I’m working on some development updates, so you can add more info to your infographics
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I want to refer to something of a thread about it and Discourse would not let me see.
I want to review the comparison matrix @vhinzsanchez
I had to click on the avatar to teach Discourse that was what I needed to read: An UTM comparison matrix with NS
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Sure @apradoc. If you could PM me your Google ID, I can give you access. I also think that the table has been outdated, could use some help to update.
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Agree, what help do you need?
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Just to update the table. This will be useful not only for me but for the community in particular and any system admin in general. As you know, I have been out of circulation for some time…though simple checks here was made. The work I have now requires me to invest more time as project looms and I was also recently been made an officer of our homeowners assoc.
Rest assured, I’ll be here, not as actively but will still drop from time to time.
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Just my 2 cents: I think it is good to compare more or less similar distros, but I think that since the release of Zentyal 4.0, the aim of either distro has grown so far apart that comparing them is almost impossible.
Distro’s that come much closer to NethServer are Univention and ClearOS. Maybe ISPConfig, but that also has some other aims.
We should focus on the strong points of NethServer and publish those!
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I don’t think that Univention can be compared with NS. Not even with Zentyal 4.2.
Can be only DC/AD, File Server, Print Server, with some additional apps. Can be used only in LAN (GREEN Zone). No UTM facilities. At least what I could see in 10 minutes …
"UCS functions
- Microsoft Active Directory compatible domain services
- Integrated app center to install third-party applications and additional UCS components
- Network and intranet services
- Server management"
Totally agree with you!
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Which arw those strong point? I’d like to highlight them on our new site
Yes, I’m totally agree…
We must focus on Nethserver forces… Comparing with other distro is not so usefull if the distro i s not really close.
The only reall distro to compare is ClearOS, and Koozali.
Zentiyal and Univention are not Firewall/Gateway.
Well, … everything? From Developers to Community, through NethServer!
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Zentyal has a little bit of Firewall. You can set RED, GREEN, ORANGE zones, you can add firewall rules, AV, Anti Spam, …
Univention has nothing of those.
Ah, nm mentioning Univention then. My bad.
So in the end it comes to very little distributions that actualy have more or less the same functionality as NS?
IMO the strong points of NS are the completeness of functionality, the scalability and the modularity. Besides that the strong support from the community and developers.
Important is to keep momentum in growing our community. Keep that commitment high and the engagement even higher.
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Univention has no router/firewall feature.
Making a recap, implemented the AD part with NethServer 7
- Univention and Zentyal don’t have GW/Firewall part
- What about Zentyal and Univention community?
- ClearOS is our great competitor!
Good, I already took notice.
Wrong! Zentyal has!
Zentyal Community: A lot of questions, very few answers (almost all from the community).
Ehi folks, I’d like to update this comparison. Can you help me adding NethServer 7.4 and zentyal 5?
It has been clicked 555 times! And this topic has 25.5k views 
We need to keep it updated
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In their feature list there are two points we don’t support via web UI (feature requests are already there):
- NETLOGON scripts, Roaming profiles
- Multiple Organization Units (OUs), Group Policy Objects (GPOs)
Zentyal uses bind9 DNS and ISC DHCP, we use dnsmasq.
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Well, one can always try to compare apple to apple NS vs. Zentyal vs. Univention as all seem to have a lot of features in common.
This makes sense, at least as end-user, depending on what you are looking for.
I’m running both Zentyal and Univention in various locations:
- Zentyal as simple & reliable “all in one IT box”. It just works (since they dropped Openchange and reverted back to postfix/imap mail) where/when needs are simple, without skilled local IT resources.
- Univention when more advanced IAM stuff is required (groups, distribution list, POSIX, Kerberos). Slightly heavier however and this requires, for day-to-day operations, to have better understanding of IT stuff like DNS content, DHCP…
I won’t compare with NS as I gave up quite quickly after my first tries to install and have it working.
NS looks closer to Univention, with potentially a lot of features while Zentyal keep it small and simple.
What does matter, at least to me, for this kind of solution, is that it works, just work, in a reliable and stable manner. This is much more critical and important than bells and whistles.
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I’m sorry for that, a lot of non-expert users had success with NethServer here.
Honestly I have to say that NethServer is extremely modular so you can cut off all bells and whistles as you like and tailor you installation to suit your needs.