BlueMind vs SOGo (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, SOGo grades higher than BlueMind: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
BlueMind grades higher on ease of use. SOGo grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
BlueMind
Open-source collaborative email and calendar with Outlook support
Paid
Which one is for you
Pick BlueMind if
- Fits if your organisation wants shared mailboxes and calendars with Outlook support
- Works for IT teams that want an open-source platform with migration help
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you are one person, as the pages describe a server platform for organisations
- Skip it if you want a price first, since the site routes you to a demo
- Not for you if you want a free plan or a trial
- Watch out: pages are French-led, with some videos in French with subtitles
Pick SOGo if
- Fits if you run mail for an organisation and want webmail with shared calendars
- Works for admins who already run IMAP and database servers
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you don't want to run a server, as it gives you no hosted mailbox
- Skip it if you want production builds without paying, since those need a support contract
- Watch out: support contracts are priced in euros, 500 to 7,500 a year
- Watch out: the price list is dated September 2024
How we grade them
| 2.0GPABlueMindFair | 2.2GPASOGoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo prices are published, so there's nothing to compare. | CFree only if you host it yourself, which needs a mail server and a database. Production builds need a support contract from 500 euros a year. |
| Free plan and trial | FNothing free is listed. Visitors are sent to request a demo. | CThe software is free to download, but the free route is nightly builds that the project calls untested. |
| Features | BCollaborative mailboxes, calendar and contacts, native Outlook compatibility, video meetings and migration tooling. The listing shows no gap in the job. | BWebmail, calendars, contacts, ActiveSync and Outlook and Thunderbird support, and the listing shows no gap in the groupware job. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. An organisation sets up the platform and accounts for its users. | DYou install it and wire it to your own mail and database servers. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with Outlook, Thunderbird, Teams, Zoom, Webex, Jitsi, Nextcloud and BigBlueButton connections. | BA web interface, plus ActiveSync, Outlook, Thunderbird and Apple Calendar connections. There's no desktop app of its own. |
| Best for | open-source collaborative email with Outlook support | groupware you run yourself |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: BlueMind and SOGo. How we grade
Where they differ
- SOGo is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- BlueMind also covers shared inbox.
In commonWebOpen sourceCalendarEmail client
At a glance
| BlueMind | SOGo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free |
| Starts at | Not published | Free |
| Free plan | None | The software is free to download and run yourself, with community support through a mailing list. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | BlueMind | Alinto |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | sogo.nu |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
BlueMind
- No prices are published; the site routes visitors to a demo request.
- The pages describe a server platform for organizations, not a service for individual users.
- Site and product pages are French-led, with some videos in French with subtitles.
SOGo
- It is software to install: you supply the mail and database servers, and it provides no hosted mailbox.
- Production-build package repositories require a paid support contract from Alinto; free users get nightly builds.
- Nightly builds are described as untested and not recommended for production use.
- Support contracts are priced in euros per year: 500, 1,500, 5,000 or 7,500, per a price list dated September 2024.
Key features
BlueMind
- Collaborative mailboxes
- Webmail with aliases, groups, shared mailboxes, delegation, filters, S/MIME, templates, scheduled sending and full-text search.
- Calendar and contacts
- User, group and resource calendars with sharing, delegation and availability search, plus shared address books and distribution lists.
- Native Outlook compatibility
- The vendor says Outlook works with BlueMind natively, with no connectors, alongside webmail, mobile and Thunderbird access.
- Video meetings
- Calendar events can start a video conference on a platform the user picks. Listed integrations include Teams, Zoom, Webex, Jitsi and BigBlueButton.
- Migration tooling
- The vendor describes a tooled migration process meant to carry over both data and user context when an organization switches.
SOGo
- Web interface for mail and groupware
- An AJAX-based interface for email, shared calendars and address books across an organization.
- Standards-based sync
- Supports CalDAV, CardDAV and GroupDAV, with IMAP and SMTP for mail, so many native clients can connect.
- ActiveSync for phones
- iPhone, Android and Windows Phone devices can sync email, contacts, events and tasks through Microsoft ActiveSync.
- Outlook and Thunderbird support
- Outlook works through the free CalDAV Synchronizer plugin. Thunderbird has SOGo Connector and Integrator extensions.
- Built for large deployments
- The site says SOGo has run in production with thousands of users and focuses on scalability and open standards.
- Paid support tiers
- Yearly Alinto contracts cost 500 to 7,500 euros and add production repositories, incident tickets and response times.
Plans
BlueMind
Pricing could not be confirmed. See bluemind.net.
SOGo
Community$0
Free software you host yourself, with nightly builds, mailing-list help and documentation. No official releases or bug fixes.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, BlueMind or SOGo?
As of Nov 13, 2026, BlueMind has no price we could confirm, and SOGo is free.
Which has a free plan, BlueMind or SOGo?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only SOGo has a free plan. BlueMind does not.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.