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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
.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

"Rapid Development Easy to learn Wide range third party controls availability"
"The most valuable feature of ASP.NET is the support of multiple platforms with ASP.NET Core. Additionally, Azure integrates well with ASP.NET and Visual Studio."
"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"
"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."
"This framework is very easy to use and tweak for our business needs."
"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 most valuable feature is that it's easy to use."
"ASP.NET's best features are its application structure and API testing."
"We mostly used this solution for file storage and basic functions, etcetera."
"The workflow is the solution's most valuable feature."
"I find the document management and search of SharePoint the most valuable features."
"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!"
"One of the most valuable features is that it's free. If you have SharePoint and you want to do some branding, then the only tool available is SharePoint Designer. Microsoft gives the portal, the content management system, and, on top of that, it gives you Designer. So we don't have a choice, but Designer is good."
"The most valuable part of the solution is its ability to allow for a high degree of customization."
"The new version doesn't have the option to view data, but it has other, better features though."
"The initial setup is not too complex."
 

Cons

"It should be open source or deployable to any operating system so that the dependency can be removed."
"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."
"ASP.NET is a very slow tool, and it should be faster."
"Sometimes we have issues with instability and it crashes, which is something that should be made to work better."
"ASP.NET is not the best solution for all companies looking to implement a solution like it."
"The pages are relatively large and hence may be slow."
"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."
"The solution's initial setup is intermediate, and it could be improved."
"SharePoint does not have enough resources to cover the security part."
"We'd like it if we got less frequent updates."
"Sharepoint could improve the user interface to make it easier for everyone to navigate and use. That would be a big plus."
"Microsoft could include more applications in this. And if more applications are included, then it can be scalable that way."
"The solution is not scalable at all."
"SharePoint is too complex to install and maintain."
"SharePoint Online should continue to integrate with other solutions."
"I want the tool to be more approachable to people. I would like to see AI integration with the tool's future versions."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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 a bit high and I believe that it can be brought down."
"The solution requires a licensing fee but is worth the investment."
"ASP.NET is not an expensive solution."
"The pricing is somewhere in the middle. Not too expensive, but not the cheapest either."
"ASP.NET is an open-source solution."
"The solution is open source and free."
"The solution is free to use."
"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."
"We are using an enterprise SharePoint Designer license."
"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."
"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 license is based on the size of the user base."
"There is no licensing cost for Designer—it's free."
"The pricing is fair."
"The tool is free of cost."
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9%
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Computer Software Company
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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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