ASP.NET vs SharePoint Designer [EOL] comparison

ASP.NET and SharePoint Designer [EOL] are both solutions in the .NET Development Services category. Additionally, 96% of ASP.NET users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 82% of SharePoint Designer [EOL] users who would recommend it.

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96% willing to recommend

SharePoint Designer [EOL]

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82% willing to recommend

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ASP.NET

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.9

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SharePoint Designer [EOL]

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

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Abhilash Cr

Solutions Architect at DreamOrbit

Very user-friendly and comes with in-built mechanisms for security and performance

With the technical stacks, what happened is that Microsoft evolved in such a way that the features that are available in other technologies were gradually incorporated into .NET or C# for any Microsoft technical areas, whether it is Azure or any other tech stack. So it's gradually happening. We already have some Power Apps and so on. At this moment, Power Apps is restricted within Azure or any kind of Microsoft environment. Such things in the future should be .NET Core. It should be open source or deployable to any operating system so that the dependency can be removed. And with a click, we can get a solution ready for deployment.

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Raphael Haroun Ikyagh

Network Administrator at Letshego

Offers ability to directly share documents and highly stable

It's been stable for me. I haven't encountered any issues with the sites I've developed locally within the organization as long as the license remains valid. It's very stable. I haven't had any issues with outages or needing to republish content. It's always accessible to authorized users, so it's stable. The stability is almost a ten out of ten for me.

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

Pros

"The main pro is that it's very easy and we have Microsoft helping to stabilize the product which is coming with the all new features every year."

"ASP.NET is stable. I did not have to do any maintenance on it."

"ASP.NET works well with Windows applications and more generally, the Windows platform."

"The most valuable features are ease of use, scalability, and flexibility."

"The solution has good scalability."

"It is easy to install ASP.NET on your laptop."

"I would say that we have seen a return on investment when it comes to this solution."

"The most valuable feature of ASP.NET is its visual side, which makes building Windows forms applications visually efficient."

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"Designer is easy to manage."

"The product is very user-friendly."

"The most valuable feature of SharePoint Designer is document management."

"The most valuable feature is the capability to directly access the SharePoint data structure."

"We like that the interface is very user-friendly making it easy to use."

"What I found most valuable in SharePoint Designer is that through it, you can perform a lot of SharePoint functionalities, such as creating SharePoint lists and libraries, as well as customizing pages."

"The initial setup is very straightforward."

"The Power App is the most valuable feature."

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Cons

"The technology to integrate with cloud information could be improved."

"There should be consistent customization related to security, features, and developers, making the solution more understandable and adaptable."

"In the future, I would like to see more AI and machine learning technologies made available in libraries."

"The solution's initial setup is intermediate, and it could be improved."

"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."

"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."

"It should be open source or deployable to any operating system so that the dependency can be removed."

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"The search capabilities need to be improved."

"SharePoint Designer doesn't support the features that are available in the latest version of SharePoint Online."

"The system can become slow which should be improved."

"Adding guest users is a bit difficult on SharePoint."

"The solution requires more web-based publishing. It would benefit from adding in more collaboration features as well."

"The search function should improve in the solution."

"The downside is the different versions of SharePoint which means we need to have different designers as not all versions are compatible."

"In the solution, if you have a case of accidental deletion, there's no restoration, which should have been there."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of ASP.NET is reasonable. I rate the pricing a five out of ten."

"ASP.NET is open-source and free of charge."

"The solution requires a licensing fee but is worth the investment."

"The solution is comparatively cheaper, and you don't have to pay anything for a developer license."

"ASP.NET is an open-source solution."

"The solution is open source and free."

"On a scale from one to ten, with one being cost efficient and 10 being the most expensive, I would rate ASP.NET's pricing at six. There used to be IAF, which you could spin on a Windows machine. However, that sort of setup does not exist for Linux machines. Because customers still prefer a Windows underlying infrastructure, it can get expensive."

"The solution is free to use."

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"The pricing is fair."

"SharePoint Designer is less expensive than other solutions we have used. We purchased Office 365 which SharePoint comes with the package."

"The tool's pricing is cheap."

"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."

"SharePoint Online has a subscription-based model for payments and the price is based on user usage."

"The cost of the license is based on the size of the user base."

"It is a free solution that does not require a license."

"The tool is free of cost."

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Small Business

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Small Business	13
Midsize Enterprise	7
Large Enterprise	11

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Small Business	19
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	21

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ASP.NET?

It is easy to install ASP.NET on your laptop.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ASP.NET?

ASP.NET is not an expensive solution.

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What needs improvement with ASP.NET?

ASP.NET is a very slow tool, and it should be faster.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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Overview

ASP.NET is a free web framework for building web sites, apps and services with HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

Microsoft

SharePoint Designer is the tool of choice for the rapid development of SharePoint applications. Using SharePoint Designer, advanced users and developers alike can rapidly create SharePoint solutions in response to business needs. Advanced users can compose no-code solutions that encompass a variety of common scenarios, from collaborative sites and web publishing to Line-Of-Business data integration, business intelligence solutions, and human workflows, leveraging the building blocks available in SharePoint in an easy to use environment.

Microsoft

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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