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At a Glance
Thunderbird
Thunderbird
Star Rating
(335)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (64.3% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Zimbra Desktop
Zimbra Desktop
Star Rating
(22)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (45.5% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Thunderbird vs Zimbra Desktop

  • Reviewers felt that Zimbra Desktop meets the needs of their business better than Thunderbird.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Zimbra Desktop is the preferred option.
  • When assessing product direction, Thunderbird and Zimbra Desktop received similar ratings from our reviewers.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Thunderbird
No pricing available
Zimbra Desktop
No pricing available
Free Trial
Thunderbird
No trial information available
Zimbra Desktop
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
300
8.9
20
Ease of Use
8.7
301
8.3
20
Ease of Setup
8.8
72
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.4
58
Not enough data
Quality of Support
7.9
221
8.2
19
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.1
41
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
7.7
298
7.7
20
Features by Category
8.6
118
8.7
10
Inbox Tools
8.9
101
9.5
10
8.9
107
8.8
10
8.5
96
8.3
10
8.7
104
9.0
10
Coordination Tools
8.4
90
9.1
9
8.6
99
8.3
10
8.4
88
8.9
9
Software Options
9.1
107
8.3
10
7.6
60
7.9
8
Email Client - Agentic AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.9
8
Not enough data
Sorting & Filtering
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
Integrations
8.6
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Time Management
9.5
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Email Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Thunderbird
Thunderbird
Zimbra Desktop
Zimbra Desktop
Thunderbird and Zimbra Desktop are categorized as Email Client
Unique Categories
Thunderbird
Thunderbird is categorized as Email Management
Zimbra Desktop
Zimbra Desktop has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Thunderbird
Thunderbird
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
64.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
25.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
10.7%
Zimbra Desktop
Zimbra Desktop
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
18.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
45.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
36.4%
Reviewers' Industry
Thunderbird
Thunderbird
Information Technology and Services
13.1%
Computer Software
11.9%
Internet
6.7%
Marketing and Advertising
4.9%
Telecommunications
3.0%
Other
60.4%
Zimbra Desktop
Zimbra Desktop
Oil & Energy
13.6%
Information Technology and Services
13.6%
Writing and Editing
9.1%
Higher Education
9.1%
Education Management
9.1%
Other
45.5%
Alternatives
Thunderbird
Thunderbird Alternatives
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Spike
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Mailbird
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BlueMail
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Zimbra Desktop
Zimbra Desktop Alternatives
Microsoft Outlook
Outlook
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Spike
Spike
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Front
Front
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Mailspring
Mailspring
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Discussions
Thunderbird
Thunderbird Discussions
Has anyone managed to use the copy and paste function from excell?
2 Comments
Erik C.
EC
CONTROL-V or right-click and Paste will keep the cells intact. Right click and "Paste Without Formatting" pastes only the raw data, but not in cells. Read more
Has anyone managed to use the copy and paste function from excell?
1 Comment
Brad R.
BR
Thunderbird does not recognize Excel’s formatting the way Outlook can. But, it can recognize formatting from Word. Copy paste from Excel to Word, then from...Read more
What is the use of Thunderbird software?
1 Comment
Supreet K.
SK
It allows you to manage multiple emails in a single window without back and forth switching. That's the main use I found. Besides that, it also has a good...Read more
Zimbra Desktop
Zimbra Desktop Discussions
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Zimbra Desktop has no discussions with answers