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Zimbra vs SOGo: catalog facts
ZimbraSOGo
Paid

Sold in several editions under Zimbra's license terms; see the edition comparison.

Free

Free and open source; paid premium support is offered separately.

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Mail, calendar and contacts in one web client
  • Can be run on your own servers
  • Webmail, calendars and contacts in one self-hosted server
  • CalDAV, CardDAV and ActiveSync support for native and mobile clients
  • Aimed at organisations rather than individuals
  • Running a mail server takes administration effort
  • Needs existing mail and directory servers to integrate with
  • Outlook support depends on a separate CalDAV synchronizer
Self-hosted, Hosted service Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-2.0-or-later / LGPL-2.0-or-later
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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