Microsoft SharePoint Review - why 4.2 stars?
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ITQlick Score: | 92/100 |
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ITQlick Rating: | (4.2/5) |
Pricing: | 2/10 - low cost |
Category: | File Sharing -> Microsoft SharePoint |
Ranking: | Ranked 3 out of 27 File Sharing systems |
Company: | Microsoft |
Pricing: | starts at $5 per user/month |
Typical customers: | Medium and large size businesses |
Platforms: | Desktop, Mobile, Cloud |
Links: | Microsoft SharePoint pricing, Microsoft SharePoint alternatives |

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What is Microsoft SharePoint?
Today Microsoft SharePoint is used by companies which rely on it for their social networking, document management, collaboration, extranet and business intelligence.
What is Microsoft SharePoint rating?
Who uses Microsoft SharePoint?
SharePoint is most popularly used in industries related to Customer Service and Telecommunications. Certain government agencies rely on it too. Notable companies that currently use it are Cambridgeshire Constabulary, Boise State University, ASB Bank Ltd, Aéroports de Paris.
Is Microsoft SharePoint the best File Sharing system?
What are their main features and functionalities?
Among other features, organizations using this software will enjoy the Identity management, Enterprise search and the Graphic Benchmark Tools.
What are Microsoft SharePoint's pros? (5 Pros)
- Cloud based software
- Accessible on mobile
- Mac compatible
- Enhances social networking
- Allows for different hosting options
What are Microsoft SharePoint's cons? (5 cons)
- Lacks Google app integration
- Customizing the home page can be challenging
- The search function still needs to be improved
- Businesses' sites and newsfeed are still isolated from the main intranet
- Apps used on the software cannot be synced
Who are their main alternatives?
Huddle is a collaboration platform for enterprises that allows information and knowledge sharing internally as well as with clients and trusted third parties such as suppliers and partners. It includes support for project collaboration on status, task management and documentation. Additionally there is a knowledgebase which can be used as a shared information resource, with support for content creation, product customization, auditing, as well as collaboration via mobile devices.
In comparison Microsoft Sharepoint provides some of the same features but includes integration with Microsoft Office. Additionally documents can be synchronized in real time to local devices, with options for content creation & publishing across the social network. There are also features for app creation which can be deployed on Sharepoint for all users to access, as well as website creation for internal & external use.
Then there is HighQ which is a cloud based collaboration platform that uses sites that can be configured as per a user’s requirements. Additionally HighQ offers a ready library of business apps which can be integrated to the product. There is also support for micro blogging, live activity streams as well as Wikis for storing information and automatically indexing it for easy search and access.
Microsoft Sharepoint on the other hand is available both as an on premise as well as cloud based solution, with an option to integrate with the Yammer social network to provide extended collaboration opportunities. It also includes a Sharepoint Store with readymade apps for added functionality.
What is the cost of Microsoft SharePoint?
What is the REAL total cost of implementation? on top of the total cost of licenses which is easy to calculate you need to add the cost of training, customization, data migration, and other "hidden cost". ITQlick pricing score is 2 out of 10 (10 is most expensive). You can fine here the REAL total cost breakdown for Microsoft SharePoint. You can also find here pricing information from Microsoft SharePoint's website.
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Shlomi Lavi
Shlomi holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information System Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 15 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant, and implementation expert for small, medium and large size (global) companies.