ASP.NET vs SharePoint Designer [EOL] comparison

ASP.NET and SharePoint Designer [EOL] are both solutions in the .NET Development Services category. ASP.NET is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.2, while SharePoint Designer [EOL] is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.7. ASP.NET holds a 12.5% mindshare in NDS, compared to SharePoint Designer [EOL]’s 8.6% mindshare. Additionally, 96% 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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96% willing to recommend

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Read 49 SharePoint Designer [EOL] reviews

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82% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

ASP.NET

Ranking in .NET Development Services

2nd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.9

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Ranking in other categories

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SharePoint Designer [EOL]

Ranking in .NET Development Services

3rd

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

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Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the .NET Development Services category, the mindshare of ASP.NET is 12.5%, up from 9.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SharePoint Designer [EOL] is 8.6%, down from 19.3% 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

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

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

"I would say that we have seen a return on investment when it comes to this solution."

"The solution has good scalability."

"ASP.NET works well with Windows applications and more generally, the Windows platform."

"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."

"We find the solution to be scalable."

"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."

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"You can give document access to people based on their email addresses. You will also get notifications whenever the document is ready for review."

"Retrieving documents and uploading them is easy."

"The most valuable feature is the capability to directly access the SharePoint data structure."

"The initial setup is straightforward."

"The most valuable feature of SharePoint Designer is the storing of files. In the Office 365 version, there is the capability to share files with others which is helpful. The files have cross versions capability. If the solution is shut down abruptly the file is stored on the system automatically."

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

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

"The most valuable features of SharePoint Designer are integration and collaboration capabilities, such as allowing more than one person to edit a file."

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Cons

"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."

"In the future, I would like to see more AI and machine learning technologies made available in libraries."

"It should be open source or deployable to any operating system so that the dependency can be removed."

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

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

"An area for improvement is the structure template."

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

"The solution is not scalable at all."

"The search function should improve in the solution."

"SharePoint Designer could improve most in analytics and reporting."

"The pricing is a little bit high and can be reduced."

"If you compare the workflow with other engines like Olympus and K2, it is very complicated to create a workflow."

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

"In the solution, if you have a case of accidental deletion, there's no restoration, which should have been there."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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 solution is open source and free."

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

"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 pricing is a bit high and I believe that it can be brought down."

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

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

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

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"The pricing is fair."

"The entire package is expensive. There is no extra cost in addition to the standard license."

"SharePoint Designer's pricing is okay."

"SharePoint Designer is less expensive than other solutions we have used. We purchased Office 365 which SharePoint comes with the package."

"SharePoint Online has a subscription-based model for payments and the price is based on user usage."

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

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

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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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