David.fx Basic versus Microsoft Outlook Express / Live Mail / Outlook
Thinking of purchasing Microsoft Outlook for your home or small business PC? Save over £10 by purchasing David.fx Basic edition instead and get much more for your money. Check out our feature comparison table to see how David.fx Basic edition out-perfoms the Microsoft products.
| Feature | Outlook Express | Windows Live Mail | Outlook | David.fx Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price (excl. VAT) excluding add-ons |
Free (incl. with Windows XP) | Free (incl. with Windows 7) | £78 | £66 |
| Send / receive emails | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| SMS messaging | - | - | Y (3rd party add-on) |
Y (Tobit add-on) |
| Strongbox | - | - | - | Y |
| Calendars | - | Y | Y | Y |
| Address book / contacts | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| No. Users | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 |
| Client/server architecture | - | - | - | Y |
If you purchased David.fx Basic edition, your savings would be £12 if you have 1 user. But if you have 2 users, your savings are even more – £90.
Call us on 020 8462 0669 to discuss further on how David.fx can help you and your business. Or you can
email us with your questions. Alternatively, complete and send our product enquiry form.
David.fx Pro versus Microsoft Outlook / Exchange Server
If you are considering extending your email facilities by upgrading to Microsoft Exchange – STOP! You can save almost £800 by purchasing David.fx Pro edition instead. Check out our feature comparison table below to see how your needs are met and exceeded with David.fx Pro.
| Feature | Outlook | Outlook + Exchange Server |
David.fx Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price for 5 users (excl. VAT) excluding add-ons, hardware, Windows operating system |
£390 | £1485 | £695 |
| Send / receive emails | Y | Y | Y |
| SMS messaging | Y (3rd party add-on) |
Y (3rd party add-on) |
Y (Tobit add-on) |
| Fax | Y (3rd party add-on) |
Y (3rd party add-on) |
Y (Tobit add-on) |
| Strongbox | - | - | Y |
| Shared folders | - | Y | Y |
| Client/server architecture | - | Y | Y |
| Server Platform | - | Win Server 2003 Win Server 2008 |
Win Server 2003 Win Server 2008 Win XP (from SP3) Win Vista Win 7 |
Your savings are a whopping £790 if you purchased a David.fx Pro edition 5-user licence instead of a Microsoft Outlook / Exchange Server 5-user licence.
In fact, your savings could be even greater because you can only run Microsoft Exchange Server on a file server PC which is more costly than a desktop PC. So, you would have to purchase expensive hardware if you haven’t already got a file server.
David.fx Pro edition, on the other hand, can run either on a desktop PC in a peer-to-peer network or on a file server network. This gives you all the benefits of a client / server system at a fraction of the cost!
Call us on 020 8462 0669 to discuss further on how David.fx can help you and your business. Or you can
email us with your questions. Alternatively, complete and send our product enquiry form.
