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SystemsEGroupware  Xexclude from comparisonZimbra  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionEGroupware is an open source groupware software, that includes project management applications.The Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) is a collaborative software suite.
CategoryProject Planning, ranked #85
Issue Management, ranked #30
Project Collaboration, ranked #64
Project Collaboration, ranked #14
DeveloperStyliteSynacororiginally Zimbra, then Yahoo, VMware and Telligent Systems
Websiteegroupware.orgzimbra.com
Technical documentationcommunity.egroupware.org/­wikizimbra.com/­documentation
Social network pages
Google+8followers
Twitter117followers
Facebook17,936likes
Google+2,346followers
LinkedIn11,422followers
Twitter10,773followers
Initial release20032005
LicenseOpen SourceGPL 2
Commercial
Web-based service (SaaS)Software-as-a-Service model
Open SourceCPALv1
CommercialNetwork Edition
Web-based architectureyesyesdesktop client for Windows, OS X and Linux is also available
Programming languagePHPJava
Operating systemsLinuxLinux
Mobile appsnoAndroid
BlackBerry
iOS
Windows Phone
APIyesyesREST and SOAP
Multi-useryesyes
User rolesyesuser groupsyes
Authentication mechanismPassword
LDAPLightweight Directory Access Protocol
NTLMNT LAN Manager
HTTP authentication
Active Directory
Password
LDAPLightweight Directory Access Protocol
SAMLSecurity Assertion Markup Language
Active Directory
Google sign-on
OneLogin
NotificationsEmailDesktop push
Email
Mobile push
SMS
Project Planning Properties
Hierarchical tasksSupport for parent-child relationships of tasksyes
Recurring tasksSupport for definition of tasks that occur repeatedlyno
Milestone trackingMilestones indicate the completion of major deliverables, normally by completing a set of tasksyes
Task dependenciesDependencies between tasks are logical relationships that restrict the sequence of task executions, e.g. one task must be completed before another task can startno
Critical path managementThe critical path method calculates the set of tasks that cannot be delayed without increasing the project's duration, taking into account task dependenciesno
Critical chain managementThe critical chain method expands the critical path method by additionally taking resource constraints into accountno
Gantt chartsBar chart to visualize a project's tasks and milestones scheduleyes
PERT chartsNetwork diagrams according to Program Evaluation Review Techniqueno
BaselinesSupport for creating and using snapshots of a project's plan in terms of cost, scope and schedule no
Resource managementSupport for managing a project's human and/or non-human resourcesyes
Resource levelingSupport for optimizing the allocation of a project's resourcesno
Time trackingSupport for estimating and monitoring the time spent on a project's tasksyes
Cost trackingSupport for monitoring a project's expensesyes
Earned value managementSupport for tracking a project's performance and progress via earned value measurementsno
Risk managementSupport for identifying and keeping track of project risks and risk-related activitiesno
Scrum supportSupport for typical Scrum techniques such as sprints, backlogs and burn-down chartsno
Kanban supportSupport for typical Kanban techniques such as visualization of tasks on boards using cardsno
Project portfolio management Support for collectively managing a set of current or proposed projects, e.g. by evaluation and prioritization of projectsno
Issue Management Properties
Hierarchical issuesno
Custom fieldsyes
Custom workflowsyes
Project Collaboration Properties
Project wikiyesno
Discussion forumyesthreaded discussionsno
Online chatnoyesavailable via 3rd-party add-ons
Audio conferencingnoyesavailable via 3rd-party add-ons
Video conferencingnoyesavailable via 3rd-party add-ons
Screen sharingnoyesavailable via 3rd-party add-ons
Calendar sharingyesyes
Contact sharingyesyes
Document sharingyesyes
File versioningyesyes
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