Try our new research platform with insights from 80,000+ expert users

ASP.NET vs SharePoint Designer [EOL] comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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
35
Ranking in other categories
.NET Development Services (2nd)
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.
Vladimir Vasilev - PeerSpot reviewer
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…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution has good scalability."
"The solution's framework supports storing all client-side and server-side code in one place."
"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"
"ASP.NET works well with Windows applications and more generally, the Windows platform."
"ASP.NET is stable. I did not have to do any maintenance on it."
"This framework is very easy to use and tweak for our business needs."
"The most valuable feature of ASP.NET is its visual side, which makes building Windows forms applications visually efficient."
"It's a pretty stable solution."
"When you have a group project and you want to share your document with your group members, the solution is very useful."
"The feature I find most valuable, is the workflow of the product."
"We like that the interface is very user-friendly making it easy to use."
"The initial setup is not too complex."
"It helps centralize and store files."
"The support on offer is helpful."
"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."
"The Power App is the most valuable feature."
 

Cons

"The solution is out of date and should not be used."
"You are required to have knowledge of C#."
"There should be consistent customization related to security, features, and developers, making the solution more understandable and adaptable."
"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."
"Sometimes it can be really difficult to debug using ASP.NET. When there's an issue, trying to find out the cause is not always easy, so debugging is the top area for improvement, in my opinion."
"In my opinion, this solution should improve their web toolkit."
"An area for improvement is the structure template."
"The technology to integrate with cloud information could be improved."
"The new SharePoint Designer is very limited."
"SharePoint is too complex to install and maintain."
"In the solution, if you have a case of accidental deletion, there's no restoration, which should have been there."
"The initial setup depends on company specifics. So, it's a bit complex."
"SharePoint does not have enough resources to cover the security part."
"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."
"Further development for SharePoint online would be ideal. However, I'm not sure if it's true that Microsoft will no longer develop SharePoint Designer in the future or not."
"SharePoint Online should continue to integrate with other solutions."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is a bit high and I believe that it can be brought down."
"This is a free solution. However, we have some server licensing costs which are not directly a cost of using the solution."
"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."
"The pricing is somewhere in the middle. Not too expensive, but not the cheapest either."
"ASP.NET is open-source and free of charge."
"The price of ASP.NET is reasonable. I rate the pricing a five out of ten."
"I use Macintosh devices, and because this solution is not available in the Apple Ecosystem I use it because it is cost-effective."
"The cost of the solution is based on multiple factors such as the number of users, and any customization that may be required."
"The pricing is fair."
"We are using an enterprise SharePoint Designer license."
"This solution is free of charge."
"The cost of the license is based on the size of the user base."
"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."
report
Use our free recommendation engine to learn which .NET Development Services solutions are best for your needs.
881,515 professionals have used our research since 2012.
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Performing Arts
17%
Marketing Services Firm
15%
Real Estate/Law Firm
12%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Marketing Services Firm
20%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Performing Arts
9%
Computer Software Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise13
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise21
 

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...
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...
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...
Ask a question
Earn 20 points
 

Overview

 

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
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, Cognosys Inc Hardened Images, Harman and others in .NET Development Services. Updated: January 2026.
881,515 professionals have used our research since 2012.