SharePoint vs Umbraco CMS | TrustRadius

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Score 8 out of 10

Based on 1957 reviews and ratings

Score 5.4 out of 10

Based on 47 reviews and ratings

Feature Rating Comparison

SharePoint

Umbraco CMS

Role-based user permissions

SharePoint

Umbraco CMS

API

Internationalization / multi-language

SharePoint

Umbraco CMS

WYSIWYG editor

Code quality / cleanliness

Admin section

Page templates

Library of website themes

Mobile optimization / responsive design

Publishing workflow

Form generator

SharePoint

Umbraco CMS

Content taxonomy

SEO support

Bulk management

Availability / breadth of extensions

Community / comment management

Pros

Microsoft SharePoint integrates well with Office 365. So long as the content is organized and users know what they are looking for, it can store a wealth of information.
It's simple for administrators to add and remove users. It is possible to restrict access to specific pages of a website to particular individuals or groups.
As long as the document structure is simple and keeps track of authors and last edited dates, it is simple to store documents in Microsoft's simple document structure.

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Mst Rahima Khatun

Marketing Product Management

ClopsmithInformation Technology & Services, 11-50 employees

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Quick to learn. For most if cases, developer needs to know Razor coding.
Doesn't require back-end programming.
Has build in users management (developers, content managers) and members management consoles (users of the site).
Clear admin tool (especially in version 7)
Fast.
Creating code from scratch, so it is easier to create clean code.

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Filip Witkowski

Web Developer

TMP WorldwideMarketing and Advertising, 501-1000 employees

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Cons

It does take some work to get your setup to be as graphical as modern design tends to be.
Overlapping calendars are great but they do take some time investment to create.
Depending on how many project or teams you work with it can get a little overwhelming to have so many different groupings.

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Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Higher Education Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Speed for older sites - Umbraco content can load slowly if you have thousands of pages of content. Of course, this would not be a problem for simpler websites
Complexity - since the product is free out-of-the-box, it will take technical expertise to get Umbraco setup properly

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Data Manager

Foundation for Economic EducationThink Tanks, 11-50 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

SharePoint 9.8

Based on 21 answers

It's integral to our business. It's already included with most of the Office 365 licensing we buy, so the cost is effectively zero. It stores our files, it is the foundation for custom applications, and Microsoft only continues to enhance its functionality and its connections to other Microsoft tools. SharePoint just keeps getting better and better.

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Engineer in Information Technology

Food & Beverages Company, 51-200 employees

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No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

Usability

SharePoint 8.3

Based on 18 answers

No usability issues reported. Individual teams also have allocated areas which replace legacy shared drives on local LANs. Access to Sharepoint resources is fully integrated with corporate Active Directory with additional two-factor authentication required for administrative users. Users have access to Microsoft Services Hub which allows you to create, manage, and track support requests while staying current on Microsoft technologies with access to select self-paced learning paths

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Team Lead in Information Technology

Financial Services Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Umbraco CMS 4.0

Based on 1 answer

Many end users will be overwhelmed with the admin interface. Some common functions are buried in menus

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Matthew Hardesty

Founder

UpticaMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Reliability and Availability

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

Umbraco CMS 7.0

Based on 2 answers

Occasionally, errors will appear in the admin that make it impossible to work without developer support.

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Matthew Hardesty

Founder

UpticaMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Performance

No score

No answers yet

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Umbraco CMS 3.0

Based on 2 answers

Working in the admin panel (adding / reviewing / editing content) is very slow.The public facing site speed is dependent on what the pages are doing and how well the code was written (whether it is optimized for speed).

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Matthew Hardesty

Founder

UpticaMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Support Rating

SharePoint 8.7

Based on 18 answers

Support for SharePoint is quite good. Microsoft provides good support. Microsoft offers

Quick turnaround time for issues
A range of support services
Access to a network of resources
Escalation of issues
Ongoing development and commitment to produce enhancement

The majority of support is required for initial installation. Once complete and the system is operating we have had very few support issues.

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Director Advanced Analytics

Smart VisionInformation Technology & Services, 11-50 employees

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Umbraco CMS 2.0

Based on 2 answers

Support for Umbraco-owned paid plugins is nonexistent.

