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What is SharePoint?

Microsoft's SharePoint is an Intranet solution that enables users to share and manage content, knowledge, and applications to empower teamwork, quickly find information, and collaborate across the organization.

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8 out of 10
November 30, 2021
Incentivized
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Pricing

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Plan 1

$5.00

Cloud
Per User Per Month

Plan 2

$10.00

Cloud
Per User Per Month

Office 365 E3

$20.00

Cloud
Per User Per Month

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Details

What is SharePoint?

MS SharePoint / SQL refers to Microsoft Sharepoint, a web-based collaborative platform, being used in tandem with Microsoft SQL Server to provide business intelligence analytics and reporting. They can provide BI content such as data connections, reports, scorecards, dashboards, and more.

With Sharepoint, users can share files, data, news, and resources. Sites can be customized to streamline teams’ work. Team members can collaborate inside and outside the organization, across PCs, Macs, and mobile devices.

Sharepoint also supports the ability to discover data, expertise, and insights to inform decisions and guide action. SharePoint’s content management features, along with connections and conversations surfaced in Yammer, enable organizations to maximize their velocity of knowledge.

Users can also accelerate productivity by transforming processes—from tasks like notifications and approvals to operational workflows. With SharePoint lists and libraries, Microsoft Flow, and PowerApps, they can create digital experiences with forms, workflows, and custom apps for every device.

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What is Microsoft SharePoint and How Can I Use It?
SharePoint is a great tool for sharing files and delivering information to employees. Some businesses even use SharePoint to build their company website. Whether you use SharePoint for your internet, intranet, or both, though, it can be tricky to get started with.

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SharePoint Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Microsoft's SharePoint is an Intranet solution that enables users to share and manage content, knowledge, and applications to empower teamwork, quickly find information, and collaborate across the organization.

OpenText Documentum, Jive, and OpenText WEM are common alternatives for SharePoint.

Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 8.6.

The most common users of SharePoint are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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June 17, 2021

Despite being commonly used for large enterprises, SharePoint does small and simple best

Verified User
Professional in Product Management
E-Learning Company, 501-1000 employees
Score 3 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
3
The interface is not very intuitive, with its many nested menus, options appearing when they are not relevant, and little visual distinction between pages unless you specifically program that into the CSS. I am a very technical person and I still have trouble finding specific content on our various SharePoint sites due to the metadata being inconsistent. The inconsistency is mostly the fault of our users, but a better system would have processes in place to prevent such inconsistency.
January 12, 2021

Microsoft Sharepoint in Azure

Verified User
Team Lead in Information Technology
Financial Services Company, 1001-5000 employees
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
8
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.
January 07, 2021

SharePoint- A great CMS for creating Web Applications

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Financial Services Company, 201-500 employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
9
SharePoint is easy to use with its out of box features. Documents can be easily managed, content can be easily changed , workflows can be easily created/modified.
Versioning can be easily managed. Sites, subsites, lists and libraries can be easily created and managed. Roles and permissions can be easily managed.
However heavy customization is not recommended for a SharePoint site.
December 21, 2020

SharePoint for Information Collaboration Management

TD
Tim Daciuk
Director Advanced Analytics
Smart Vision (Information Technology & Services, 11-50 employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
7
Usability is a rather complex question. In general usability is good. Usability depends upon:
  1. Objectives
  2. User skills
  3. Experience with the software
  4. 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.
August 30, 2019

The Power of SharePoint Is High and the Relative Cost of SharePoint Is Low

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Food & Beverages Company, 51-200 employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
9
Things can always be easier to use, but the improvements to the user experience and the look and feel over the last few years has made a huge impact. The modern sites, lists, and libraries look very good and using them as a user or using them as a customizer/builder is also very good. And let's not forget all the usability improvements and focus on users with disabilities. Microsoft only continues to build out SharePoint functionality and continues to seamlessly connect SharePoint to other tools, making the power of SharePoint grow and making it simpler to use that power to make a real impact in your company and solve real business problems.
April 20, 2019

SharePoint: Capable but could be made more user friendly

CT
Canh Tran
Sr Technology Architect
TELUS (Telecommunications, 10,001+ employees)
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
7
The version of on-premise SharePoint that we use in the organization (2010) is dated by some of the web application standards that are available today. While officially the standard for our organization, parts of the organization are adopting Google and have found that it is superior to SharePoint, and mostly this has to do with the updated user interface making usability for less technical users more approachable.
July 21, 2016

SharePoint from a non developer

hrvoje katusic | TrustRadius Reviewer
hrvoje katusic
Head of ICT department
IGH Holding (Civil Engineering, 501-1000 employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
9
A lot of users can give you many great ideas how to cleverly use SharePoint's core functionality to implement almost any process you need. It is very sturdy, never crashes. Many applications and third party solutions are built for SharePoint so even customization without Microsoft programming skills is rather easy and low cost.
July 15, 2015

Transitioning!

Verified User
Analyst in Other
Information Technology and Services Company, 501-1000 employees
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
7
Aside from the user navigation and the training to get up and going the product provides a lot of advantages from a communication and storage standpoint.
May 19, 2014

MS SharePoint Review

Kia Packard | TrustRadius Reviewer
Kia Packard
HRIS Analyst
Ecova (Oil & Energy, 1001-5000 employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Usability
8
SharePoint is easy to use for basic tasks. If you're trying to do something a bit more complicated, though, it can be difficult to figure it out on your own without going through a lot of trial and error. Most people will likely only be performing basic tasks, though, so I would rate the usability pretty high.
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