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What is SmarterMail Standalone?

SmarterMail is an award-winning email, collaboration and group chat server that easily meets the needs of any sized business, from the individual proprietor to large corporations and enterprise organizations.

SmarterMail Standalone is just that: individual installations of SmarterMail used by enterprise organizations, web hosts and ISPs, and small businesses looking to replace their in-house Exchange servers with something as feature rich, but more affordable. This is different than using SmarterMail HA, SmarterMail's clustering solution.

Regardless of which SmarterMail solution you choose, Standalone or HA, SmarterMail's features include:

  • A rich, modern webmail interface optimized for desktops, tablets and smartphones.
  • An integrated chat system that can be used right from the web interface or integrated with third-party chat clients.
  • Integrated online meetings that include group chat, inline file sharing, and audio/video conferencing.
  • Full collaboration features such as personal shared contacts, calendars, tasks and notes.
  • Domain collaboration shares for things like calendars, notes, tasks, and contacts.
  • Support for advanced features like delegation, contact groups, to-do lists, etc.
  • Sender verification shield that shows the validity of a sender using various antispam checks (SPF, DKIM, etc.).
  • Integrated file storage plus the ability to use OneDrive and Dropbox for file storage.
  • Detailed reporting at the mailbox, domain and system levels.
  • Email and chat archiving, ideal for compliance requirements.
  • Integrated intrusion detection and DDoS protection.
  • Advanced synchronization with third-party desktop and mobile email clients (Apple Mail, Windows Mail, eM Client, Android, iOS, etc.).
  • The only server-side support for complete integration with Microsoft Outlook, providing features just like you get when using Outlook with Microsoft Exchange.
  • Structured and multi-layered antispam and antivirus tools included at no additional charge.
  • Optional add-ons such as EAS (Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync), MAPI/EWS, Cyren Premium Antispam, Message Sniffer, and other antivirus/antispam products.
  • Incoming/outgoing gateway support.
  • Failover functionality.
  • Much, much, more!

With lower hardware requirements, superior stability and reduced maintenance costs, SmarterMail has significantly lower total cost of ownership and is the best-in-class Microsoft Exchange alternative for businesses and hosting companies.