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Likelihood to Recommend
MS SharePoint
We primarily use [MS] SharePoint for enterprise content, document and record management, including storage, retrieval, searching, archiving, tracking, management, and reporting of data. Much of the impetus for this is to conform to various legal, information management, and process compliance requirements. Our SharePoint implementation replaces legacy shared corporate fileservers which have now been migrated to Azure cloud.

Verified User
Team Lead in Information Technology
Financial Services Company, 1001-5000 employeesXaitPorter
XaitPorter is ideal when a large document, containing many (preferably independent) sections is being created by more than five writers across different office locations and is subject to review by multiple reviewers and requires formal approval. It is particularly suited for external documents which are to be delivered as a non-editable PDF file.

Verified User
Manager in Engineering
Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employeesFeature Rating Comparison
Project Management
MS SharePoint
7.2
XaitPorter
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Task Management
MS SharePoint
7.6
XaitPorter
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Gantt Charts
MS SharePoint
6.0
XaitPorter
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Scheduling
MS SharePoint
7.0
XaitPorter
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Workflow Automation
MS SharePoint
7.4
XaitPorter
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Mobile Access
MS SharePoint
7.2
XaitPorter
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Search
MS SharePoint
7.6
XaitPorter
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Visual planning tools
MS SharePoint
7.3
XaitPorter
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Communication
MS SharePoint
7.2
XaitPorter
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Chat
MS SharePoint
6.9
XaitPorter
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Notifications
MS SharePoint
7.3
XaitPorter
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Discussions
MS SharePoint
7.4
XaitPorter
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Surveys
MS SharePoint
6.8
XaitPorter
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Internal knowledgebase
MS SharePoint
7.8
XaitPorter
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Integrates with GoToMeeting
MS SharePoint
6.7
XaitPorter
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Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts
MS SharePoint
6.3
XaitPorter
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Integrates with Outlook
MS SharePoint
8.7
XaitPorter
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File Sharing & Management
MS SharePoint
8.0
XaitPorter
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Versioning
MS SharePoint
8.2
XaitPorter
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Video files
MS SharePoint
7.8
XaitPorter
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Audio files
MS SharePoint
7.9
XaitPorter
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Document collaboration
MS SharePoint
8.6
XaitPorter
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Access control
MS SharePoint
8.5
XaitPorter
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Advanced security features
MS SharePoint
7.9
XaitPorter
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Integrates with Google Drive
MS SharePoint
7.0
XaitPorter
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Device sync
MS SharePoint
8.1
XaitPorter
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Pros
MS SharePoint
- Permission management: This is super relevant and wonderful for controlling what your audience can see and do, for example, when you need someone to constantly see changes to a "living document" but not have the ability to intervene in the process.
- Contact groups: I find it super good since not necessarily the site administrators are the only ones who can manage the group, you can make any member of the group can manage the rest of the members without this being involved in other site settings. Also when granting permissions, distributing documents, announcements, tasks, it is very easy to do it by group of contacts than one by one.
- Version history: We know that we are exposed to errors and accidents, so having the previous versions of a document, being able to see who has modified and having the possibility of restoring any of those versions can save the day. I always feel that I am protected and that is why I always promote working in the cloud.
- Integration with other MS tools: The workflows that connect outlook, sharepoint, onedrive, among others, where you can manage multiple actions for all these tools seems wonderful to me, it allows a super necessary and simple expansion to be able to automate tasks that used to be performed manually on a daily basis, it certainly contributes to efficiency.
Ingeniero de procesos
Evoluciona ChileTelecommunications, 51-200 employees
XaitPorter
- This tool gives us the opportunity to work together. We always work in the last revision.
- We can write comments as we go along and all involved will see it straight away.
- We can structure it the way we want/our the way customer wants it and print the whole book in one go. We are sure that pictures/text/tables are where they are supposed to be (they have not moved around the document as it does when using Microsoft Word).
Sr. Proposal Specialist
Halliburton ASOil & Energy, 1001-5000 employees
Cons
MS SharePoint
- Managing access permissions is still clunky - not a whole lot better in newer versions than it was way back when it was first launched.
- Re-organization of the site hierarchy isn't very easy. You need a third-party tool to do anything meaningful when you want to rearrange your site pages and move site libraries.
- It doesn't provide for any kind of backup, so you have to either have it on=prem where you can backup the entire server or you have to buy a third-party tool if you are using the online hosted version (SPO).
Senior Systems Administrator
DRT Holdings, Inc.Aviation & Aerospace, 501-1000 employees
XaitPorter
- It would be helpful to improve functions used to organize and reorganize sections. They work fine, but could be retooled for ease of use. Simple drag-drop over the tree-view from the primary navigator (not only in the dedicated dialog for reordering sections) would be very good. It would be good to support simple flagging or tagging of sections to indicate whatever is meaningful to the user (e.g., to flag a section as imported text that needs formatting, or a section that is high priority for review). The icons do change to indicate predefined workflow states (e.g. approved), but there isn't support for a user-defined tag, perhaps with the ability to filter by tag as many newer applications can do. That would be handy. These aren't criticisms so much as product enhancement suggestions.
- The editor is ok but could be tuned up a bit. For example, styles in the toolbar dropdown apply only to the whole paragraph. It's hard to indent text. The button tool doesn't consistently remove the button attribute on an existing button; works sometimes, sometimes not. Little stuff. Overall it's adequate for text creation.
- The process of defining templates and styles appears to be a black art. While it's something you don't do often, it should be simplified and better exposed to ordinary admins.
- The ability to have more than one section open at a time in the editor would be fantastic. Great productivity tool.
- Word import/export could be cleaner.
- The ability to export to html with user-defined style sheets would open new markets for Xait. If the product had that, we'd use Xait to maintain our online help site too.
- The ability to link to externally stored images rather than lock them inside the Xait library would be huge, as we've expressed to the support team. We manage hundreds of images (diagrams, screen shots etc.) that are used throughout the company, not just for Xait documents. We would like to store them on a file system (e.g. Dropbox) and have them update into Xait automatically when the master copy is modified. This is a very important capability, though in fairness we didn't find it in other products either. Explicit support for Dropbox/Google Drive/Box would be one way, but dynamic linking a la Microsoft Word would be fine, maybe even better.

