ASP.NET vs SharePoint Designer [EOL] comparison

ASP.NET and SharePoint Designer [EOL] are both solutions in the .NET Development Services category. Additionally, 97% of ASP.NET users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 82% of SharePoint Designer [EOL] users who would recommend it.

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97% willing to recommend

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Read 49 SharePoint Designer [EOL] reviews

82% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

ASP.NET

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.9

Number of Reviews

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SharePoint Designer [EOL]

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

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Featured Reviews

SasidharParupudi

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.

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Vladimir Vasilev

Digital Lead at Baker Tilly

Helps to centralize and share files and has an easy setup

I'm using the solution for creating different sites in our organization. We also use it for a file repository mainly. It's provided us with a centralized document database that is available to all collaborators 24/7. There are good features in general. It helps centralize and store files. It's…

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

Pros

"The most valuable features are ease of use, scalability, and flexibility."

"The solution has good scalability."

"The solution is very easy to maintain because UI management is simple and many libraries are available."

"We find the solution to be scalable."

"The solution's framework supports storing all client-side and server-side code in one place."

"The solution is useful for seeing what old technology was before the new technology we use today, such as .NET."

"The most valuable feature is that it's easy to use."

"While using ASP.net, we can create interactive websites."

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"The new version doesn't have the option to view data, but it has other, better features though."

"It helps centralize and store files."

"It’s very convenient for me to update. Last time I used a function called Word. It is a good function, which I can use to coordinate easily."

"When you have a group project and you want to share your document with your group members, the solution is very useful."

"Other valuable features are the ability able to update the master file, and creating the workflow."

"I would rate the solution's stability a nine out of ten."

"We used SharePoint Designer 2013 widely for data mining, exploring the content, and editing. Those are the main features that you would need to use SharePoint Designer for."

"The initial setup is straightforward."

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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."

"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."

"It would be beneficial if Microsoft provided more support for certain technologies, such as Blazor, in the form of basic components. As it stands, some reliance on third-party tools may be necessary. Having more support from Microsoft for these technologies would make it easier for users to build and maintain applications. For example, the grids, date pickers, and dropdown lists would be components to add."

"I'd like to be able to run any application from a specific point instead of compiling all the code. For example, if I want to test function A, I should be able to test it even if my other functions aren't working. Like in SQL, you provide parameters to the function, and it executes. I'd like to see something similar in ASP.NET."

"You are required to have knowledge of C#."

"The solution needs to support its framework on all devices used for mobile application development."

"I am sure there is something that has room for improvement but nothing specific comes to mind."

"Scripted languages like AngularJS and Node.js are much faster than using ASP on the client side."

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"The downside is the different versions of SharePoint which means we need to have different designers as not all versions are compatible."

"The initial setup depends on company specifics. So, it's a bit complex."

"It would be helpful to have the SharePoint Designer capabilities built directly into SharePoint itself, into the management page, so as to create an online version of it directly in SharePoint."

"SharePoint Designer could be improved by being more user-friendly. I think that they have a new release, but the focus is on Power Automate, not Designer. Designer's interface is somewhat classical, but it should be more user-friendly."

"The solution is not scalable at all."

"There is zero technical support. I have to use Google to fix the issues myself."

"The search capabilities need to be improved."

"SharePoint Designer's integration with Microsoft tools could be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is somewhere in the middle. Not too expensive, but not the cheapest either."

"ASP.NET is not an expensive solution."

"The solution is free to use."

"ASP.NET is open-source and free of charge."

"The solution is comparatively cheaper, and you don't have to pay anything for a developer license."

"ASP.NET is an open-source solution."

"The solution is open source and free."

"This is a free solution. However, we have some server licensing costs which are not directly a cost of using the solution."

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"SharePoint Designer is a free product. It's SharePoint that needs a license, not SharePoint Designer."

"Priced per user per month with different plans to choose from."

"We are using an enterprise SharePoint Designer license."

"There is no licensing cost for Designer—it's free."

"The pricing is fair."

"Most of the time, our customer's license from Microsoft includes the cost of SharePoint. However, if you have to buy it then SharePoint is quite expensive."

"The cost of the solution is based on multiple factors such as the number of users, and any customization that may be required."

"I've never paid for SharePoint Designer. What I paid for, is the SharePoint license, the cava, and then the client accesses the line fee."

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Top Industries

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Performing Arts

17%

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15%

Real Estate/Law Firm

12%

Comms Service Provider

Marketing Services Firm

20%

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Small Business	16
Midsize Enterprise	7
Large Enterprise	13

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Small Business	19
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	21

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ASP.NET?

Our solution is deployed in a hybrid setup; we have some on-site on a private cloud and some on Azure. Most of our costing comes from database licensing, as we use SQL Server, which has very costly...

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What needs improvement with ASP.NET?

With the Aspire project, the community is working well on third-party tools for integration, but as a framework, it is solid for almost all normal use cases. For some advanced use cases, I do not s...

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What is your primary use case for ASP.NET?

I am mainly developing backend solutions, microservices, and monolithic web backends with ASP.NET.I tried Angular and Blazor; I worked with Angular a long time ago, but I worked with a small projec...

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Overview

ASP.NET is a free web framework for building web sites, apps and services with HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

Microsoft

SharePoint Designer is the tool of choice for the rapid development of SharePoint applications. Using SharePoint Designer, advanced users and developers alike can rapidly create SharePoint solutions in response to business needs. Advanced users can compose no-code solutions that encompass a variety of common scenarios, from collaborative sites and web publishing to Line-Of-Business data integration, business intelligence solutions, and human workflows, leveraging the building blocks available in SharePoint in an easy to use environment.

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Sample Customers

Kienzle Automotive GmbH, Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Vengo Labs, Oneview Healthcare, BookedOut, Ministry of Rural Development, Grupo WRR

Pyrotek Inc., ICA, Deliver Australia, Secretary of Economy of Mexico, Aegon, ABB Switzerland, Ascent Yarns Private Limited, Bakewell Biscuits Pvt Ltd, Hitachi Consulting

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