | HTML5 WebApp (with Videoconferencing functionality and (large) file sharing), Ajax WebAccess, online and offline Outlook compatibility, fully ActiveSync compatible using Z-Push (Symbian, Pocket PC, iPhone (firmware 2.X), Nokia (mail4Exchange)), integrates with AD and LDAP, own serverside integration framework Z-Merge |
Kopano | Postfix, Exim, Qmail, Sendmail, others | MySQL, optional attachments on filesystem | Yes | Public Folder available | Outlook, WebApp, iCal, Z-Merge | Outlook, WebApp, Z-Merge | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ClamAV, others | SpamAssassin, others | HTML5 WebApp (with Videoconferencing functionality and (large) file sharing), Ajax WebAccess, online and offline Outlook compatibility, fully ActiveSync compatible using Z-Push (Symbian, Pocket PC, iPhone (firmware 2.X), Nokia (mail4Exchange)), integrates with AD and LDAP, own serverside integration framework Z-Merge |
Zentyal | Postfix | IMAP server dependent | Dovecot | No | Outlook, Webaccess, iCal | Outlook, Webaccess | Unknown | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | ClamAV | SpamAssassin | Ajax Web UI, online and offline Outlook native compatibility, fully ActiveSync compatible using SOGo integrates with Samba AD server |
Zimbra | Custom Postfix | Mail Dir w/ index db | Custom | No | iCal | ICAL | (Removed in v8) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ClamAV | SpamAssassin, DSPAM | |
Name | Mail transfer agent | Mail storage type | IMAP server | IMAP shared | Calendar format | Calendar shared | IM server | WebDAV | Web UI | Contacts shared | Files shared | Web admin UI | Antivirus | Spam filter | Notes |
Wiki software is collaborative software that runs a wiki, which allows the users to create and collaboratively edit pages or entries via a web browser. A wiki system is usually a web application that runs on one or more web servers. The content, including previous revisions, is usually stored in either a file system or a database. Wikis are a type of web content management system, and the most commonly supported off-the-shelf software that web hosting facilities offer.
Collaborative software or groupware is application software designed to help people working on a common task to attain their goals. One of the earliest definitions of groupware is "intentional group processes plus software to support them."
Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware or simply Tiki, originally known as TikiWiki, is a free and open source Wiki-based content management system and online office suite written primarily in PHP and distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL-2.1-only) license. In addition to enabling websites and portals on the internet and on intranets and extranets, Tiki contains a number of collaboration features allowing it to operate as a Geospatial Content Management System (GeoCMS) and Groupware web application.
A collaboration tool helps people to collaborate. The purpose of a collaboration tool is to support a group of two or more individuals to accomplish a common goal or objective. Collaboration tools can be either of a non-technological nature such as paper, flipcharts, post-it notes or whiteboards. They can also include software tools and applications such as collaborative software.
The following tables compare general and technical information for many wiki software packages.
Enterprise content management (ECM) extends the concept of content management by adding a timeline for each content item and, possibly, enforcing processes for its creation, approval, and distribution. Systems using ECM generally provide a secure repository for managed items, analog or digital. They also include one methods for importing content to manage new items, and several presentation methods to make items available for use. Although ECM content may be protected by digital rights management (DRM), it is not required. ECM is distinguished from general content management by its cognizance of the processes and procedures of the enterprise for which it is created.
XWiki is a free and Open source wiki software platform written in Java with a design emphasis on extensibility. XWiki is an enterprise wiki. It includes WYSIWYG editing, OpenDocument-based document import/export, annotations and tagging, and advanced permissions management.
Scalix is an e-mail and groupware server that runs on Linux, licensed under the Scalix Public License (SPL).
Alfresco Software is a collection of information management software products for Microsoft Windows and Unix-like operating systems developed by Alfresco Software Inc. using Java technology. The software, branded as a Digital Business Platform is principally a proprietary & a commercially licensed open source platform, supports open standards, and provides enterprise scale. There are also open source Community Editions available licensed under LGPLv3.
A semantic wiki is a wiki that has an underlying model of the knowledge described in its pages. Regular, or syntactic, wikis have structured text and untyped hyperlinks. Semantic wikis, on the other hand, provide the ability to capture or identify information about the data within pages, and the relationships between pages, in ways that can be queried or exported like a database through semantic queries.
A collaborative working environment (CWE) supports people, such as e-professionals, in their individual and cooperative work. Research in CWE involves focusing on organizational, technical, and social issues.
Group-Office is a PHP based dual license commercial/open source groupware and CRM and DMS product developed by the Dutch company Intermesh. The open source version, Group-Office Community, is licensed under the AGPL, and is available via GitHub. GroupOffice Professional is a commercial product and offers additional business modules like project management, finance, HR and time tracking.
Cyn.in is an open-source enterprise collaborative software built on top of Plone a content management system written in the Python programming language which is a layer above Zope. Cyn.in is developed by Cynapse a company founded by Apurva Roy Choudhury and Dhiraj Gupta which is based in India. Cyn.in enables its users to store, retrieve and organize files and rich content in a collaborative, multiuser environment.
EGroupware is free open-source groupware software intended for businesses from small to enterprises. Its primary functions allow users to manage contacts, appointments, projects and to-do lists. The project releases its software under the terms of GNU General Public License (GPL).
In free and open-source software (FOSS) development communities, a forge is a web-based collaborative software platform for both developing and sharing computer applications.
This article provides a comparison of Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) tools.
Collaborative workflow is the convergence of social software with service management (workflow) software. As the definition implies, collaborative workflow is derived from both workflow software and social software such as chat, instant messaging, and document collaboration.
Smartsheet is a software as a service (SaaS) offering for collaboration and work management, developed and marketed by Smartsheet Inc. It is used to assign tasks, track project progress, manage calendars, share documents, and manage other work, using a tabular user interface.
Email storage … The default implementation uses IMAP
Supported IMAP Server: Dovecot (Recommended), Cyrus and Courier (To some extent, may mot support all features)