DocuWare vs Microsoft Office SharePoint Server comparison

"For the most part, the initial setup is easy. There's good documentation."

"DocuWare allows for easy document management and workflow automation, eliminating the need for physical paperwork and streamlining the approval process."

"The ability to create simple web pages with diagrams and links is valuable, particularly for intranet work and creating wiki pages for a team to show how we do certain things."

"Some of the best features with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server are that it is easy to use, security is easy, and it's all integrated into the university's security systems."

"It is a decent tool for collaboration, especially if you are already using other Office products."

"Sharing information is the best feature or advantage of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server based on my experience."

"The level of stability is good."

"The implementation and configuring of the resolution are very easy in the online version."

"The feature that I value the most about Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is the ability to have multiple persons in a file at the same time, which was not possible when we started using computers."

"The solution is scalable. You can do both horizontal and vertical scaling."

"Its graphical user interface could be more user-friendly."

"It should have collaboration features."

"Making it more intuitive could help teams adopt it faster and use it more effectively by being more user-friendly."

"The user interface needs improvement because there is a lot of stuff in there. I use five to eight navigation buttons. It should be more user-friendly. Frequently used menu items should be arranged in a proper way. That would be helpful."

"Regarding the setup for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, I have to rate it lower, maybe a seven out of 10, as it is a little bit more complex and not so easy to use in some use cases."

"I would rate my experience with Microsoft technical support as sometimes frustrating because of the time it takes for the Microsoft team to react to their particular case."

"The permission management features need improvement."

"The solution needs to be more collaborative. I believe they are just coming up with the themes for this right now."

"The search feature needs improvement. I can never find the information I need when I use it."

"I would like to see the integration with Teams reinforced."

"While the price may be considered slightly high, it is still reasonable within the context of other options available on the market."

"Pricing plans may be flexible depending on volume usage and your corporate relationship with Microsoft."

"It can be expensive for on-premises deployments, especially when you have to support SQL Server as your backend database. That's where the cost comes into play. SQL Server has its own licensing, which Microsoft keeps on changing. Therefore, it can become costly. In the earlier versions of SharePoint, version 2007 or 2010, they had an express version where the SQL Server licensing was free. It wasn't like a full-blown SharePoint. It was only a slimmed-down version. It used to be whatever your hardware costs. You would install the free software and work with it, but you were very limited in what you could do in SharePoint. If you wanted the SharePoint Enterprise Server with all the bells and whistles, then you had to pay more to get the SQL Server license based on the number of users or servers. The subscription model is different for cloud deployments. Licensing is per user and per month. The cost also depends on the storage required. If you have a lot of sites or documents, then you need to expand it based on your needs."

"One of the reasons why we don't recommend the cloud version of SharePoint is the cost. With the on premise version, you pay for the license once. For the cloud version, there is a recurring fee. It is very expensive. They expect everyone to pay $20 or $30 per user per month."

"There are some aggressive discounts offered by Microsoft for organizations that are not for profit, which we are, and it makes it quite attractive to consider."