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ASP.NET vs SharePoint Designer comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

ASP.NET
Ranking in .NET Development Services
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SharePoint Designer
Ranking in .NET Development Services
2nd
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
49
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the .NET Development Services category, the mindshare of ASP.NET is 11.7%, up from 7.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SharePoint Designer is 13.4%, down from 20.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Brandon Smith - PeerSpot reviewer
Beneficial thread management, and asynchronous processing, and template-driven setup
The initial setup of ASP.NET was complex in general, but compared to other cloud deployment projects I have done, it was relatively easy, particularly when it came to integrating with Microsoft Azure. Other projects involving Kubernetes, have been much more complicated in comparison. This project was less difficult than others. It took a few weeks to get the infrastructure set up from scratch and gather information. There were changing requirements, it's hard to compare, but it took two to three weeks to get an initial setup. Since then, we've been adding to it as we go. It's not difficult to set up and deploy new things as everything is template-driven and it's easy to work with Microsoft Azure to define and export templates.
Vivek Vaibhav - PeerSpot reviewer
Intuitive, customizable, and reliable
Exporting the whole SharePoint website is an issue. For example, let's say I want to deploy it in the client environment. Right now, this was based on our own company's environment and if I wanted to deploy that onto the client's environment. To do this, I will have to recreate everything from scratch, which takes a lot of time. There should be a way somewhere where I can download the custom designs I have made and upload them to the client servers so that we can configure them on their servers. Secondly, when you have uploaded data, for example, from an Excel spreadsheet, you download it in the form of a dot IQY file. This IQY file is a bit tough to work with as it's a server-side file. If there was any option where you could just download the flat files and work with them, that would have been great.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is that it's easy to use."
"It is seamless compared to Java or any other technology stack."
"It is easy to install ASP.NET on your laptop."
"The most valuable feature of ASP.NET is the support of multiple platforms with ASP.NET Core. Additionally, Azure integrates well with ASP.NET and Visual Studio."
"It's a pretty stable solution."
"We use ASP.NET to develop web applications and web API. I'm working at a government financial institution in Mexico that helps citizens buy a house"
"The solution is easy to learn, understand and develop."
"The most valuable feature of ASP.NET is its visual side, which makes building Windows forms applications visually efficient."
"The most valuable feature of SharePoint Designer is document management."
"It helps centralize and store files."
"The most valuable feature is the development."
"We like the highly customizable websites that you can build."
"Other valuable features are the ability able to update the master file, and creating the workflow."
"The solution is scalable."
"SharePoint has very good features for collaboration."
"The technical support from Microsoft is very good."
 

Cons

"It should be open source or deployable to any operating system so that the dependency can be removed."
"The con is that every year they are launching a new technology, and for a company like us, we get confused which version should be used."
"It would be beneficial if Microsoft provided more support for certain technologies, such as Blazor, in the form of basic components. As it stands, some reliance on third-party tools may be necessary. Having more support from Microsoft for these technologies would make it easier for users to build and maintain applications. For example, the grids, date pickers, and dropdown lists would be components to add."
"In addition to the visual aspect, there is a need for ASP.NET to provide a robust visual front end like there was in the past."
"An area for improvement is the structure template."
"I'd like to be able to run any application from a specific point instead of compiling all the code. For example, if I want to test function A, I should be able to test it even if my other functions aren't working. Like in SQL, you provide parameters to the function, and it executes. I'd like to see something similar in ASP.NET."
"ASP.NET is not the best solution for all companies looking to implement a solution like it."
"The caching could improve in ASP.NET. I don't often run into limitations with ASP.NET. More often, it's the other tools we use that slow us down."
"We'd like it if we got less frequent updates."
"The solution requires more web-based publishing. It would benefit from adding in more collaboration features as well."
"The interface of SharePoint Designer could be improved, such as in SAP."
"I would like to see SharePoint improve the integration with different systems. I also would like to see more customization."
"If they included some training modules, I would give them a ten, because that would make it even more user-friendly."
"The web services aspect of the solution is very weak."
"SharePoint Designer doesn't support the features that are available in the latest version of SharePoint Online."
"We would like to see an improvement in the stability and overall consistency of performance in this solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is somewhere in the middle. Not too expensive, but not the cheapest either."
"This is a free solution. However, we have some server licensing costs which are not directly a cost of using the solution."
"The pricing is a bit high and I believe that it can be brought down."
"ASP.NET is an open-source solution."
"The solution is open source and free."
"The solution is free to use."
"The solution is comparatively cheaper, and you don't have to pay anything for a developer license."
"The solution requires a licensing fee but is worth the investment."
"It is a free solution that does not require a license."
"There is no licensing cost for Designer—it's free."
"SharePoint Designer's pricing is okay."
"The tool is free of cost."
"I use Macintosh devices, and because this solution is not available in the Apple Ecosystem I use it because it is cost-effective."
"The entire package is expensive. There is no extra cost in addition to the standard license."
"Priced per user per month with different plans to choose from."
"Most of the time, our customer's license from Microsoft includes the cost of SharePoint. However, if you have to buy it then SharePoint is quite expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Government
12%
University
9%
Government
19%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ASP.NET?
It is easy to install ASP.NET on your laptop.
What needs improvement with ASP.NET?
ASP.NET is a very slow tool, and it should be faster.
What do you like most about SharePoint Designer?
It saved me big time once! My car got broken into and they took my laptop with all my files. But I didn't have to worry because everything was backed up on SharePoint. It was a lifesaver!
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SharePoint Designer?
I've leased Microsoft SharePoint Designer for the enterprise, not System Center. It's for private work, web development specifically.
What needs improvement with SharePoint Designer?
For me, it's flexible enough for most things. But maybe they could improve the user interface to make it easier for everyone to navigate and use. That would be a big plus.
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Kienzle Automotive GmbH, Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Vengo Labs, Oneview Healthcare, BookedOut, Ministry of Rural Development, Grupo WRR
Pyrotek Inc., ICA, Deliver Australia, Secretary of Economy of Mexico, Aegon, ABB Switzerland, Ascent Yarns Private Limited, Bakewell Biscuits Pvt Ltd, Hitachi Consulting
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