List of collaborative software
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.
General
Systems listed on a light purple background are no longer in active development.General Information
| Name | Creator | Latest stable release | Stable release date | First public release date | Database backend | License | Software product available | SaaS available |
| Adobe LiveCycle | Adobe | 9 | Filesystem | Proprietary | ||||
| Alfresco | Alfresco Software | MariaDB, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server | LGPL | |||||
| Altova MetaTeam | Altova GmbH | Cloud | Proprietary | |||||
| Assembla | Assembla | Continuous Delivery | Proprietary | |||||
| Collaborate | HighQ | 4.4 | Proprietary | |||||
| Collabora Online | Collabora | n/a as integrates with storage providers | MPLv2 | |||||
| ConceptDraw Office | CS Odessa | 4.4 | 2018-04-17 | Proprietary | ||||
| Confluence | Atlassian | Proprietary | ||||||
| CryptPad | XWiki SAS | v2025.9.0 | 2025 | 2017 | Filesystem | AGPL-3.0 license | ||
| Drupal | Drupal | 2001 | MariaDB, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Percona Server, PostgreSQL, SQLite | GPL 2, 3 | ||||
| EGroupware | EGroupware | 16.1 | 2021 | MariaDB, MySql, PostgreSQL | GPLv2 | |||
| Easy Redmine | Easy Software | 13.3.0 | October 2023 | 2007 | MySQL database | Proprietary Software based on Redmine | ||
| EMC Documentum eRoom | EMC | 7.4.4 | 2012 | 2003 | Filesystem | Proprietary | ||
| Google Drive | Cloud | Proprietary | ||||||
| GoTo Connect | GoTo | 4.15.0 | 2025-05-22 | March 2019 | Cloud | Proprietary | ||
| Grasshopper | GoTo | v6.2.2 | 2025-06-16 | 2003 | Cloud | Proprietary | ||
| HumHub | HumHub GmbH & Co. KG | ; | 2014 | MariaDB, MySQL | AGPL | |||
| IBM Connections Suite | IBM | IBM Db2 | Proprietary | |||||
| IBM Domino | IBM | 8.5.2 | 2010-08-24 | Proprietary | ||||
| IBM Notes | IBM | Proprietary | ||||||
| IBM Sametime | IBM | Proprietary | ||||||
| ICEFLO | Agenor Technology | v 3.15.0 | 2009 | IBM SoftLayer | Proprietary | |||
| IceWarp Mail Server | IceWarp | 12.1.1 | 2018-10-30 | Proprietary | ||||
| InLoox | InLoox, Inc. | 10.2.8 | 2021-03-29 | Microsoft SQL Server | Proprietary | |||
| Jive | Jive Software | Oracle, MS SQL, Db2, mySQL, Postgres | Proprietary | |||||
| Kolab | The Kolab-Project and Kolab Systems AG | 3.3 | 2014-08-20 | IMAP-based | various Free Software licenses | |||
| Kune | Comunes Collective | 1.0.0 | 2015-03-18 | AGPL | ||||
| LibreOffice Online | The Document Foundation | 6.13 | 2018 | MPL 2.0 | ||||
| LogicalDOC | Logical Objects | Community Edition 8.7.3 | 2022-02-08 | LGPL | ||||
| Microsoft Exchange Server | Microsoft | 2016 | 2011-08-04 | Exchange DB | Proprietary | |||
| Microsoft Live Meeting | Microsoft | 2007 | 2007 | Proprietary | ||||
| Microsoft Lync Server | Microsoft | 2010 | 2010 | SQL Server or SQL EE | Proprietary | |||
| Microsoft Office | Microsoft | 2016 | 2016 | Proprietary | ||||
| Microsoft Project Server | Microsoft | 2010 | 2010-06-15 | Proprietary | ||||
| Microsoft SharePoint Foundation | Microsoft | 2013 SP1 | 2014-04-17 | 2001 | SQL Server or SQL EE | Proprietary | ||
| Microsoft SharePoint Server | Microsoft | SQL Server or SQL EE | Proprietary | |||||
| Microsoft SharePoint Workspace | Microsoft | Proprietary | ||||||
| Microsoft Team Foundation Server | Microsoft | 2015 | 2015 | SQL Server or SQL EE | Proprietary | |||
| Microsoft Windows Live | Microsoft | 2011 | 2010-09 | Cloud | Proprietary | |||
| Nefsis | Nefsis | 3.72 | 2011-01-07 | Cloud | Proprietary | |||
| Nextcloud | Nextcloud | ; | 2016 | MariaDB, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQLite | AGPLv3+ | |||
| Notion | Notion Labs Inc. | Proprietary | ||||||
| Oracle WebCenter | Oracle | 11g | 2009-07 | Proprietary | ||||
| Redmine | 2006 | Multpiple | GPLv2 | |||||
| SAP NetWeaver Portal | SAP | Proprietary | ||||||
| Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware | Tiki Software Community Association | October 2002 | MariaDB, MySQL | LGPL | ||||
| TrackerSuite.Net | Automation Centre | 3.6 | 2010-11 | SQL Server | Proprietary | |||
| Traction TeamPage | Traction Software | NoSQL Journal, MySQL | Proprietary | |||||
| Wrike | Wrike | 2013 | 2007 | 2006 | PostgreSQL | Proprietary | ||
| WPS Office | Kingsoft | 2019 | 2019-05-06 | 1988 | SQL Server or SQL EE | Proprietary | ||
| XWiki | XWiki | May 22, 2007 | HSQLDB, MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle | LGPL | ||||
| Xaitporter | Xait | 2014 | 2002 | 2001 | Oracle | Proprietary | ||
| Zoho Projects | Zoho | 5.0 | 2015-01-20 | August 26, 2006 | MySQL | Proprietary | ||
| Name | Creator | Latest stable release | Stable release date | First public release date | Database backend | License | Software product available | SaaS available |
Comparison of unified communications features
| Name | E-mail server | Faxing | Instant messaging | Telephony | Videoconferencing | Web conferencing | Data conferencing | Application sharing | Electronic meeting system | Synchronous conferencing |
| GoTo Connect | , virtual fax to email | |||||||||
| IBM Sametime | , integrated with Lotus Domino | |||||||||
| IBM Lotus Domino | with integrated Sametime | with integrated Sametime | with integrated Sametime | with integrated Sametime | with integrated Sametime | with integrated Sametime | ||||
| IceWarp Mail Server | ||||||||||
| Microsoft Exchange Server | ||||||||||
| Microsoft Lync Server | , integrated with Exchange Server | |||||||||
| Microsoft SharePoint | , integrated with Exchange Server | |||||||||
| Nextcloud | , email to VOIP | collaborative editing with integrated video conferencing | ||||||||
| Name | E-mail server | Faxing | Instant messaging | Telephony | Videoconferencing | Web conferencing | Data conferencing | Application sharing | Electronic meeting system | Synchronous conferencing |