SharePoint SQL Powerful for Collaboration and Data Management but with a learning curve
September 22, 2025

SharePoint SQL Powerful for Collaboration and Data Management but with a learning curve

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
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Overall Satisfaction with MS SharePoint / SQL

SharePoint is our central hub for collaboration and document management. It brings a new way of working eliminating the need of sending documents back and forth and easy way to access version history.

Pros

  • Enables secure document sharing with version control, automated approval workflows, and team-specific collaboration sites
  • Handles large-scale data storage and querying, supports real-time reporting through Power BI, and ensures centralized access to business-critical information

Cons

  • Navigation and search in sharepoint can be unintuitive, and customizing sites often requires more technical expertise
  • SQL can be really complex when it comes to performance tuning and advanced configuration
  • SharePoint has boosted productivity by streamlining collaboration and reducing time spent on document management
  • SQL has improved decision-making with faster, more accurate reporting
I'd rate SharePoint usability as moderate : it’s excellent once set up, but the interface and navigation can feel
overwhelming for new users, and customization often needs IT support

Do you think MS SharePoint / SQL delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with MS SharePoint / SQL's feature set?

Yes

Did MS SharePoint / SQL live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of MS SharePoint / SQL go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy MS SharePoint / SQL again?

Yes

During cross-department projects, teams use a Sharepoint project site with
task lists, document libraries, and version-controlled reports so
everyone works from the same source of truth.

MS SharePoint / SQL Feature Ratings

BI Platform ()
Not Rated
Supported Data Sources ()
Not Rated
7.7
Pixel Perfect reports
7
Customizable dashboards
9
Report Formatting Templates
7
6.3
Drill-down analysis
6
Formatting capabilities
7
Integration with R or other statistical packages
Not Rated
Report sharing and collaboration
6
5.4
Publish to Web
4
Publish to PDF
5
Report Versioning
6
Report Delivery Scheduling
5
Delivery to Remote Servers
7
5.8
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
6
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
7
Predictive Analytics
6
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining
4
8.3
Multi-User Support (named login)
9
Role-Based Security Model
8
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
8
Report-Level Access Control
Not Rated
Single Sign-On (SSO)
Not Rated
Not Rated
Responsive Design for Web Access
Not Rated
Mobile Application
Not Rated
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
Not Rated
3.3
REST API
5
Javascript API
4
iFrames
1
Java API
1
Themeable User Interface (UI)
6
Customizable Platform (Open Source)
3

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