Microsoft Office SharePoint Server vs ownCloud comparison

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

"The software is friendly to use for mixing data and analyzing it."

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

"The most valuable aspect of the solution is the fact that it doesn't require coding. You just need to configure it. You don't need to code before getting something running. It makes it very fast."

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

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

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

"The most valuable feature of this solution is the Communication Site."

"I think it’s probably the best self-hosted file sync tool on the market."

"The solution is like a CRM, so the initial setup is complex. It takes a few days to deploy the solution and the length of time depends on how large the company's topology is and what the client's demands are."

"The solution needs to enable better sharing capabilities between users and external users. Several users also have problems with linking their emails to their Microsoft account."

"Technical support could be improved. They are not fast enough, especially when we'll go deeper in the product itself. More complex issues make it very tough to find someone that can help you."

"The product could be improved by accommodating different technologies, particularly integration."

"Workflows could be simplified."

"Many of our customers would like to see an OCR feature, so it would be very good to have this in a future release."

"The areas around security, such as protection, need to be included."

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

"Even with fast disks, it still takes a fair bit of time to write most schema changes to multi-GB tables."

"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."

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

"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."