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DocStar ECM vs SharePoint comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024

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

DocStar ECM
Ranking in Enterprise Content Management
25th
Average Rating
9.6
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Document Management Software (11th)
SharePoint
Ranking in Enterprise Content Management
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
166
Ranking in other categories
Web Content Management (3rd), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (1st), Enterprise Intranet (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Enterprise Content Management category, the mindshare of DocStar ECM is 1.4%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SharePoint is 12.1%, down from 13.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Content Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SharePoint12.1%
DocStar ECM1.4%
Other86.5%
Enterprise Content Management
 

Featured Reviews

it_user255402 - PeerSpot reviewer
President/Owner with 51-200 employees
It has the flexibility to span across multiple departments, improving, for example, accounts-payable automation and contract management.
Ease of use Flexibility to span across multiple departments A/P Automation H/R On boarding Client/Vendor File Management Contract Management Not designed well for high-volume batch capture Does not display the images during the scanning process, so QC is always a post process Over 13…
Bharat Raghavan - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Manager For Marketing And Strategy at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Secure collaboration has improved as I create and host protected web assets for my team
It is a little difficult to name the areas for improvements in SharePoint because I don't use it all that much. I know I can host pages on it and feel that the CMS platform, which helps create those pages, can be improved. The interface is not all that great, but other than that, there's not much to say because it's a pretty simple tool and I don't have high expectations for it to improve. The main issue bothering me today is the Content Management System, which is basically the interface through which I can create the landing page. The design and the way to incorporate things could be better because there are better content management platforms available right now. Even newer platforms like WordPress are better, so I think SharePoint can improve on that.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We have some very compelling case studies with a very positive ROI."
"Co-editing of documents enables teams to work on the same document and the work gets done faster."
"SharePoint manages version control, which makes it easier to track and amend documentation accurately, maintaining document integrity and enabling quick recovery if necessary."
"The most valuable features are its ease of integration and customization."
"It's very high, I can't disclose exact figures, but it's a seven-figure number."
"The access control is definitely a good feature. We also appreciate the improvements they've made to the online applications, where multiple users can work on the same documents simultaneously. Everything syncs automatically."
"It has good integration with other MS products."
"For SharePoint, I believe the most valuable feature is the customization and allowing you to share and edit files and documents. Being able to share externally and the precise administration of the files in terms of giving permissions and controlling who has access to what is a very good feature."
"The best feature that I found for SharePoint was having a main point of contact for everyone involved."
 

Cons

"Not designed well for high-volume batch capture Does not display the images during the scanning process, so QC is always a post process"
"It is not really better; we use the same solution as before with Google Drive and the Google App solution."
"It is too heavy. MS should not have paid foreign coders dollars per each row of code. They wasted the stability and reliability in the end."
"SharePoint’s scalability could be improved."
"Synchronization of files in OneDrive can take some time which can ‘annoy’ some users."
"SharePoint has workflow built into the software however it is very simplistic."
"Ultimately SharePoint offers less than what you need for more than what you bargained."
"There are multiple areas with room for improvement: Scanning engine driver, mobile integration (just launched by MS, yet to be seen), stability."
"Support is deficient. We depend on local vendors to get access to support and most of the issues we presented took more time to resolve that we wanted."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The pricing is competitive."
"The data classification and search elements are cheap."
"The cost is expensive, but worthwhile."
"The pricing works for us."
"It is very expensive.​"
"As usual, Microsoft’s licensing structures don’t really seem to fit the needs of their products. This leads to always paying for a project you will never use fully or always be adding to."
"The solution's pricing is relatively expensive because it's bundled with other products."
"The product is reasonably priced."
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Comparison Review

it_user8925 - PeerSpot reviewer
Developer with 51-200 employees
Aug 23, 2013
Jive vs Sharepoint vs Drupal Commons
At Mediacurrent we often get requests to compare Drupal to other platforms used for intranet sites and social business platforms (like https://dev.twitter.com/ for example). This is often referred to as “Social Business Software”, which has grown in popularity in recent years. I decided to do a…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
18%
Construction Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Construction Company
8%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business81
Midsize Enterprise40
Large Enterprise84
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SharePoint?
I do not know the difference between the prices of the two solutions; I did not work on this project.
What needs improvement with SharePoint?
I don't know how SharePoint can be improved because it works effectively, so I can't think of any improvement. It exists in the background, similar to Windows, where you don't think abo...
What is your primary use case for SharePoint?
I have been using SharePoint for three years since I began employment at Wartsila. My main use case for SharePoint is storing documents, meeting recordings, and visiting websites created by my coll...
 

Also Known As

docSTAR eclipse
SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Gillette Pepsi CompaniesUnited Way of KnoxvilleUniversity of MichiganMohawk PaperCleveland IndiansThe City of CamdenPenn Foster Career SchoolCapital Cardiology AssociatesCollier Restaurant Group
Toyota, Aeroports de Paris, ASBBank Ltd., Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals, CambridgeshireConstabulary, D&M Group, NPL Construction Company, and The Regional Municipality of Niagara.
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