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Microsoft Teams vs SharePoint comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Teams
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
163
Ranking in other categories
Virtual Meetings (4th), Enterprise Social Software (1st)
SharePoint
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
154
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (1st), Web Content Management (2nd), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (1st), Enterprise Intranet (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Messaging and Collaboration solutions, they serve different purposes. Microsoft Teams is designed for Virtual Meetings and holds a mindshare of 2.7%, up 1.0% compared to last year.
SharePoint, on the other hand, focuses on Enterprise Content Management, holds 18.4% mindshare, down 20.8% since last year.
Virtual Meetings
Enterprise Content Management
 

Featured Reviews

Santhosh Varghese - PeerSpot reviewer
Whiteboard and content sharing features are good
I would rate Teams's stability as a nine out of ten. However, some recent updates have made it less stable. I find it a little bit choppy. Sometimes, I find the network quality is not very good with low bandwidth. So, sometimes, when you have low bandwidth the quality becomes very poor. So, you have to optimize your usage.
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

"The integration, ability to share documents is very good."
"Microsoft Teams is a scalable tool because it integrates with many other tools and different kinds of apps."
"The solution is stable."
"It's great for meeting conferences."
"Microsoft Teams is a very good collaborative tool."
"It is an excellent all-around communications tool that works well for business purposes."
"The corporate world widely accepts the solution for virtual meetings. Also, it has good availability."
"One big advantage of this solution over competitors is it is bundled with Office 365. This makes it more convenient."
"It keeps our company organized and everything is in one place."
"SharePoint manages version control, which makes it easier to track and amend documentation accurately, maintaining document integrity and enabling quick recovery if necessary."
"The ability to take Excel files and make them dynamic SharePoint lists with instant reporting capabilities has been a major benefit."
"We can arrange all our documents on one platform and see the document's changes and edits."
"SharePoint's collaborative features are valuable as they enable productivity by allowing multiple users to edit documents simultaneously."
"SharePoint enabled the staff to share documents and work on a document simultaneously."
"Its most valuable feature is the document library."
"Information is now available instantly to managers on all devices."
 

Cons

"The main issue is that the link goes down when there are internet issues."
"Sometimes Avaya is required for Teams to work well on phones."
"Allowing you to participate in the conference to which you have been invited regardless of the platform on which it is hosted would be beneficial."
"We face issues related to screen-sharing and stability. It is very difficult to get Microsoft's support to troubleshoot the issues. The product also needs to update its recording features."
"Screen sharing sometimes causes the solution to crash."
"They need to improve the scalability of Teams."
"Whiteboard tool not embedded in the solution."
"The tool lacks AI. We will require AI in the solution to be able to integrate with all other tools."
"There's a challenge with desktop applications synchronizing with online documents in real-time. If someone is working on a document in the desktop version of Excel, for example, and someone else is editing the same document online, the changes won't sync immediately. That's the only real challenge we've encountered."
"The solution should improve its integration with other project management tools."
"The solution should be made more user-friendly for technical and business people."
"Emails stored now do not display metadata in native format."
"The management of the product/back-end is complex."
"It will fully use your system resources."
"Make it more intuitive."
"Using SharePoint is difficult."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Microsoft Teams comes free if you're using it in an organization."
"Microsoft Teams is a cheap solution."
"The pricing for Teams is very competitive."
"The tool is cheaper than Google Meet. I rate it a three out of four."
"The solution's pricing is reasonable and I would rate it an eight out of ten."
"You don't buy only the Teams license; you buy it as part of the Microsoft 365 bundle."
"We need to pay for Microsoft Teams' licenses on a yearly basis."
"The product is expensive."
"For this type of solution, it is not wise to buy it without Software Assurance."
"It comes bundled with the Microsoft 365 pricing plans."
"SharePoint is included with our Microsoft license."
"The licensing model for SharePoint Online is based on per user, and it is monthly. The price of the solution overall is good."
"The pricing works for us."
"The cost is expensive, but worthwhile."
"Any extended support from Microsoft is expensive."
"It is very expensive.​"
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Comparison Review

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
70%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Government
3%
Computer Software Company
3%
Government
13%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Microsoft Teams?
The most valuable feature of Microsoft Teams for us is the ability to share files from OneDrive seamlessly.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Teams?
I’m unsure about the exact cost, but I believe it’s reasonable. Using Teams for collaboration, video conferencing, and messaging helps save costs, especially for communicating with third-party comp...
What needs improvement with Microsoft Teams?
Everything is running smoothly, and I’m still exploring more features. As for improvements, I think it could be more user-friendly and integrate better with third-party software, like Zoom and othe...
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

MS Teams
SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Honeywll, AIRFRANCE, AccuWeather, Lilly
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Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft Teams vs. SharePoint and other solutions. Updated: January 2023.
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