The table below outlines the differences in features between the client-side and server-side signatures:
NOTE: Client-side functionality varies between different versions of the Exclaimer Cloud Signature Update Agent. If you would like more information, please see the differences between Exclaimer Cloud Outlook Add-in and Exclaimer Cloud Signature Update Agent.
|
Feature |
Client-side |
Server-side |
|---|---|---|
|
See and select your signatures from your email client |
Yes | No |
| Apply signatures to emails sent from any device and mail client | No | Yes |
| HTML Signatures | Yes | Yes |
| Plain Text Signatures | No | No (Plain text emails are automatically converted to HTML) |
| Embedded images | Yes | Yes |
| Web-hosted Images | Yes | Yes |
| Personal signatures when sending as shared mailboxes | Yes (Exclaimer Cloud Signature Update Agent only) | Yes (Send-on-behalf permissions only) |
| Background images with hyperlinks | Yes (Outlook Add-in only) | Yes |
| Additional attributes | Yes | Yes |
| User Photos | Yes | Yes |
| Sent Items are updated with Signature | Yes | Yes |
| Send on Behalf - Choice of Sender or Shared Mailbox Signature | Yes (Exclaimer Cloud Signature Update Agent only) | Yes |
| Alias Addresses | Yes (Outlook Add-in only) | Yes |
| Apply Recipient Settings Client-Side | Yes (Outlook Add-in only) | N/A |
| Prevent users from changing signature options (Outlook for Windows only) | Yes (Exclaimer Cloud Signature Update Agent only) | No |
| Remove all existing signatures from Outlook(Desktop Outlook only) | Yes (Exclaimer Cloud Signature Update Agent only) | No |
| Recipient Email Addresses in Feedback Analytics | Yes (Outlook Add-in only) | No |
| Click Tracking Analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Other Analytics Features | Yes (Where email is routed to Exclaimer Cloud) | Yes |
| Signature Rules Tester | Yes | Yes |
| Diagnostic Logs | Yes | Yes |
| Seamless Single Sign-On | Yes | N/A |
| Requires Outlook Restart | No (Exclaimer Cloud Signature Update Agent requires Outlook restart on occasion) | No |
| Works for users with on-premises mailboxes | Yes | Yes (requires Exchange On-Premises) |
| Signature Date/Time | Yes | Yes |
| Subject line triggers (Advanced Signature Rules) | No | Yes |
| Body text exceptions (Advanced Signature Rules) | No | Yes |
| Different signature for new messages and replies/forwards | Yes | Yes |
| Append multiple signatures on the same email | No | Yes |
| Headline Content | Yes (Outlook Add-in only) | No |