Verified User
Director in Other
Computer Software Company, 51-200 employeesLikelihood to Renew
MS SharePoint
MS SharePoint 9.7
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.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Food & Beverages Company, 51-200 employeesXaitPorter
XaitPorter 10.0
Based on 3 answers
There are too many positive aspects versus negative.

Verified User
Team Lead in Sales
Oil & Energy Company, 1001-5000 employeesUsability
MS SharePoint
MS SharePoint 8.2
Based on 19 answers
Usability is a rather complex question. In general usability is good. Usability depends upon:
- Objectives
- User skills
- Experience with the software
- General concept understanding
SharePoint usability is heavily dependent upon the initial setup and layout of the system and the application. If the initial setup is done with forethought and planning, the environment will meet user needs.
Director Advanced Analytics
Smart VisionInformation Technology & Services, 11-50 employees
XaitPorter
XaitPorter 9.5
Based on 2 answers
We find it to be intuitive to use with a simple menu and right-click based functionality in place.
Tendering Manager
Altus InterventionOil & Energy, 1001-5000 employees
Reliability and Availability
MS SharePoint
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
XaitPorter
XaitPorter 10.0
Based on 2 answers
XaitPorter is always there even though we have issues with outages (suddenly the network does not work, but that is internal issue)
Sr. Proposal Specialist
Halliburton ASOil & Energy, 1001-5000 employees
Performance
MS SharePoint
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
XaitPorter
XaitPorter 10.0
Based on 2 answers
Our reports/Tenders complete in a reasonable time frame, actually faster than Word. We have not integrated with other systems or softwares.
Sr. Proposal Specialist
Halliburton ASOil & Energy, 1001-5000 employees
Support Rating
MS SharePoint
MS SharePoint 8.7
Based on 13 answers
Support varies by tech and by vendor. I've used Microsoft's support channel and for the most part have been successful to get my questions answered. I've also used third party vendors and have gotten some answers resolved as well, though sometimes getting them on the phone is difficult. It all depends!
Server Engineer
Peterson Management LLCNon-Profit Organization Management, 51-200 employees
XaitPorter
XaitPorter 10.0
Based on 6 answers
They have a clear method for reporting any issues and work hard to get a resolution, keeping me informed of progress.
Tendering Manager
Altus InterventionOil & Energy, 1001-5000 employees
In-Person Training
MS SharePoint
MS 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.

