Microsoft OneDrive vs SharePoint comparison

The compared Microsoft OneDrive and SharePoint solutions aren't in the same category. Microsoft OneDrive is ranked #3 in CCP , with an average rating of 10.0, and holds a 11.0% mindshare in the category. SharePoint is ranked #1 in ECM , with an average rating of 7.9, and holds a 17.7% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Microsoft OneDrive users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 78% of SharePoint users who would recommend it.

Microsoft OneDrive

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90% willing to recommend

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78% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft OneDrive

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Content Collaboration Platforms (3rd)

SharePoint

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

154

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Content Management (1st), Web Content Management (3rd), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (1st), Enterprise Intranet (1st)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Messaging and Collaboration solutions, they serve different purposes. Microsoft OneDrive is designed for Content Collaboration Platforms and holds a mindshare of 11.0%, down 13.3% compared to last year.
SharePoint, on the other hand, focuses on Enterprise Content Management, holds 17.7% mindshare, down 20.7% since last year.

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Featured Reviews

Victor Bayouwa

Owner at VBTECH-IT

I love the backup capabilities and the offline sync

We use OneDrive to share documents throughout the organization and collaborate. It is also used for backups. The backup capability is one feature I love about OneDrive. I also like how it syncs when you're working offline. Everything is updated once you connect again. It takes too long for…

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Sanil Paul

IT Service Manager at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees

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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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"One of the good features is that the users are not even aware that they're using it."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is the amount of space allotted to each user that is issued a subscription."

"It is simple to use and it allows me to give me the opportunity to access anything I want from any device."

"It's quite easy to use and then of course it is quite well integrated to the rest of Office 365."

"The most valuable feature is to be able to modify the file online and keep it stored on the cloud, since it is not necessary to download it to make modifications."

"With this solution, the sharing of documents if very easy to do. There's a lot of collaboration you can do with your colleagues."

"They have support for integration with a lot of tools."

"It's pretty easy to learn. Once someone taught me, I was able to navigate it quite easily."

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"Removed the need of paper storage and people flow into the office."

"The workflow feature is valuable because it enables us to cascade responsibilities."

"It is well supported by Microsoft."

"The most valuable feature of SharePoint is its ease of use."

"Ability to store files of any type."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is file sharing or information sharing."

"The ability to have version control and co-editing is vital to our workflows."

"It offers an easy way to store unstructured content (.pdf, .doc, .xls, images) and to tag them with metadata."

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Cons

"There are not enough ways to assign permissions to shared folders and files."

"It is not very stable because there are a lot of bugs."

"An increase in the capacity of storage in the free version would be nice."

"If I want to pick out certain criteria of pictures, Google enables me to do that whereas OneDrive is a bit sort of flaky."

"OneDrive is a bit behind competing products like Dropbox and Box."

"Technical support is not very impressive and is typical of large company software support."

"I would advice not storage sensitive information since it could be prone to hacking."

"The online application is quite limited, for this and other Office offerings."

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"The integration with Outlook could be improved."

"We would like more security features, like automating."

"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 way to change the version of the files in SharePoint should be improved. The method of synchronizing files from local to the cloud can also use improvement."

"Replication needs improvement."

"Microsoft support could be better, especially for enterprise troubleshooting. They require a lot of logs and often rely on online support, which does not meet customer expectations."

"Document management and the ability to easily integrate single sign-on (SSO) are areas for improvement in SharePoint."

"SharePoint’s scalability could be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Costwise, it is a great option. In most cases, it is a free space, which will be more than enough for most customers."

"We pay a lot for the Enterprise version, but it is a premium service."

"This is a pricy solution, given that we are only using it at 50% capacity."

"Using this software, it has had an amazing impact moneywise on our business. It allows us to share documents without the need of extra hardware."

"OneDrive comes with Microsoft 365 so it is just an added part of that package."

"It is free if you are using Office 365, and you get a terabyte of storage with your account."

"The licensing is expensive and on a yearly basis."

"The price of Microsoft OneDrive is reasonable and compatible with competitors."

"As usual, Microsoft’s licensing structures don’t really seem to fit the needs of their products. This leads to always paying for a project you will never use fully or always be adding to."

"They are about an eight in comparison to other similar products."

"It is very expensive."

"The replacement costs for it are cheaper if you use only SharePoint."

"The solution's pricing is relatively expensive because it's bundled with other products."

"The licensing model for SharePoint Online is based on per user, and it is monthly. The price of the solution overall is good."

"Any extended support from Microsoft is expensive."

"The platform has medium pricing."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

58%

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Government

13%

Computer Software Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Microsoft OneDrive?

The backup capability is one feature I love about OneDrive. I also like how it syncs when you're working offline. Everything is updated once you connect again.

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What needs improvement with Microsoft OneDrive?

It takes too long for OneDrive to synchronize various applications, especially when you are saving office data. It also requires too much bandwidth.

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What is your primary use case for Microsoft OneDrive?

We use OneDrive to share documents throughout the organization and collaborate. It is also used for backups.

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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...

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What do you like most about SharePoint?

The search feature is valuable.

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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.

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Overview

Microsoft OneDrive for Business gives you online storage that works seamlessly with the tools you use every day to create, communicate, and collaborate from your PC/Mac or your iOS, Android, or Windows device.

Microsoft

SharePoint is a Microsoft-based platform for building web applications. It covers a widerange of capabilities and while it is appropriate for experienced webdevelopers, even non-technical minded users can easily navigate through thesystem and execute functions such as collaborating data, managing documents andfiles, creating websites, managing social networking solutions, and automatingworkflow.

Major areas that SharePoint deals with are websites,communities, content, search, insights, and composites. The purpose is to give usersthe ability to create or develop these key business components on their owneven without technical knowledge of, for example, how to build a website or howto integrate coding. Configuring SharePoint into a business's system is meantto cut out all of the complicated steps, and pave the way for easierimplementation all around.

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