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Jive 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

Jive
Ranking in Enterprise Content Management
34th
Ranking in Web Content Management
42nd
Ranking in Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals)
7th
Ranking in Enterprise Intranet
10th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Social Software (13th), Knowledge Management Software (22nd)
SharePoint
Ranking in Enterprise Content Management
1st
Ranking in Web Content Management
1st
Ranking in Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals)
1st
Ranking in Enterprise Intranet
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
160
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Enterprise Content Management category, the mindshare of Jive is 0.2%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SharePoint is 16.4%, down from 20.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Content Management
 

Q&A Highlights

it_user499239 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 26, 2016
 

Featured Reviews

GD
A flexible solution that improves our administrative efficiency
We use Jive-n for followups on details regarding purchase orders, shipping documents, and other information We are able to handle more than one hundred POs at any given time with their shipping docs and info, with only one person in charge. This solution provides great flexibility of permission…
Sanil Paul - PeerSpot reviewer
Streamlined collaboration through seamless integration and customization
I have been an administrator for SharePoint and have used it as an end-user for document storage. Predominantly, I've been involved in administration SharePoint helps a lot since we've moved from using it directly to using it as a backend for Teams, which makes collaboration easier. It supports…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We are able to handle more than one hundred POs at any given time with their shipping docs and info, with only one person in charge."
"The initial setup is easy."
"We can now share to team members by MS Teams and assign planners to follow and update statuses in a single platform."
"SharePoint acts as a version control system, allowing easy recovery of past document versions."
"It has improve our organization by speeding up document sharing."
"The ability to take Excel files and make them dynamic SharePoint lists with instant reporting capabilities has been a major benefit."
"Sharing information is very easy in SharePoint. We use multiple types of documents, like online Excel tools and online content editing, especially for group editing. This allows us to collaborate, even in distributed teams. Despite being geographically spread out, everyone can access the same files online, edit them, and see changes. We also use SharePoint to track all these changes, making our teamwork more collaborative overall. The tool fastens information sharing and collaboration."
"The ability to have version control and co-editing is vital to our workflows."
"SharePoint manages version control, which makes it easier to track and amend documentation accurately, maintaining document integrity and enabling quick recovery if necessary."
 

Cons

"The search engine could be improved and also provide some kind of indexing."
"It should have a Google-caliber search ability and a model-based GUI."
"The areas of this solution that need improvement are the relationships between lists, cross-site web parts, and page-building tools."
"Make it more intuitive."
"There are some limitations on storage."
"During uptime under our network, it is hard to find info when content is hefty."
"The product does not perform 100% when used outside of a Microsoft based browser, Chrome, Firefox, etc."
"You still need a bit of expertise to add branding."
"There's a challenge with desktop applications synchronizing with online documents in real-time. If someone is working on a document in the desktop version of Excel, for example, and someone else is editing the same document online, the changes won't sync immediately. That's the only real challenge we've encountered."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"SharePoint is included with our Microsoft license."
"The pricing is competitive."
"We have purchased add-ons to handle multiple site collections, form creation, and design."
"It comes bundled with the Microsoft 365 pricing plans."
"Licensing can be by server or by seat."
"The cost is expensive, but worthwhile."
"Any extended support from Microsoft is expensive."
"It is very expensive.​"
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Comparison Review

it_user8925 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 23, 2013
Jive vs Sharepoint vs Drupal Commons
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Answers from the Community

it_user499239 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 26, 2016
Aug 26, 2016
Jive and SharePoint overlap to at least some extend. What are the issues driving the choice?
2 out of 19 answers
it_user217179 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 22, 2016
Jive and SharePoint overlap to at least some extend. What are the issues driving the choice?
Aug 22, 2016
What would be the consulting fee? Best On 8/22/2016 1:21 PM, Ariel Lindenfeld - Community Manager at IT Central
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Government
13%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SharePoint?
As SharePoint is part of the Microsoft 365 suite, the pricing is acceptable.
What needs improvement with SharePoint?
The web parts in SharePoint could be more intuitive for end users. Many do not fully understand these features, and improving user awareness could foster better data relations. The learning curve o...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

Clearspace, Jive SBS, Jive Engage, Jive-x, Jive-n
SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Eloqua, Hitachi Data Systems,T-Mobile, UBM, Thomson-Reuters, Groupon, Nike, Cisco, and others.
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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