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ASP.NET vs SharePoint Designer [EOL] comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

ASP.NET
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
35
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.
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's framework supports storing all client-side and server-side code in one place."
"I have found the entity framework to be a valuable feature. The authentication layer is amazing as well. ASP.NET has a vibrant community, and as a result, we haven't had the need to contact technical support."
"The solution is easy to integrate and understand. It has a very good user interface and a lot of prebuilt tools, which require a lot less coding if we compare it to other solutions."
"The solution is useful for seeing what old technology was before the new technology we use today, such as .NET."
"The solution has good scalability."
"ASP.NET's best features are its application structure and API testing."
"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"
"Rapid Development Easy to learn Wide range third party controls availability"
"I find the document management and search of SharePoint the most valuable features."
"The workflow is the solution's most valuable feature."
"When you have a group project and you want to share your document with your group members, the solution is very useful."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
"The management and monitoring features are good."
"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!"
"The drag and drop feature is the most useful feature when using this solution."
"The most valuable aspects of the solution are the user-friendly interface and easy workflow."
 

Cons

"In my opinion, this solution should improve their web toolkit."
"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."
"There should be consistent customization related to security, features, and developers, making the solution more understandable and adaptable."
"Scripted languages like AngularJS and Node.js are much faster than using ASP on the client side."
"The solution's initial setup is intermediate, and it could be improved."
"The most important thing to improve in the next release would be support in tooling and high-level designer toolbox for cross-platform mobile app development."
"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."
"You are required to have knowledge of C#."
"The solution is not scalable at all."
"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."
"The search capabilities need to be improved."
"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."
"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."
"The search function should improve in the solution."
"The solution does not need any additional features."
"It needs to align with PowerApps and Power Automate."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is a bit high and I believe that it can be brought down."
"The solution is open source and free."
"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."
"ASP.NET is an open-source solution."
"The solution is comparatively cheaper, and you don't have to pay anything for a developer license."
"ASP.NET is not an expensive 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."
"There is no licensing cost for Designer—it's free."
"The tool is free of cost."
"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."
"The price is reasonable."
"I use Macintosh devices, and because this solution is not available in the Apple Ecosystem I use it because it is cost-effective."
"Priced per user per month with different plans to choose from."
"The entire package is expensive. There is no extra cost in addition to the standard license."
"The tool's pricing is cheap."
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Top Industries

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9%
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Computer Software Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise13
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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...
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