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SharePoint vs WordPress 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

SharePoint
Ranking in Web Content Management
2nd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
154
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 February 2025, in the Web Content Management category, the mindshare of SharePoint is 12.0%, down from 13.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WordPress is 14.8%, up from 13.9% 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

"For any organization with more than one person in it, if they are trying to organize things to let people in the company know what others are doing, then this solution is good for them."
"The ability to have version control and co-editing is vital to our workflows."
"Its functionality is enormous."
"SharePoint is already moving to cloud, if you are using SharePoint online, which is cloud-based technology, it is more accessible."
"It is very stable."
"​Combined reports and data with timeline tracking."
"There is not just one valuable feature; it is all of them working together."
"It is well supported by Microsoft."
"The best feature in WordPress is Elementor. It lets you easily create one-page landing sites."
"The standout feature is its high degree of customization. Creating user-friendly, easily maintainable websites is a breeze, especially with the convenient admin access."
"As WordPress is such a popular product, there are many designers and developers available to work on projects."
"WordPress offers great flexibility."
"It has a vast array of themes which could be applied to make the website visually look more appealing to the target market."
"There are so many free plugins"
"It is a stable system which offers a wide variety of themes and templates."
"It is easy to edit content using WordPress."
 

Cons

"The introduction of AI and automation with Copilot could be a beneficial improvement."
"No good process to import emails from several users into a single comprehensive SP repository."
"Emails stored now do not display metadata in native format."
"One issue is that when users mistakenly hide files or set permissions incorrectly, it can lead to files becoming inaccessible, requiring intervention from Microsoft support to resolve."
"The solution should be made more user-friendly for technical and business people."
"Document management and the ability to easily integrate single sign-on (SSO) are areas for improvement in SharePoint."
"This solution would benefit from the implementation of enhanced online forms and template development capabilities."
"We'd like to be able to upload from MS Excel to deploy tasks and use drop-down lists to collect further information."
"I would recommend dumping the Gutenberg interface, as that is horrible."
"I would like to have the ability to customize the whole WordPress installation. WordPress comes with a number of core features. I would love to be able to remove those I'm not using at the moment."
"One area of improvement is hosting. It should have its file manager regardless of where you host your website."
"A user may feel intimidated the first time he or she sees it."
"I think that WordPress is too cool in its contact."
"WordPress sites do require quite a bit of maintenance: Constant updates to both WordPress and all the various plugins that it requires."
"WordPress needs to adapt to new technologies. It also needs to improve scalability. We don't have optimized content and plugins in the tech stack."
"It could be a little bit easier to use."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is competitive."
"It is very expensive.​"
"SharePoint is included with our Microsoft license."
"The replacement costs for it are cheaper if you use only SharePoint."
"The pricing works for us."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"WordPress is a free solution."
"WordPress is an open-source product, meaning it is available for free."
"WordPress is a free CMS. Installing WordPress is free. The domain and pushing data costs money."
"The pricing is very reasonable because WordPress is an open-source platform."
"WordPress can be pricey, ranging from $0 to thousands per month."
"Set up cost is nothing. Pricing is free. You need to pay a cost only for the domains, hosting, and to buy themes."
"I paid to have a WordPress site for two years and didn't just have a free one."
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Comparison Review

it_user8925 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 23, 2013
Jive vs Sharepoint vs Drupal Commons
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Top Industries

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

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