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Group-Office vs Tine

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted groupware options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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GR Group-Office Web-based groupware and CRM with email and calendar VS TI Tine Professional open-source groupware and CRM
FeatureGroup-OfficeTine
Deploy effortUnder-an-hour setupUnder-an-hour setup
Health score77 · Good69 · Good
CategoryGroupwareGroupware
LicenseAGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
LanguagePHPHTML
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM1,024 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metaldocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 279★ 22
First released20032007
ReplacesMicrosoft 365, Google WorkspaceMicrosoft 365, Google Workspace

What are Group-Office and Tine?

Group-Office

Group-Office is a PHP-based groupware suite that bundles email, calendar, contacts, file sharing, and project management. The community edition is open source and self-hostable.

  • Email, calendar and contacts
  • ActiveSync and CalDAV support
  • Project and document management
  • Modular and extensible

Tine

Tine, formerly Tine 2.0, is a web-based groupware and CRM platform combining email, calendar, contacts, tasks, and customer relationship management. It targets small and medium businesses.

  • Integrated groupware and CRM
  • ActiveSync support
  • Shared calendars and addressbooks
  • Modular application structure

Group-Office vs Tine: key differences

Group-Office is written in PHP, while Tine is built with HTML. Group-Office is the more established project (first released 2003), while Tine arrived in 2007. Group-Office has the considerably larger community, at 279 GitHub stars versus 22.

Why pick each one

Choose Group-Office if…

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in PHP

Watch out for

  • Some modules are commercial
  • Dated user interface
Group-Office details

Choose Tine if…

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in HTML

Watch out for

  • Smaller community
  • Documentation mostly in German
Tine details

Frequently asked questions

Is Group-Office or Tine better?

Neither is universally better. Group-Office has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Group-Office and Tine free and open-source?

Yes. Group-Office is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Tine under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Group-Office and Tine with Docker?

Group-Office: yes. Tine: yes.

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