Verified User
Project Manager in Corporate
Oil & Energy Company, 1001-5000 employeesXaitPorter
XaitPorter 10.0
Based on 1 answer
He was really good. He came from Xait and trained us for several days. He got all involved and answered the questions asked. He was a professional trainee
Sr. Proposal Specialist
Halliburton ASOil & Energy, 1001-5000 employees
Online Training
MS SharePoint
MS 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.

Verified User
Project Manager in Corporate
Oil & Energy Company, 1001-5000 employeesXaitPorter
XaitPorter 9.9
Based on 2 answers
The online training was really good. They know the way of getting people involved and they answered all questions asked. They were there for us.
Sr. Proposal Specialist
Halliburton ASOil & Energy, 1001-5000 employees
Implementation Rating
MS SharePoint
MS SharePoint 6.0
Based on 4 answers
Planning to the last detail would be advised. SharePoint is a very large application that takes a lot of finesse to get operational
Database Administrator
WatcoTransportation/Trucking/Railroad, 1001-5000 employees
XaitPorter
XaitPorter 10.0
Based on 2 answers
I was really satisfied with the implementation
Sr. Proposal Specialist
Halliburton ASOil & Energy, 1001-5000 employees
Alternatives Considered
MS SharePoint
I have been burned by just one year of using MS, from performance/reliability issues to non-intuitive UI's that I can't name an aspect or functionality that I'd rate SharePoint as doing better than the Google Suite (and Google Sites, specifically). SharePoint needs a total rebuild to be a viable product, or maybe they'll launch their own, less awful product to replace it like they did with Microsoft Edge to replace Internet Explorer.

Verified User
Administrator in Other
Non-Profit Organization Management Company, 201-500 employeesXaitPorter
The standard product for many years has been Microsoft Word. Some have tried to use SharePoint as a collaborative tool, but it is not suited for the purpose and is generally very user un-friendly. It is not intuitive and we have very few persons with any competency in it. Porter is easy to pick up and the new interface is very intuitive, and the way that Porter works removes many of the typical layout and formatting choices that made Microsoft Word so difficult for the average employee. It also greatly simplifies and reduces the amount of corrective work that tender support staff used to have to do.We are not aware of any product in the market that comes close to Porter. It is an ideal product that was purpose built for collaborative writing.

Verified User
Manager in Sales
Oil & Energy Company, 1001-5000 employeesScalability
MS SharePoint
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
XaitPorter
XaitPorter 10.0
Based on 1 answer
I just love the system
Sr. Proposal Specialist
Halliburton ASOil & Energy, 1001-5000 employees
Return on Investment
MS SharePoint
- It has democratized collaboration - giving power at the point of use.
- It has allowed us as a regulated industry to be compliant.
- It has allowed us to share information from a central point rather than just bouncing emails and storing files on desktops.
- It has allowed us to automate business processes.
Staff Project Manager, Awesomizer, Fixer, Maker, Collaboration Enabler
Beckman Coulter, IncBiotechnology, 10,001+ employees
XaitPorter
- Too soon to tell. Right now we're still at the near end of the value chain - it still seems expensive given the outputs to date. But we have a lower proposal volume than some companies, so you need to factor that in.
- Also, the named user licensing is restrictive and problematic in a small company where people perform multiple roles and may dip in and out of the proposal development process over a period of weeks or months. A concurrent user model would be much, much better for us, though I understand you'd need to figure out a way to handle email notifications.

Verified User
Director in Other
Computer Software Company, 51-200 employeesScreenshots
MS SharePoint
—Pricing Details
MS SharePoint
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
MS SharePoint Editions & Modules
Edition
Plan 1 | $5.001 |
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Plan 2 | $10.001 |
Office 365 E3 | $20.001 |
- Per User Per Month
Additional Pricing Details
—XaitPorter
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No
XaitPorter Editions & Modules
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