Kerio Connect vs. Hosted Exchange

Kerio Connect is a highly viable alternative to Hosted Exchange (Microsoft), offering equal or superior features at a considerably lower price.

Product	Kerio Connect	Microsoft Exchange	Microsoft Exchange
Version	7.2	2007	2010
Microsoft Outlook Groupware
Calendar and contacts
Free/Busy scheduling
Resource scheduling
Journals, notes and tasks
Global address list
Shared folders
Public folders
Microsoft Entourage Groupware
Calendar and contacts
Free/Busy scheduling
Resource scheduling
Global address list
Shared folders
Public folders
Apple Mail, Apple Address Book and Apple iCal
Train server spam filter with Apple Mail
Global Address list
Two-way sync with Apple iCal
CardDAV access from Address Book
CalDAV access from Apple iCal
Calendar delegation through Apple iCal
Web Mail and Web Collaboration
Calendar and contacts
Free/Busy scheduling
Resource scheduling
Global Address list
Notes and Tasks
Shared folders
Public folders
Drag and drop
Trainable spellchecker
Spam controls
Out of office
Full version in Firefox
Full version in Safari
Wireless Mobile Groupware*
Apple iPhone
Android
Windows Mobile
Treo Palm
BlackBerry
Symbian
Direct push
Calendar and contacts
Remote Wipe
Remote Wipe for Windows Mobile older than version 5.0
Anti-spam
Relay protection
Anti-spoofing
Bayes and heuristics
SURBL
Blacklist server support
Custom blacklist and whitelist
Directory harvest attack protection
SMTP greeting delay
Anti-virus
Integrated anti-virus engine	Sophos
Dual anti-virus ready
Server-side attachment filter
Email archiving for compliance
Archive incoming, outgoing, relayed messages
Auto-compress archives
Search archive database with email client
Automated backup
Schedule unattended backups
Schedule full/differential backups
Backup server and user configuration
User authentication
Microsoft Active Directory
Apple Open Directory
Linux PAM
Internal database
Server administration
Remote administration	Full web-based admin	Windows	Windows
Change service ports
Operating System support
Windows	2000/XP Vista/7 Server 2003 Server 2008	Server 2008	Server 2008 x64
Linux	Red Hat CentOS SUSE openSUSE Debian Ubuntu
Mac OS X	10.4 10.5 10.6
Sample license costs*
5 users	DKK 245	DKK 450	DKK 450
10 users	DKK 490	DKK 900	DKK 900
25 users	DKK 1225	DKK 2250	DKK 2250
50 users	DKK 2450	DKK 4500	DKK 4500
100 users	DKK 4900	DKK 9000	DKK 9000

*Estimated costs (June 2011), can vary.

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