MDaemon Messaging Server — Features Comparison
MDaemon Messaging Server comes in Standard and Pro Editions. These charts shows the major differences between versions of MDaemon to assist in matching requirements.
To view a breakdown of Features by Product Release click here.
Services |
MDaemon Standard† |
MDaemon Pro† |
Maximum accounts |
50 |
Unlimited |
Browser-based remote administration |
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New mail notification via closed instant messenger |
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POP3, SMTP, DomainPOP and MultiPOP |
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IMAP |
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Calendar and free/busy server |
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Server-hosted public & shared IMAP folders with Access Control Lists (ACL) |
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IMAP mail filtering rules |
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Closed instant messaging and mail access client integrated within webmail |
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Account validation using Minger server |
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SSL / TLS / StartTLS |
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Mailing Lists: |
5: 50 users |
Unlimited |
• Digests |
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• Subscribe/Unsubscribe support |
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• Moderator options |
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• Post-only / Read-only access |
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• Archiving |
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• ODBC support and Active Directory™ support |
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Mobile Access |
MDaemon Standard† |
MDaemon Pro† |
Built-in BES for MDaemon to support BlackBerry® smartphones1
- Advanced email
- Wireless synchronization
- Up-to-date calendaring
- Integrated contacts
- Device IT policy management and security
- BlackBerry Balance technology
- Remote file access
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Over-the-air (OTA) synchronization via Microsoft ActiveSync plug-in for individual email, calendar, and contacts on smartphones and tablets3 |
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One simple management console to manage BlackBerry smartphone functionality1
- Domain level device policy management
- Customizable device IT policies
- Password assignments / resets
- Remote device wiping
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Supports BlackBerry push email, Inbox Mapping™ and contact synchronization for BlackBerry devices via BlackBerry Internet Service data plan1 |
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Windows Mobile® / PocketPC®, Symbian®, Palm®, iPhone®, and Android® smartphone support2 |
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Internet access to email and contacts via webmail client |
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Wireless access to email via POP3 |
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Internet access to email, contacts, calendar, notes, and tasks via webmail client |
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Wireless access to email, contacts, calendar, and tasks using IMAP and SyncML |
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Email access for WAP/XHTML- and SyncML-compatible phones |
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Accounts |
MDaemon Standard† |
MDaemon Pro† |
Permanently- or temporarily-scheduled auto-responders; can be enabled/disabled without loss of configuration |
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Automatic mail forwarding |
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Account groups |
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Account restrictions and quotas |
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Account-based signature files |
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Aliases and Aliases with wildcards |
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Attachment linking for attachment storage and retrieval as needed |
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Webmail and Groupware |
MDaemon Standard† |
MDaemon Pro† |
Calendar folders |
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Contact folders |
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Tasks folders |
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Notes folders |
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Folder sharing |
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Free/Busy support |
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Meeting requests, with automatic updates of attendees |
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Microsoft Outlook® integration (via plug-in)4 |
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Spam Filtering |
MDaemon Standard† |
MDaemon Pro† |
Anti-spam server |
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Heuristic messaging scoring |
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RPD™ (Recurrent Pattern Detection) (via plug-in)5 |
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Spam traps |
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Virus Filtering |
MDaemon Standard† |
MDaemon Pro† |
Kaspersky AV engine (via plug-in) 5 |
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Zero Hour™ detection (via plug-in) 5 |
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Content Based Filtering |
MDaemon Standard† |
MDaemon Pro† |
Scriptable content filtering |
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Attachment restriction |
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Attachment compression |
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Security: IP / DNS Based |
MDaemon Standard† |
MDaemon Pro† |
IP shielding |
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Trusted IPs and hosts |
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DNS blacklists |
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PTR, HELO, and MAIL reverse lookup validation |
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Ability to drop connections upon PTR and EHLO/HELO mismatch |
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Security: Suppression Based |
MDaemon Standard† |
MDaemon Pro† |
Address blacklists |
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Host screening |
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IP screening |
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Security: Activity Based |
MDaemon Standard† |
MDaemon Pro† |
Tarpitting |
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Dynamic DoS, dictionary and brute force attack detection and prevention |
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Bandwidth throttling |
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Greylisting |
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HashCash |
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Security: Authentication Based |
MDaemon Standard† |
MDaemon Pro† |
Strong password support |
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SenderID |
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SPF (Sender Policy Framework) |
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Vouch-by-Reference (VBR) Message Certification |
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DomainKeys signing and verification |
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DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) signing and verification, and DKIM Author Domain Signing Practices (ADSP) support |
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Security: Verification Based |
MDaemon Standard† |
MDaemon Pro† |
Anti-relaying |
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SMTP Authentication |
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POP before SMTP |
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Minger recipient verification |
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LDAP recipient verification |
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Backscatter protection |
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System / Administration |
MDaemon Standard† |
MDaemon Pro† |
Real-time session activity logging |
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Domain-based signature files |
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Low disk space alert notifications |
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New Account templates with automatically-configured setting |
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Account import/export |
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SMTP greeting "site policy" support |
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Automated old mail and inactive account deletion, and account import/export |
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Use of arbitrary addresses for account restrictions feature |
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Comprehensive message logging |
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SMTP data transfer limits |
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Configurable storage locations |
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Configurable mail port, protocol timeout, and session inactivity values |
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Delivery of mail directly to recipients' mail server or to recipients' ISP |
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Allow sending password-protected files to users upon request |
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Simplified (on/off) message archiving |
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Plug-in support |
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Archiving to public folders, including forwarded messages |
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Multiple mail domains |
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Domain sharing (split domain to multiple servers) |
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Attachment linking for quick mobile message downloads |
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Support for multiple mail queues |
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Unlimited mail delivery schedules |
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Active Directory™ integration |
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LDAP account database backend support |
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ODBC account database backend support |
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Automatic configuration when used in a backup MX role |
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- 1 - Certain management, security or wireless synchronization features may not be available in all markets; please refer to product release notes.
- 2 - May require SyncML application on device for full PIM synchronization.
- 3 - Not all devices support OTA synchronization.
- 4 - Requires Outlook Connector for MDaemon v 2.2.5 plug-in.
- 5 - Requires SecurityPlus for MDaemon plug-in.
- † - MDaemon Messaging Server (formerly MDaemon Pro)
- All contents based on information gathered from vendors websites.
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