HCL Connections vs Microsoft Office SharePoint Server comparison

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HCL Connections

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

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Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (6th), Enterprise Social Software (10th)

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Average Rating

7.6

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Content Collaboration Platforms (11th)

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it_user616617

It architect for collaboration and mobile at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

Feb 27, 2017

I use it mainly for my files. I've got my personal files and shared files in there.

I use it mainly for my files. I've got pretty much all my personal files and shared files in there. I use it on a day-to-day basis - the Activities part - for managing my work and the work of our teams, the scrum teams and the agile teams. We are able to see where we are in the process for…

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RicardoPedro

Northern Europe IT Business Intelligence Manager at Adecco

Sep 27, 2020

Stable, integrates well with Teams, and has flexible and helpful support

I would like to see the integration with Teams reinforced. If you could have some SharePoint pages inside of teams, I think it could be useful. If you want to use data as a repository then you can have it there. That is one way, but also it depends on what Microsoft is trying to do. If they are planning to disaggregate SharePoint and just use Teams as the mainframe or they still want to keep it. I think that if they can bring some of the key components of what useful in both products then I think that can help the users. More and more, people are starting to try to find one unique channel where they can have everything in one place. You can still have a lot of applications that you can use, but you still have one interface. That's what I think Microsoft Teams is trying to do, which is to give you one interface where you can use it for communication, control, to check how is your team behaving, and to have web meetings. There is more usability from an end-user perspective to continue to use the full scope of Microsoft products. This included integrating products as much as possible.

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

Pros

"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."

"The most valuable feature is the Activity flow that is used to catch new activities."

"It's a very robust product."

"Ability to collaborate with others in one location."

"The forms aspect of the solution, for example, the creation of surveys, is its most valuable aspect."

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

"The support from Microsoft is very quick and they are very proactive."

"The solution is pretty easy to use for the most part."

"The solution's most valuable aspects are its collaboration capabilities, its communications site and the innovation within the product itself."

"This solution has provided us with a collaborative workspace to allow everyone to work together and be on the same page."

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Cons

"The inclusion of a file plugin for Windows Explorer would make it easier to use."

"The support is an area where the product can improve...If you are having an issue on a Monday, the support personnel will contact you next Monday."

"The permission management features need improvement."

"The GUI is outdated."

"I would like to see more Agile techniques and seamless integration with other applications."

"The product is behind in development and lacks some features."

"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."

"The solution needs to have more flexibility. The classic version had more flexibility, however, the modern version has many more limitations."

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

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

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"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."

"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."

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Educational Organization

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Financial Services Firm

16%

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Computer Software Company

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What do you like most about HCL Connections?

Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

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What needs improvement with HCL Connections?

The support is an area where the product can improve. My company faces some support-related issues because whenever we create or generate a ticket, it takes two days for the product's support team ...

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I use HCL Connections for marketing purposes. The IBM product in our company already provides us with direct links to the marketing and HR sides.

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Also Known As

IBM Connections, Lotus Connections

Office SharePoint Server, MS Office SharePoint Server

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Overview

IBM Connections™ is a leading unified collaboration and social networking solution that helps you filter out the noise to get work done. Connections empowers your teams and organization to engage with the right experts, accelerate innovation, and deliver results. All the collaboration tools you need to be productive are united under a single sign-on so you can reduce time spent switching between disparate tools and focus on the people and work that matters most. Experience a security-rich and business-compliant environment sanctioned by IT. Confidently share knowledge within your teams and your organization, and extend collaboration beyond traditional boundaries. Connections can enable you to improve decision-making, increase productivity, and accelerate time-to-market. Shift from being merely productive, to truly effective with Connections today.

IBM Connections can help you: Engage experts. People-centric platform enables you to easily locate the expertise you need, right now. Accelerate innovation. Illuminate and promote new ideas within a thriving social network of teams and communities. Empower teams. Get work done together and take action; anywhere—from any device. Deliver results. Leverage cognitive insights to prioritize results and arrive at better outcomes. Extend collaboration. Safely collaborate with customers and partners, bringing them into the conversation.

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) is a Microsoft software portal based on the ASP.NET framework. MOSS facilitates file sharing and collaboration, social networking, Web databases and Web publishing. It is hosted by Microsoft Windows Server and is accessible through Microsoft Office or the Web.

Sample Customers

Yamato Financial Co. Ltd., University of Zurich, Gwinnett County Public Schools, Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V., Telus, Rabobank, Christian Brothers Services, Grupo Financiero Banorte, The Loft Group, Dow Water & Process Solutions, JGC Corporation, College of Medicine, Swansea University, solvito GmbH, Loft Group, Hamm-Reno Group GmbH, Geno SA

Del Monte Foods, Unicredit Leasing, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Nokia Czech Republic, Perkins Eastman, JLL, ICA, óxito Software, Dorset Software, PKP Cargo, Arcapita Bank B.S.C., AVE CZ, Chesapeake Energy

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