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Matthew Hardesty

Founder

UpticaMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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In-Person Training

SharePoint 4.5

Based on 1 answer

The face to face training I received was on SharePoint Administration. It was rushed as there was a lot of information to cover and the application of the labs weren't that great either. I like to be able to relate what I am learning to what I am currently doing.

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Verified User

Project Manager in Corporate

Oil & Energy Company, 1001-5000 employees

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No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

Online Training

SharePoint 6.4

Based on 1 answer

I like to learn at my own pace and online training allows for that. Additionally, you can skip through pieces of content that you already know or are already comfortable with. Microsoft actually offers great videos on their website for basic fundamental SharePoint Training. I have used these training videos in some of my own training sessions with end users.

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Verified User

Project Manager in Corporate

Oil & Energy Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Umbraco CMS 3.0

Based on 1 answer

Online training is often based on older versions of the platform. So, you'll have to fill in the gaps on your own.

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Matthew Hardesty

Founder

UpticaMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Implementation Rating

SharePoint 6.0

Based on 8 answers

Planning to the last detail would be advised. SharePoint is a very large application that takes a lot of finesse to get operational

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Christopher Corbett

Database Administrator

WatcoTransportation/Trucking/Railroad, 1001-5000 employees

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Umbraco CMS 7.0

Based on 2 answers

Spend the time to wireframe the content structure prior to diving in. This helps speed the process of implementation and it serves as documentation for end users.

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Matthew Hardesty

Founder

UpticaMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Alternatives Considered

MS Sharepoint is much more simpler way to use if we compare it with BOX, Box is very slow loading app not that user friendly. Box need really good quality of connectivity. MS Sharepoint provide good after sales support. Query resolution time is really fast in case of MS Sharepoint

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Procurement Specialist

SoftwareONEInformation Technology & Services, 5001-10,000 employees

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Umbraco's templating is far superior than WordPress, Drupal and Joomla, but it's update process is WAY behind those platforms. The release schedule of Umbraco is way to often and most releases are to fix something missed in the previous release and not an improvement or new feature of the CMS

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Verified User

Professional in Corporate

Internet Company, 1-10 employees

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Scalability

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

Umbraco CMS 4.0

Based on 1 answer

Without significant development, the product does not scale well.

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Matthew Hardesty

Founder

UpticaMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Return on Investment

Increased collaboration - MS Sharepoint has increased knowledge share and collaboration between departments. This saves time and energy because of its efficient and effective communication
Increased document security - MS Sharepoint has increased our document security so we're safer knowing that our documents are security and access controlled appropriately. We are less prone to get in trouble by our customers due to the security provided by MS Sharepoint
Negative Impact Compared to other software - Not sure if the MS Sharepoint's main functionalities could've been met with other tools we currently have

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Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Financial Services Company, 501-1000 employees

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Has helped us to create more engaging pages that push people to complete the online forms
We have seen more people buy from us since we launched our new look website
We can easily update the content without waiting for the development team to make changes

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Debbie Marshall

Operations Manager

CDSM Interactive SolutionsComputer Software, 11-50 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

$5 Per User Per Month

SharePoint Editions & Modules

Edition

Plan 1	$5.00¹
Plan 2	$10.00¹
Office 365 E3	$20.00¹

Per User Per Month

Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

$0

Umbraco CMS Editions & Modules

On-premise Edition

Umbraco Free	$0
Umbraco Professional	$5,000²
Umbraco Enterprise	5000+²

none
per year

SaaS Edition

Umbraco Cloud Starter	$39¹
Umbraco Cloud Standard	$209¹
Umbraco Cloud Professional	$569¹
Umbraco Cloud Enterprise	5000+¹
Umbraco Heartcore Mini	$49¹
Umbraco Heartcore Starter	$239¹
Umbraco Heartcore Professional	$999¹
Umbraco Heartcore Enterprise	1000+¹

per month

Additional Pricing Details

The Umbraco CMS and all of its core features are the same across all plans. The paid on-premise plans includes support, onboarding, licenses to add-on products (Umbraco Forms, Umbraco Courier, Umbraco TV) as well as a discount on developer training courses. Umbraco Cloud is the CMS hosted on Azure Cloud servers with automated upgrades, unlimited hosting and smooth deployments. All features can be found on Umbraco.com. Umbraco Heartcore is the managed Headless SaaS version of Umbraco.

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