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Microsoft Office SharePoint Server pros and cons

Vendor: Microsoft
3.9 out of 5
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PROS

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server offers robust collaboration capabilities, allowing multiple users to work on a single document simultaneously.
Document and records management features enhance organizational processes and improve collaboration.
The low-code and no-code features are user-friendly and efficient, offering a unique advantage over other cloud services like AWS S3 and Azure blob storage.
Communication Site and document management list provide valuable integration with Office apps and Microsoft Flow.
Scalability in both horizontal and vertical directions allows efficient adaptation to varying organizational needs.

CONS

Integration with Oracle is not seamless, leading to difficulties for users reliant on Oracle products.
Technical support is not sufficiently responsive, especially for complex issues, causing frustration among users.
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server lacks robust OCR capabilities, impacting its functionality.
The search feature is inadequate, making it difficult for users to find necessary information.
Setting up Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is time-consuming and complex, requiring significant effort and time.
 

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Pros review quotes

KV
Senior Consultant at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 10, 2019
The most valuable feature of this solution is the Communication Site.
GB
Delivery Manager at Gesel
Oct 16, 2019
The most valuable aspect of the solution is the fact that it doesn't require coding. You just need to configure it. You don't need to code before getting something running. It makes it very fast.
SC
Founder at intellicon systems
Oct 13, 2019
The solution is scalable. You can do both horizontal and vertical scaling.
Learn what your peers think about Microsoft Office SharePoint Server. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: December 2025.
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Mehdi Hasankhan - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Development and Implementation at Arak Petrochemical Company
Oct 21, 2019
The solution is pretty easy to use for the most part.
it_user1095807 - PeerSpot reviewer
Operation Manager at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Oct 22, 2019
The forms aspect of the solution, for example, the creation of surveys, is its most valuable aspect.
reviewer1214295 - PeerSpot reviewer
Engagement Manager - SharePoint expert at a marketing services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Oct 23, 2019
The solution's most valuable aspects are its collaboration capabilities, its communications site and the innovation within the product itself.
it_user1169670 - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO/Owner at AVAILSYS LTD
Nov 13, 2019
The most valuable features for us are their document management list and hybrid forms. and We also use third party ad-dons to achieve workflows and other recent apps.
reviewer1227735 - PeerSpot reviewer
SharePoint Expert at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Nov 17, 2019
The level of stability is good.
reviewer1231869 - PeerSpot reviewer
Responsible Manager at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Nov 21, 2019
The solution's most valuable features is its document management. It allows sharing with external users and integrates well with Office apps and Microsoft Flow.
it_user1142430 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Operations at NEOnet Inc
Apr 30, 2020
The most valuable feature is the "Alert Me", which provides the ability to set an alert when content is either added or changed and that the alerts can be either real-time or aggregated for the day or the week.
 

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Cons review quotes

KV
Senior Consultant at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 10, 2019
Many of our customers would like to see an OCR feature, so it would be very good to have this in a future release.
GB
Delivery Manager at Gesel
Oct 16, 2019
Technical support could be improved. They are not fast enough, especially when we'll go deeper in the product itself. More complex issues make it very tough to find someone that can help you.
SC
Founder at intellicon systems
Oct 13, 2019
The solution needs to be more collaborative. I believe they are just coming up with the themes for this right now.
Learn what your peers think about Microsoft Office SharePoint Server. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: December 2025.
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Mehdi Hasankhan - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Development and Implementation at Arak Petrochemical Company
Oct 21, 2019
Sharepoint doesn't integrate well with Oracle, and we use a lot of Oracle products at our company. Therefore, it makes more sense for us to go to Oracle instead of continuing to use Sharepoint.
it_user1095807 - PeerSpot reviewer
Operation Manager at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Oct 22, 2019
The search feature needs improvement. I can never find the information I need when I use it.
reviewer1214295 - PeerSpot reviewer
Engagement Manager - SharePoint expert at a marketing services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Oct 23, 2019
The permission management features need improvement.
it_user1169670 - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO/Owner at AVAILSYS LTD
Nov 13, 2019
I think these tools do a pretty good job. There is only one area of improvement. Maybe Microsoft can invest a little bit more into the ease at which integration can be done with other third party applications.
reviewer1227735 - PeerSpot reviewer
SharePoint Expert at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Nov 17, 2019
The solution is like a CRM, so the initial setup is complex. It takes a few days to deploy the solution and the length of time depends on how large the company's topology is and what the client's demands are.
reviewer1231869 - PeerSpot reviewer
Responsible Manager at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Nov 21, 2019
The solution needs to enable better sharing capabilities between users and external users. Several users also have problems with linking their emails to their Microsoft account.
it_user1142430 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Operations at NEOnet Inc
Apr 30, 2020
The ability to preview files in different formats should be expanded to include formats such as embedded postscript (EPS), AutoCAD, and Adobe Acrobat PDF.