Oracle WebCenter vs SharePoint comparison

Oracle and Microsoft are both solutions in the Enterprise Content Management category. Oracle is ranked #15 with an average rating of 7.0, while Microsoft is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.1. Oracle holds a 2.3% mindshare in ECM, compared to Microsoft’s 17.7% mindshare. Additionally, 70% of Oracle users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 78% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

Oracle WebCenter

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70% willing to recommend

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78% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024

SharePoint and Oracle WebCenter compete in the enterprise content management space. SharePoint generally has the upper hand due to its lower pricing and strong support services, appealing to cost-conscious organizations.

Features: SharePoint offers robust document management and team collaboration capabilities. It seamlessly integrates with Microsoft Office products, providing essential tools for efficient workplace communication. Oracle WebCenter is distinguished by its advanced content management, expansive enterprise portals, and comprehensive application integrations.

Room for Improvement: SharePoint can improve its scalability options and enhance integration with non-Microsoft products. Additionally, expanding its customization capabilities could serve more complex user needs. Oracle WebCenter's interface could be more user-friendly, and the deployment process simplified. Further expansion in native mobile support options would also benefit users.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SharePoint's cloud-based model facilitates quick setup and easy scaling, complemented by reliable customer support. In contrast, Oracle WebCenter, while flexible in deployment, is perceived as more complex, demanding significant technical expertise, although it comes with comprehensive support.

Pricing and ROI: SharePoint is typically more budget-friendly with lower setup costs, delivering quicker ROI, making it ideal for organizations focusing on cost efficiency. Oracle WebCenter incurs higher initial costs but promises higher ROI through its extensive enterprise-grade functionalities, appealing to businesses seeking comprehensive content management solutions.

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle WebCenter

Ranking in Enterprise Content Management

15th

Ranking in Web Content Management

7th

Ranking in Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals)

5th

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Customer Experience Management (26th)

SharePoint

Ranking in Enterprise Content Management

1st

Ranking in Web Content Management

2nd

Ranking in Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals)

1st

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

154

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Intranet (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Enterprise Content Management category, the mindshare of Oracle WebCenter is 2.3%, down from 2.7% 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.

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Mehdi Hasankhan

Head of Development and Implementation at Arak Petrochemical Company

Gives me easy access, connection and compatibility with all of the Oracle products

WebCenter content access has a lot of options and flexibility. At this time, I only see one problem: in the sub-content and channels surrounding Windows 10. It only functions with Windows 7 and Windows 8. All of the operating systems in my company are up-to-date and we are using Windows 10. For whatever reason, you can't use the Oracle content on these platforms at all. This lapse is very bad for my company because I can't change the version of Word and downgrade. Maybe it is just a technical problem. But it is a lot of my problem with this solution currently.

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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

"WebCenter's interface is very user-friendly."

"It's a very scalable solution and the performance is pretty good. The scalability, in my opinion, is the biggest advantage."

"Integration within the solution is very good."

"Oracle integrates well with other products to cover Big Data."

"A great solution for storing and searching large volumes of documents with easy access."

"You can move workloads in between sub-servers so that you don't overload a portion of the server."

"The WebCenter Content is its most valuable feature. After we update a document in WebCenter Content, it can be update automatically in our intranet."

"The access control is definitely a good feature. We also appreciate the improvements they've made to the online applications, where multiple users can work on the same documents simultaneously. Everything syncs automatically."

"SharePoint is easy to collaborate with."

"Helps with document collaboration and workflow."

"SharePoint's collaborative features are valuable as they enable productivity by allowing multiple users to edit documents simultaneously."

"Its functionality is enormous."

"The product provides flexibility in collaboration."

"There is not just one valuable feature; it is all of them working together."

"It has good integration with other MS products."

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Cons

"The speed of the backup should be enhanced."

"Does not seem to be totally compatible with Windows 10 as of our current version."

"This solution needs to support translation into the Arabic language."

"There are many document management systems that offer pretty much the same functionalities but at a lower price. The product as such is pretty good. However, the pricing is not comparable. They need to adjust their pricing to be more competitive on the market."

"The solution should be offered in Persian. Right now, our version is in English, and there's a bit of a language barrier between the users and the product."

"I would like them to add more Web 2.0 features."

"Its functions need more stability."

"WebCenter requires a lot of design effort to upload content to our regular system."

"The solution should be made more user-friendly for technical and business people."

"No good process to import emails from several users into a single comprehensive SP repository."

"During uptime under our network, it is hard to find info when content is hefty."

"Too many versions being released in a short time period. Too much time being devoted to migration planning."

"The areas of this solution that need improvement are the relationships between lists, cross-site web parts, and page-building tools."

"The management of the product/back-end is complex."

"Improve the user-friendliness."

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

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"WebCenter's pricing is on the higher side."

"The price of this solution is considered to be high; however, when speaking with Oracle, it is possible to get discounts of up to sixty percent."

"The price needs to be lowered."

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

"The data classification and search elements are cheap."

"It is pretty reasonable. It is $5 per month per user. We have 12 users now, so it is about $60 per month."

"SharePoint is included with our Microsoft license."

"Any extended support from Microsoft is expensive."

"The pricing is competitive."

"For this type of solution, it is not wise to buy it without Software Assurance."

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

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Oracle WebCenter?

WebCenter's interface is very user-friendly.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle WebCenter?

WebCenter's pricing is on the higher side.

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What needs improvement with Oracle WebCenter?

WebCenter requires a lot of design effort to upload content to our regular system. Its performance is also not up to the market standard, and its agility and adaptability could be improved.

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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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Also Known As

WebCenter, FatWire

SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010

Overview

Oracle WebCenter is the center of engagement for business powering exceptional experiences for customers, partners, and employees. It connects people, processes, and information with the most complete portfolio of portal, content management, Web experience management, and collaboration technologies.

Oracle

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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Sample Customers

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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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