Which EMail Client Should I Use?
Detailed below is an overview of the main email clients you can use with our Google EMail IMAP hosting service and how they compare on certain key features. It is by no means an exhaustive list as you can use any IMAP compatable email client but should give you a good at a glance comparison
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| Can be branded with your logo |  |
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| Hosted Solution - no need to worry about hardware | |
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| Free Support & Upgrades |
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| Datasite Contacts Integration |
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| Uses drag and drop folders |
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| Uses Labels |
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| Support Conversation Threads |
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| Hot keys to auto trigger actions in datasite | |
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| Can be used offline |
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| Mobile Synchronisation |
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You choice of email client will probably be influenced by the following factors
- Price - GMail client is free so even if you already own Outlook there is no extra cost to use
- Datasite Integration - Only the Informant client is integrates fully with datasite
- Familiarity - we all use email so much what impact would changing to an unfamiliar client have - lots of people are very comfortable with Outlook
- Preferences - GMail uses labels and groups emails together as conversations rather than using folders like Outlook and Informant
