ASP.NET vs SharePoint Designer comparison

ASP.NET and SharePoint Designer are both solutions in the .NET Development Services category. ASP.NET is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.3, while SharePoint Designer is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.7. ASP.NET holds a 13.0% mindshare in NDS, compared to SharePoint Designer’s 9.1% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of ASP.NET users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 82% of SharePoint Designer users who would recommend it.

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96% willing to recommend

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82% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between ASP.NET and SharePoint Designer based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two .NET Development Services solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

ASP.NET

Ranking in .NET Development Services

3rd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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SharePoint Designer

Ranking in .NET Development Services

2nd

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

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Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the .NET Development Services category, the mindshare of ASP.NET is 13.0%, up from 9.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SharePoint Designer is 9.1%, down from 19.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Abhilash Cr

Solutions Architect at DreamOrbit

Very user-friendly and comes with in-built mechanisms for security and performance

With the technical stacks, what happened is that Microsoft evolved in such a way that the features that are available in other technologies were gradually incorporated into .NET or C# for any Microsoft technical areas, whether it is Azure or any other tech stack. So it's gradually happening. We already have some Power Apps and so on. At this moment, Power Apps is restricted within Azure or any kind of Microsoft environment. Such things in the future should be .NET Core. It should be open source or deployable to any operating system so that the dependency can be removed. And with a click, we can get a solution ready for deployment.

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Raphael Haroun Ikyagh

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.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"ASP.NET's best features are its application structure and API testing."

"The solution is easy to learn, understand and develop."

"The most valuable feature of ASP.NET is its visual side, which makes building Windows forms applications visually efficient."

"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."

"We find the solution to be scalable."

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

"ASP.NET is stable. I did not have to do any maintenance on it."

"It is seamless compared to Java or any other technology stack."

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"We mostly used this solution for file storage and basic functions, etcetera."

"It helps centralize and store files."

"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."

"Retrieving documents and uploading them is easy."

"The workflow is the solution's most valuable feature."

"The initial setup is very straightforward."

"The workflow is the solution's most valuable feature."

"We like that the interface is very user-friendly making it easy to use."

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Cons

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

"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."

"It could use better reporting and documentation."

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

"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."

"In my opinion, this solution should improve their web toolkit."

"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."

"Performance is an area that can always be improved."

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"I want the tool to be more approachable to people. I would like to see AI integration with the tool's future versions."

"SharePoint Designer could improve by making the searching feature better. It is not accurate in some cases, and there are some descriptions that are not clear."

"It needs to align with PowerApps and Power Automate."

"The record management and digital signature sides need improvement because we still need to rely on other third-party tools."

"This solution could definitely be made easier to use."

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

"It has a lot of bugs. It's also not very convenient. The UX/UI is not very user-friendly and not designed to be similar to other applications from Microsoft."

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

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"The solution is free to use."

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

"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."

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

"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."

"The price of ASP.NET is reasonable. I rate the pricing a five out of ten."

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

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"The cost of the license is based on the size of the user base."

"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."

"We are using an enterprise SharePoint Designer license."

"I use Macintosh devices, and because this solution is not available in the Apple Ecosystem I use it because it is cost-effective."

"The pricing is fair."

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

"SharePoint Designer's pricing is okay."

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Financial Services Firm

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Government

13%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ASP.NET?

It is easy to install ASP.NET on your laptop.

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

ASP.NET is not an expensive solution.

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What needs improvement with ASP.NET?

ASP.NET is a very slow tool, and it should be faster.

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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!

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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.

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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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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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