Compare Vena and Microsoft SharePoint - Jul 2022

Shlomi Lavi

We publish unbiased reviews. Our opinions are our own and are not influenced by payments from advertisers. This content is reader-supported, which means if you leave your details with us we may earn a commission. Learn why ITQlick is free .

Bottom Line: Which is Better - Vena or Microsoft SharePoint?

Vena is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Microsoft SharePoint, and Microsoft SharePoint is rated higher (92/100) than Vena (87/100). Microsoft SharePoint offers users more features (15) than Vena (9). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Microsoft SharePoint!

Looking for the right Budgeting & CPM solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Vena Solution Vs. Microsoft

Vena Solution: Vena Solutions delivers the most flexible performance management solution available for budgeting, forecasting, planning, reporting, analytics, and other mission-critical finance and accounting processes to large and mid-market companies around the world. Vena’s unified web-based software platform embraces all the power and flexibility of Microsoft...

Microsoft: Microsoft Corporation is an American corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. Microsoft is the world's largest software maker measured by revenues.

Who is more expensive? Vena or Microsoft SharePoint?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Budgeting & CPM software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Vena and Microsoft SharePoint.

Vena accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Vena is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Budgeting & CPM software. Microsoft SharePoint price starts at $5 per user/month , When comparing Microsoft SharePoint to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Budgeting & CPM software cost.

Bottom line: Vena is more expensive than Microsoft SharePoint.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Vena Vs. Microsoft SharePoint based on some of the most important and required Budgeting & CPM features.

Vena: Version Control, Audit Trail, Budgeting & Forecasting, Financial reporting, OLAP, Project Budgeting, Dashboarding, Business performance management.

Microsoft SharePoint: Ad-Hoc Analysis, Ad-Hoc Reporting, Automatic Scheduled Reporting, Customizable Dashboard, Customizable Features.

Target customer size

Vena is best for medium to large corporate companies that deal with a lot of spreadsheets and spreadsheet like reports from other companies and/or subsidiaries. The software would be perfect for average size companies that are not willing to spend that much in document management but need very basic features that would allow them to collaborate easily.