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SharePoint vs Wordpress.com VIP comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
SharePoint efficiently scales for diverse user sizes, with challenges typically arising from configurations rather than inherent limitations.
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Valuable Features

Sentiment score
7.8
SharePoint excels in Office integration, document management, collaboration, strong security, and supports global teams with customization options.
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Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
4.9
SharePoint needs improvements in co-authoring, permissions, search, integration, user interface, mobile, workflow, customization, training, stability, and performance.
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Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
SharePoint stability depends on infrastructure and practices, improving with updates; well-configured systems face minimal problems and quick resolutions.
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Customer Service

Sentiment score
8.5
SharePoint support satisfaction varies; premium options and online communities are highly valued, while some find standard support lacking.
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Setup Cost

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SharePoint pricing varies by agreement, vendor, and size, with cloud and hybrid models offering cost-saving potentials while requiring careful planning.
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Categories and Ranking

SharePoint
Ranking in Web Content Management
2nd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
152
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (1st), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (1st), Enterprise Intranet (1st)
Wordpress.com VIP
Ranking in Web Content Management
25th
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
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Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Web Content Management category, the mindshare of SharePoint is 14.5%, up from 13.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Wordpress.com VIP is 0.6%, down from 0.6% 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…
it_user1122 - PeerSpot reviewer
I wish Wordpress had come out a long time ago
The only major con I can think of is that, because it's written in PHP, if you make a manual edit to one of the theme configuration files (which you probably will end up doing during customization), and have even one minor typo, it will pretty much break the whole site.So, my recommendation is to BACKUP YOUR FILES BEFORE YOU EDIT SOMETHING and make sure you have access, whether it be physical, FTP or cPanel, to your host server.
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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
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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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 have a little understanding of the licensing cost. A separate team handles it. I am not very well-versed in this area.
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Also Known As

SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010
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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.
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