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ASP.NET vs SharePoint Designer [EOL] comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

ASP.NET
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
33
Ranking in other categories
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SharePoint Designer [EOL]
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
49
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

SasidharParupudi - PeerSpot reviewer
Principle Consultant at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Building reliable web APIs and sites has become faster and development stays well supported
I think Microsoft can make ASP.NET better by catching up with other frameworks by adopting features that are very popular in those frameworks, such as minimal APIs and other innovations. They have introduced Blazor, which is their newer front-end development software framework, but unfortunately, Blazor is not well adopted in the market. However, I feel that they will catch up in the future as Blazor has a lot of potential. In my opinion, there is not anything extra needed immediately for ASP.NET; the framework is self-sufficient and very mature at this stage. The problem lies with wider adoption, as some people are anti-Microsoft and prefer open-source alternatives such as React. Microsoft could potentially do a better job at marketing these solutions, but other than that, the tool has the potential to be used in any enterprise-level applications. I would say the setup process for ASP.NET is relatively simple, but with the latest generation of user management or integration with OpenID, the documentation is not comprehensive in terms of what you can do with the latest libraries. They support many things and have decoupled themselves from their own identity servers, but still need to improve documentation considerably.
Raphael Haroun  Ikyagh - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Administrator at Letshego
Offers ability to directly share documents and highly stable
It's been stable for me. I haven't encountered any issues with the sites I've developed locally within the organization as long as the license remains valid. It's very stable. I haven't had any issues with outages or needing to republish content. It's always accessible to authorized users, so it's stable. The stability is almost a ten out of ten for me.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution's framework supports storing all client-side and server-side code in one place."
"ASP.NET works well with Windows applications and more generally, the Windows platform."
"One of the most valuable features in ASP.NET is thread management with asynchronous processing. I've been implementing this for a few years and it has proven to be extremely helpful, especially when using a tool that wouldn't have worked without it. It's definitely a fundamental aspect of the platform."
"It's a pretty stable solution."
"It is seamless compared to Java or any other technology stack."
"I would say that we have seen a return on investment when it comes to this solution."
"We use ASP.NET to develop web applications and web API. I'm working at a government financial institution in Mexico that helps citizens buy a house"
"The most valuable features are ease of use, scalability, and flexibility."
"The most valuable features of SharePoint Designer are integration and collaboration capabilities, such as allowing more than one person to edit a file."
"I find the document management and search of SharePoint the most valuable features."
"We appreciate the fact that this solution can provide us with an on-premises version, as due to our geographical location, we are not able to use cloud-based tools."
"The most valuable feature is the simplicity, standardization, and ability to create more than one portal."
"The support on offer is helpful."
"The most valuable part of the solution is its ability to allow for a high degree of customization."
"The feature I find most valuable, is the workflow of the product."
"When you have a group project and you want to share your document with your group members, the solution is very useful."
 

Cons

"The caching could improve in ASP.NET. I don't often run into limitations with ASP.NET. More often, it's the other tools we use that slow us down."
"There used to be IAF, which you could spin on a Windows machine. However, that sort of setup does not exist for Linux machines. Because customers still prefer a Windows underlying infrastructure, it can get expensive."
"The con is that every year they are launching a new technology, and for a company like us, we get confused which version should be used."
"You are required to have knowledge of C#."
"In the future, I would like to see more AI and machine learning technologies made available in libraries."
"The technology to integrate with cloud information could be improved."
"In addition to the visual aspect, there is a need for ASP.NET to provide a robust visual front end like there was in the past."
"An area for improvement is the structure template."
"The system can become slow which should be improved."
"SharePoint Designer doesn't support the features that are available in the latest version of SharePoint Online."
"The new SharePoint Designer is very limited."
"It needs to align with PowerApps and Power Automate."
"The initial setup depends on company specifics. So, it's a bit complex."
"I am not sure how stable the solution will be once Microsoft stops supporting it."
"The interface of SharePoint Designer could be improved, such as in SAP."
"Designer is easy to manage."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is a bit high and I believe that it can be brought down."
"ASP.NET is open-source and free of charge."
"The pricing is somewhere in the middle. Not too expensive, but not the cheapest either."
"The solution requires a licensing fee but is worth the investment."
"I think ASP.NET, in deployment, is something that's quite costly when you're on a cloud provider such as Azure, and you have to pay the server cost. On average, it can cost approximately $1,000 per month to host a good site with a few databases."
"The solution is free to use."
"On a scale from one to ten, with one being cost efficient and 10 being the most expensive, I would rate ASP.NET's pricing at six. There used to be IAF, which you could spin on a Windows machine. However, that sort of setup does not exist for Linux machines. Because customers still prefer a Windows underlying infrastructure, it can get expensive."
"ASP.NET is an open-source solution."
"SharePoint Designer is less expensive than other solutions we have used. We purchased Office 365 which SharePoint comes with the package."
"The entire package is expensive. There is no extra cost in addition to the standard license."
"The tool's pricing is cheap."
"SharePoint Designer's pricing is okay."
"The cost of the solution is based on multiple factors such as the number of users, and any customization that may be required."
"The tool is free of cost."
"The price is reasonable."
"The cost of the license is based on the size of the user base."
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Company Size

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Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise13
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Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise21
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ASP.NET?
It is easy to install ASP.NET on your laptop.
What needs improvement with ASP.NET?
It's important to focus on productivity. The more heavyweight the system becomes, the more we need to focus only on our core and repeated functionalities, making them easier for us. They have done ...
What do you like most about SharePoint Designer?
It saved me big time once! My car got broken into and they took my laptop with all my files. But I didn't have to worry because everything was backed up on SharePoint. It was a lifesaver!
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SharePoint Designer?
I've leased Microsoft SharePoint Designer for the enterprise, not System Center. It's for private work, web development specifically.
What needs improvement with SharePoint Designer?
For me, it's flexible enough for most things. But maybe they could improve the user interface to make it easier for everyone to navigate and use. That would be a big plus.
 

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