Are you going to use Exchange today if you start fresh and company is under 100?

Do you still feel like the on-prem worth it? What if you could use something else today, would it be Exchange?

I talked to one of the authors of Exchange Server. They mentioned that Exchange was not designed with modern infra concepts, so running it inhouse is a painful experience in 2024. As they are no longer tied with NDA, we're planning to work on the next generation of Exchange Server. It could have less features, but much easier to operate, and/or much cheaper to buy. We're targeting a price of 0.5$ per user per month or a one time license of $1000. What do you think we could do better this time?