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Alfresco vs SharePoint comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Customer Service

No sentiment score available
Alfresco offers helpful customer service, albeit slow technical support; community forums and Hyland training are also beneficial.
Sentiment score
8.5
SharePoint support satisfaction varies; premium options and online communities are highly valued, while some find standard support lacking.
 

Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
3.2
Alfresco needs improved user interface intuitiveness, developer tools, NoSQL integration, Office 365 support, and better configuration options.
Sentiment score
4.9
SharePoint needs improvements in co-authoring, permissions, search, integration, user interface, mobile, workflow, customization, training, stability, and performance.
 

Scalability Issues

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Alfresco offers robust scalability and high availability with seamless clustering and efficient metadata management for disaster recovery.
Sentiment score
7.7
SharePoint efficiently scales for diverse user sizes, with challenges typically arising from configurations rather than inherent limitations.
 

Setup Cost

No sentiment score available
Alfresco provides a free Community Edition and a scalable Enterprise Edition with per-server licensing for advanced features.
No sentiment score available
SharePoint pricing varies by agreement, vendor, and size, with cloud and hybrid models offering cost-saving potentials while requiring careful planning.
 

Stability Issues

No sentiment score available
Alfresco is stable but benefits from experienced administrators, correct settings, and appropriate architecture to handle high demands.
Sentiment score
7.9
SharePoint stability depends on infrastructure and practices, improving with updates; well-configured systems face minimal problems and quick resolutions.
 

Valuable Features

No sentiment score available
Alfresco offers document management, customization, collaboration, and search features, appreciated for ease of use and extensibility.
Sentiment score
7.8
SharePoint excels in Office integration, document management, collaboration, strong security, and supports global teams with customization options.
 

Categories and Ranking

Alfresco
Ranking in Enterprise Content Management
10th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
3.2
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
Document Management Software (4th)
SharePoint
Ranking in Enterprise Content Management
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
152
Ranking in other categories
Web Content Management (2nd), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (1st), Enterprise Intranet (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Enterprise Content Management category, the mindshare of Alfresco is 7.6%, down from 8.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SharePoint is 18.6%, down from 20.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Content Management
 

Q&A Highlights

AS
Apr 04, 2023
 

Featured Reviews

Karthi Keyan - PeerSpot reviewer
Flexible and customizable but lacking integration with Microsoft
I think the presentation layer could be improved - currently, it's too complex, and there are too many features cluttered all over the screen. Alfresco also needs to be well-integrated with Microsoft, as it's currently a nuisance for customers who rely on Microsoft's Office 365 solutions. There's a pretty obvious gap in the overlap between SharePoint when customers go to O365 and are presented with the SharePoint license and storage to start with, which Alfresco isn't taking advantage of.
Sanil Paul - PeerSpot reviewer
Streamlined collaboration through seamless integration and customization
I have been an administrator for SharePoint and have used it as an end-user for document storage. Predominantly, I've been involved in administration SharePoint helps a lot since we've moved from using it directly to using it as a backend for Teams, which makes collaboration easier. It supports…
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Comparison Review

it_user8925 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 23, 2013
Jive vs Sharepoint vs Drupal Commons
At Mediacurrent we often get requests to compare Drupal to other platforms used for intranet sites and social business platforms (like https://dev.twitter.com/ for example). This is often referred to as “Social Business Software”, which has grown in popularity in recent years. I decided to do a…
 

Answers from the Community

AS
Apr 4, 2023
Apr 4, 2023
Alfresco scores are high on all features of an ECM solution and tools. Back office processing, rated as 3.36 good. Business Process Application 3.55 Good to excellent. Document Management 4.12 Excellent. Records Management 3.81 Good to Excellent. Team Productivity 3.66 Good. Compared with Sharepoint the ratings are as below. Back office Operations 3.29. Business Process Application 3...
2 out of 8 answers
Aug 4, 2014
Hi, Sorry but I am not familiar with Alfresco. We have experience with the followings: WebSphere CMS, Sharepoint and Drupal. Thank you, Jacob (Kobi) Welber CTO
it_user71736 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 4, 2014
www.springcm.com routinely solves this problem and there now is an "easy button" on ECM and we have lots of clients to prove it, plus it includes some pre-configured apps that are very quick to deploy and derive value from. ok, commercial over... two quick questions: 1- do you need to integrate with salesforce.com? 2- what is the primary challenge with sharepoint?
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Government
14%
Computer Software Company
11%
Insurance Company
10%
Government
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Would Alfresco give an organization more benefits in terms of cost, features & security as compared to Sharepoint?
Alfresco scores are high on all features of an ECM solution and tools. Back office processing, rated as 3.36 good. Business Process Application 3.55 Good to excellent. Document Management 4.12...
What needs improvement with Alfresco?
The configuration of Alfresco is a big challenge. The index fields and their values are not intuitive, making it difficult to find documents. You often need a cross-reference document to navigate c...
What is your primary use case for Alfresco?
I use Alfresco primarily to look up documents. However, it is not as user-friendly as the previous solution, Nautilus, which I was more familiar with due to my involvement in its configuration and ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SharePoint?
I have a little understanding of the licensing cost. A separate team handles it. I am not very well-versed in this area.
What needs improvement with SharePoint?
There's room for improvement in the search functionality, although it has matured significantly over the years. I can't pinpoint specific other areas for improvement because Microsoft continually u...
 

Comparisons

 

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SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010
 

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Sample Customers

Over 1,300 companies from 180 different countries. Including EuroStar, Saks Fifth Avenue, NASA Langley Research Center, and KLM.
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