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Microsoft Teams vs SharePoint comparison

 

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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

Microsoft Teams
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
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 (3rd), 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 1.2% compared to last year.
SharePoint, on the other hand, focuses on Enterprise Content Management, holds 17.7% mindshare, down 20.7% 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 solution has calendars that help us to manage work."
"Compared to Zoom, Microsoft Teams is a very good solution and works well."
"Teams integrates with a lot of our technologies, especially features like the Teams channels."
"I think it has helped me organize my day-to-day activities. It has also helped me to align with the schedule of my colleagues and other partners because there's a feature where we can see the schedule of other Team members."
"All the functions I needed were supported very well, making the product very effective."
"I find the ability to maintain group and conference information for project-related work useful."
"I like the video call and document-sharing features."
"I use the solution to chat with my team."
"The ability to quickly and easily create team sites has been great."
"Removed the need of paper storage and people flow into the office."
"Information is now available instantly to managers on all devices."
"It has made us faster and more efficient."
"It offers an easy way to store unstructured content (.pdf, .doc, .xls, images) and to tag them with metadata."
"No code and low code, scalable, and stable collaboration platform. Straightforward to set up. Its support system is good and offers fast issue resolution."
"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."
"It allows for simultaneous users to be on it."
 

Cons

"It would be better if Microsoft Teams can link us to the internet on the screen sharing mode during the meeting."
"Since Microsoft Teams is a typical Microsoft product, inviting guest users to the conversation can be problematic if they're not in the active directory."
"The solution's login process could be more straightforward."
"One thing that could be improved is the auto-correction feature. When we type, we often send messages with spelling errors. While there is an edit feature to correct these mistakes, I think spelling-checking capabilities could still be improved."
"I had to type the team members versus being able to set up a team's group of names as you can do with Outlook."
"The solution should improve internal and external data expansion. I am not able to send records to an external member who has been added to the call. I am only able to send the file to the internal member. These features should be enabled in that Teams so that during the call, we can share the document file and discuss at the same time."
"Screen sharing sometimes causes the solution to crash."
"For future releases, I would like to see Microsoft Teams to make a lighter application and drop some features."
"The management of the product/back-end is complex."
"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."
"During uptime under our network, it is hard to find info when content is hefty."
"This solution would benefit from the implementation of enhanced online forms and template development capabilities."
"Processing data from multiple site collections is not easy as they reside in different databases."
"You still need a bit of expertise to add branding."
"Integration needs to be more straightforward, particularly with Azure. SharePoint also needs a more comprehensive introductory course for users."
"Workflow is something that can become more intelligent."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing for Teams is very competitive."
"If you have clients who do not have a computer and are joining with their phones it's an additional fee of $5.00 per user."
"The solution's pricing is reasonable and I would rate it an eight out of ten."
"I rate Microsoft Teams an eight out of ten for its pricing."
"The solution's cost is high."
"We get the solution on a corporate plan, where everything is included."
"The solution is priced high."
"I would rate the solution's pricing a nine out of ten."
"The platform has medium pricing."
"The data classification and search elements are cheap."
"The product is reasonably priced."
"We have purchased add-ons to handle multiple site collections, form creation, and design."
"It is pretty reasonable. It is $5 per month per user. We have 12 users now, so it is about $60 per month."
"They are about an eight in comparison to other similar products."
"Any extended support from Microsoft is expensive."
"The licensing model for SharePoint Online is based on per user, and it is monthly. The price of the solution overall is good."
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Comparison Review

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
73%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Government
3%
Computer Software Company
3%
Government
13%
Computer Software Company
10%
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?
Improvements could be made in utilizing AI features, such as getting a transcript of meetings. During my usage, there were no AI features available.
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

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