Try our new research platform with insights from 80,000+ expert users

SharePoint vs WordPress comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

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

SharePoint
Ranking in Web Content Management
2nd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
158
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (1st), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (1st), Enterprise Intranet (1st)
WordPress
Ranking in Web Content Management
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
28
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Web Content Management category, the mindshare of SharePoint is 11.8%, down from 12.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WordPress is 14.8%, up from 14.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Web Content Management
 

Featured Reviews

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…
RICARDO FILIPO - PeerSpot reviewer
Very customizable, and forms the base for most websites on the Internet
I work in the community, and I'm part of a team making the core of WordPress. We are responsible for creating how WordPress will change in the next version. The main point is concurrency. For example, we have Squarespace, Wix, and a lot of other frameworks with the same features and functionalities. All those frameworks are going to a completely no-code experience. Anyone can then have a website. You're just dragging, dropping, and writing texts very easily. It's like using Facebook. WordPress comes from a node way. There was a time when the webmaster needed to code in HTML, PHP, or some language to have a website. It has changed over time, but we still have some old things inside the backend of WordPress. We are currently removing all those old things. Day by day, WordPress will be easier to use and more user-friendly. WordPress needs to improve its usability. That way, it will be easier to create websites, e-commerce, CRM, platforms for education, or anything else. It would be good if WordPress improved its AI. For example, if you have a blog, the blog will be auto-writing. I'm working on this, and we have some solutions. Another feature should be the identification of users. It's related to AI. For example, if you go to a website like Facebook or another social network, it's possible to learn everything about you if you go to that place. WordPress has something like that, but it's not so deep. I am personally working on that feature. Anyone coming to a WordPress website will be identified. It's tricky because we have a kind of privacy to follow, so we need to balance both things.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I rate it a ten."
"Information is much more readily available."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is file sharing or information sharing."
"SharePoint is a ten out of ten solution."
"Its functionality is enormous."
"The most valuable aspect of SharePoint is its integration with Teams. T"
"It offers an easy way to store unstructured content (.pdf, .doc, .xls, images) and to tag them with metadata."
"The most valuable feature of SharePoint is its user interface, which is very easy to use."
"It is easy to edit content using WordPress."
"WordPress offers great flexibility."
"It is a stable system which offers a wide variety of themes and templates."
"There are so many free plugins"
"The best feature in WordPress is Elementor. It lets you easily create one-page landing sites."
"Ready-made themes speed the design process; a huge number of quality themes are available from several sources."
"We use WordPress on two different websites and it solves all of our website issues."
"I like how it integrates graphics and words, and more generally, the way people can develop the choices of spaces for different websites."
 

Cons

"I would like a simpler, more cost-effective solution for connecting data sources with workflows and BI tools, or data mining tools."
"The search functionality could be improved, especially when dealing with 'lift' lists, where there are performance issues."
"​Improve the user-friendliness."
"SharePoint sometimes cannot handle the amount of co-editing that we do."
"When working on a website with SharePoint Online, not many people can edit simultaneously. If I am editing one section, my colleague cannot edit it at the same time."
"Allow more functionalities for the on-premise version. Do not force the move of content to a non-private cloud."
"Needs improvement on the user interface."
"You still need a bit of expertise to add branding."
"WordPress needs to improve its usability."
"I think that WordPress is too cool in its contact."
"In WordPress, the user onboarding process is an area with complexities...there is no step-by-step explanation provided."
"I would like to see the addition of social media integration features in WordPress."
"The basic product is becoming less usable by end users for site maintenance post delivery."
"WordPress sites do require quite a bit of maintenance: Constant updates to both WordPress and all the various plugins that it requires."
"The system should be more informative."
"WordPress doesn't automatically scan the website, so we need to install paid plugins for this purpose. Unfortunately, this can lead to slower performance, which is a notable drawback."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"For this type of solution, it is not wise to buy it without Software Assurance."
"Licensing can be by server or by seat."
"The cost is expensive, but worthwhile."
"SharePoint is included with our Microsoft license."
"The product is reasonably priced."
"Any extended support from Microsoft is expensive."
"The solution's pricing is relatively expensive because it's bundled with other products."
"The replacement costs for it are cheaper if you use only SharePoint."
"I paid to have a WordPress site for two years and didn't just have a free one."
"The pricing is very reasonable because WordPress is an open-source platform."
"It provides a high ROI."
"It is an open-source platform. It doesn't need any license."
"WordPress is a free solution."
"As per my understanding, WordPress is an open-source product, owing to which there are no requirements to make any payments towards its licensing costs."
"Set up cost is nothing. Pricing is free. You need to pay a cost only for the domains, hosting, and to buy themes."
"WordPress is a free CMS. Installing WordPress is free, although the domain will cost money."
report
Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Web Content Management solutions are best for your needs.
839,319 professionals have used our research since 2012.
 

Comparison Review

it_user8925 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 23, 2013
Jive vs Sharepoint vs Drupal Commons
At Mediacurrent we often get requests to compare Drupal to other platforms used for intranet sites and social business platforms (like https://dev.twitter.com/ for example). This is often referred to as “Social Business Software”, which has grown in popularity in recent years. I decided to do a…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Government
13%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
15%
Government
10%
University
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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.
What do you like most about WordPress?
The best feature of WordPress is its flexibility.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for WordPress?
The cost of a project using WordPress varies widely and depends on the specific requirements. It can range from as low as $500 to as high as $3,000 or more, depending on the complexity and scope of...
What needs improvement with WordPress?
WordPress could use improvement in terms of optimization, especially for large websites with extensive databases and many images. When clients want to build projects like Amazon on WordPress, it te...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010
No data available
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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.
TIBCO Software, Code for America, Crosswise, Essio Shower, AdLemons, Applied Geographics
Find out what your peers are saying about SharePoint vs. WordPress and other solutions. Updated: March 2025.
839,319 professionals have used our research since 2012.