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Jive 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:
 

Categories and Ranking

Jive
Ranking in Enterprise Content Management
35th
Ranking in Web Content Management
41st
Ranking in Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals)
7th
Ranking in Enterprise Intranet
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Social Software (15th), Knowledge Management Software (10th)
SharePoint
Ranking in Enterprise Content Management
1st
Ranking in Web Content Management
3rd
Ranking in Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals)
1st
Ranking in Enterprise Intranet
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
154
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Enterprise Content Management category, the mindshare of Jive is 0.1%, down from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SharePoint is 17.7%, down from 20.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Content Management
 

Q&A Highlights

it_user499239 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 26, 2016
 

Featured Reviews

it_user446067 - PeerSpot reviewer
Used by our agile teams instead of email to track impediments.
Stream activity could be better organized. Activities or content you are following will either be emailed to you or you follow in a stream. This is the largest issue to overcome for new people using the solution. When using email they receive way too many and it becomes noise. If they use streams, it's yet another thing to check along with email, IM, etc.
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…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We are able to handle more than one hundred POs at any given time with their shipping docs and info, with only one person in charge."
"The most valuable aspect of SharePoint is its integration with Teams. T"
"The most valuable feature is the ability to easily build intranet sites for communicating within teams, storing documentation, product information, pricing policies, updates on product infrastructure, and other related news."
"Ability to store files of any type."
"We can arrange all our documents on one platform and see the document's changes and edits."
"OneDrive and SharePoint provide a secure, fully auditable way of storing information."
"It facilitates collaboration and the ability to create custom workflows."
"It improved transparency around work products."
"The ability to have version control and co-editing is vital to our workflows."
 

Cons

"The search engine could be improved and also provide some kind of indexing."
"Replication needs improvement."
"During uptime under our network, it is hard to find info when content is hefty."
"It is too heavy. MS should not have paid foreign coders dollars per each row of code. They wasted the stability and reliability in the end."
"The solution's support services and GenAI could be improved and made faster and more knowledgeable."
"There are some limitations on storage."
"We do sell Hyland OnBase, which is probably a competitor to SharePoint and does a lot more. In our own organization, we haven't had a need for it, but certainly, for our customers, we are finding that to be a better fit. In terms of the technical reasons for that, I'm not involved much on that side, so I can't give specifics, but there is certainly room for them to improve or add on certain features that clearly are not available in SharePoint, but they are available in Hyland OnBase."
"The navigation is confusing."
"The management of the product/back-end is complex."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

Information not available
"They are about an eight in comparison to other similar products."
"We have purchased add-ons to handle multiple site collections, form creation, and design."
"The pricing is competitive."
"The product is reasonably priced."
"The licensing model for SharePoint Online is based on per user, and it is monthly. The price of the solution overall is good."
"The cost is expensive, but worthwhile."
"The replacement costs for it are cheaper if you use only SharePoint."
"The pricing is competitive."
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Comparison Review

it_user8925 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 23, 2013
Jive vs Sharepoint vs Drupal Commons
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Answers from the Community

it_user499239 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 26, 2016
Aug 26, 2016
Jive and SharePoint overlap to at least some extend. What are the issues driving the choice?
2 out of 19 answers
it_user217179 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 22, 2016
Jive and SharePoint overlap to at least some extend. What are the issues driving the choice?
Aug 22, 2016
What would be the consulting fee? Best On 8/22/2016 1:21 PM, Ariel Lindenfeld - Community Manager at IT Central
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
No data available
Government
13%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SharePoint?
I am not involved in the licensing, but Microsoft offers bundled pricing for Office, SharePoint, and Exchange, making it cost-effective.
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

Clearspace, Jive SBS, Jive Engage, Jive-x, Jive-n
SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Eloqua, Hitachi Data Systems,T-Mobile, UBM, Thomson-Reuters, Groupon, Nike, Cisco, and others.
Toyota, Aeroports de Paris, ASBBank Ltd., Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals, CambridgeshireConstabulary, D&M Group, NPL Construction Company, and The Regional Municipality of Niagara.
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