SmarterMail

RATING:

4.1

(11)

About SmarterMail

SmarterMail is an email and collaboration server on the market that offers native support for MAPI, the protocol that powers Microsoft Exchange and gives Outlook users features such as public folders, delegation, and more. SmarterMail also offers lower hardware requirements, superior stability, and reduced maintenance costs, giving it a significantly lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Features include instant access to webmail, messaging, desktop and mobile synchronization (true EAS integration in addition to WebDAV), user collaboration, organizational collaboration items (contacts, calendars, tasks, and notes), online audio/video meetings, live text/audio/video chat, cloud storage integration, and more.

SmarterMail Pricing

Exchange-level features at a fraction of the cost!

Starting price: 

$499.00 per month

Free trial: 

Available

Free version: 

Available

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SmarterMail Reviews

Overall Rating

4.1

Ratings Breakdown

Secondary Ratings

Ease-of-use

4

Customer Support

4

Value for money

4

Functionality

4

Most Helpful Reviews for SmarterMail

1 - 5 of 11 Reviews

User Profile

Matheus

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed April 2020

Good, but limited.

It was one and it is still a good experience, we keep it in production. Great for those who want to implement a product quickly.

PROS

Easy to set up; Solve the problem to be solved; Can configure multiple domains.

CONS

The message queue system hangs easily; The settings are saved in XML files, making it easier to lose data.

Dab

Information Technology and Services, 2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed February 2019

Multiple deployments that we support

We have been using SmarterMail for 10+ years. We host several clients (Multiple domains for multiple years) on one of our Smartmail VM's, and have deployed this as on premise solution of a number of other clients. We have been through many versions and are still very pleased with the product as are our clients. We can host with, make money with it, and have have happy customers.

PROS

It is rock solid stable, the user interface is intuitive, clean and easy for the users to adapt to. It is affordable (much more than affordable than Exchange) for the small to medium business and makes for a great solution. The support has been good and we have had VERY few issues over the years.

CONS

It is not as powerful and as seamless as exchange (which we also host). The third party spam & AV filtering they have integrated is not very good (we have went to a TrendMicro Hosted Gateway solution to fix this). The chat feature has not been well received by my clients.

User Profile

Alex

Verified reviewer

Hospital & Health Care, 11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

3

EASE OF USE

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

3

Reviewed September 2022

Gets The Job Done

PROS

The SmarterMail interface is easy to understand, takes only a second to load, and is a breeze to set up in Outlook if you prefer to download your messages. Customer service will actually help you if you have a question, unlike some of the larger email providers where you have to comb through forums and FAQ pages to get your answer.

CONS

Overly simple and does not have any of the bells and whistles you may expect.

Chris

Design, 2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

3

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed July 2021

SmarterMail is a reliable mail server app

Overall we are happy with SmarterMail as our mail server management tool. We manage email for over 80 clients with very little issue or concern. So peace of mind is what Smarter Mail gives us.

PROS

We have had just about no issues using SmarterMail for our mailserver management needs. It provides many features required for managing many of our client's email services and accounts. We also have clients who use it as their email client and have very few issues.

CONS

Blacklisting and whitelisting isn't as locked down as it should be. Some blacklisted or spam identified emails get through after tagging. This is frustrating at times.

Reasons for switching to SmarterMail

Recommended by datacenter

Dan

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

3

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed April 2018

Reliable Email service with lots of features

Make my Admin job a breeze. Combining Email, calendar and alerts

PROS

The interface is clean and powerful. It's a single-page app. Compatible with any browser, both desktop and mobile. Its responsive layout is perfect for any screen, and any device, giving you the same look and feel regardless of how you're accessing your mailbox. It's easy to customize using the pre-built light and dark themes.

CONS

Can be over whelming with the amount of features that it has, The ActiveSync aspects of the software are not the best. Was told told would need to create a separate profile for every mobile device and operating system in order to get it to work.