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Igloo vs SharePoint comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Igloo
Ranking in Enterprise Intranet
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SharePoint
Ranking in Enterprise Intranet
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
165
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (1st), Web Content Management (2nd), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Enterprise Intranet category, the mindshare of Igloo is 10.1%, up from 2.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SharePoint is 18.7%, down from 42.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Intranet Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SharePoint18.7%
Igloo10.1%
Other71.2%
Enterprise Intranet
 

Featured Reviews

it_user639447 - PeerSpot reviewer
Social Media Coordinator at a non-profit with 1-10 employees
The most valuable feature is the ability to create team spaces. Many users have requested a live-edit option for documents.
With many team members all around the world in different time zones, we found that working together in a structured space, rather than over email, was less chaotic. We also found that the information was better documented and organized in Igloo. To be specific: Many users have requested that Igloo implement a live-edit option for documents, such as Google Docs. This would improve the product because for now one has the option to reserve a document, edit it, and then upload an updated version meaning other team members have to wait for one person to be done before adding their contribution. If there were such a feature it would allow for more immediate direct collaboration between members of the community. However, Igloo keeps track of previous versions of the document so this feature is useful as well to see how collaboration progresses between team members.
reviewer2811600 - PeerSpot reviewer
SDE 1 at a educational organization with 501-1,000 employees
Centralized document governance has boosted collaboration and made knowledge sharing structured
SharePoint is a powerful platform, but there are a few areas where I think it could be improved, such as user experience. For new users, the interface and navigation can feel quite complex, specifically when working with multiple sites and document libraries. Another improvement would be search functionalities. While it is good sometimes, it does not always return the most relevant result unless a document is very well-structured and tagged. Also, initial setup and customizations can be time-consuming and may require technical expertise, specifically when configuring workflows or permissions. From a modern development perspective, tighter and more seamless integrations with tools including Power Automate and better support for custom backend integrations through APIs could make it more efficient. Overall, simplifying usability and enhancing search and integration capability would make SharePoint even stronger. One additional area I would appreciate improvement would be performance and responsiveness, especially when dealing with a large document library. Sometimes loading or navigating through large datasets can feel quite slow. Another aspect is permissions management. While it is very powerful, it can become complex to manage at scale, specifically when there are multiple levels of access across teams and projects. Improving developer experience would also be beneficial. Making customization, API integrations, and extensions more straightforward would help teams, especially backend developers, leverage SharePoint more efficiently.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It gives us the ability to create "spaces" for our schools."
"Igloo was the cheapest and had the best set of functions useful for our purposes."
"Customer Service: Excellent customer service, responsive, hand-holding if needed."
"This product has allowed us to coordinate the efforts of individual groups, as well as different groups that need to interact for specific projects/processes."
"It is well supported by Microsoft."
"It has transformed the way we do our daily tasks and the way the departments collaborate over projects, opportunities, and other operational activities."
"It's providing a social collaboration experience to a culture of heavy email users."
"SharePoint’s most valuable feature is its use for community building, as it turns large scores of people into a more cohesive group by creating a central working environment for documents, conversations, knowledge sharing, processes, tasks and content."
"The most valuable features of SharePoint Online are content management, document management, and approval processes. Additionally, there are a number of features that provide integration with multiple Office services and external services."
"SharePoint enabled the staff to share documents and work on a document simultaneously."
"Its most valuable feature is the document library."
 

Cons

"I look forward to an update to their text editor."
"Hoping they include "the ability to communicate and have face time" within your own space."
"We had difficulties getting everyone to work with the online software so as to get the best out of it."
"Workflow is something that can become more intelligent."
"Needs improvement on the user interface."
"SharePoint Online could improve the user interface and when modifying any of the user interfaces can be challenging."
"SharePoint doesn’t have the Urdu language package, hence we had to work hard for it."
"It should have more user-friendly customization, as it still requires developers to get engaged and build sites."
"For the most part, the tool is useable, but there are many end users who still find it difficult overall."
"More hints and make it more user-customizable."
"I have been facing some challenges when using SharePoint, as the workflows freeze at times, so there is a maintenance activity which needs to be done periodically."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It comes bundled with the Microsoft 365 pricing plans."
"The cost is expensive, but worthwhile."
"Any extended support from Microsoft is 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 product is reasonably priced."
"The pricing is competitive."
"It is pretty reasonable. It is $5 per month per user. We have 12 users now, so it is about $60 per month."
"The licensing model for SharePoint Online is based on per user, and it is monthly. The price of the solution overall is good."
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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
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Government
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business80
Midsize Enterprise39
Large Enterprise81
 

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?
It is not really better; we use the same solution as before with Google Drive and the Google App solution. Sometimes I have to refresh pages more than with Google, but it does not charge; the page ...
What is your primary use case for SharePoint?
I create a data warehouse and establish a link between different applications. For data exchange, the vendor is Oracle.
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

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SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010
 

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Sample Customers

Asian Art Museum, The Keg, Giant Agency, Siegel+Gale, San Francisco Symphony, Top Golf, Women Tennis Association
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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