Microsoft OneDrive vs SharePoint comparison

The compared Microsoft OneDrive and SharePoint solutions aren't in the same category. Microsoft OneDrive is ranked #11 in CCP , and holds a 9.6% mindshare in the category. SharePoint is ranked #1 in ECM , with an average rating of 8.0, and holds a 16.4% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Microsoft OneDrive users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 79% of SharePoint users who would recommend it.

Microsoft OneDrive

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90% willing to recommend

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79% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft OneDrive

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Content Collaboration Platforms (11th)

SharePoint

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

160

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Content Management (1st), Web Content Management (1st), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (1st), Enterprise Intranet (1st)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Messaging and Collaboration solutions, they serve different purposes. Microsoft OneDrive is designed for Content Collaboration Platforms and holds a mindshare of 9.6%, down 12.9% compared to last year.
SharePoint, on the other hand, focuses on Enterprise Content Management, holds 16.4% mindshare, down 20.2% since last year.

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Featured Reviews

Victor Bayouwa

Owner at VBTECH-IT

I love the backup capabilities and the offline sync

We use OneDrive to share documents throughout the organization and collaborate. It is also used for backups. The backup capability is one feature I love about OneDrive. I also like how it syncs when you're working offline. Everything is updated once you connect again. It takes too long for…

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Sanil Paul

IT Service Manager at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees

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…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's pretty easy to learn. Once someone taught me, I was able to navigate it quite easily."

"The most valuable feature is to be able to modify the file online and keep it stored on the cloud, since it is not necessary to download it to make modifications."

"Image management is great since the search is simple, and accessing images with labels is easy."

"It is well integrated with other Microsoft products."

"They have support for integration with a lot of tools."

"Being able to use OneDrive as a mapped drive in Windows Explorer is the most valuable feature. Rather than using OneDrive on a browser, you can also open up the Windows Explorer and I can see the file structure in the normal format."

"It gives you access to important files from virtually anywhere."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is the amount of space allotted to each user that is issued a subscription."

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"The initial setup is easy."

"I rate it a ten."

"The most valuable features are the Integrations, web site, and search."

"Document flows, storage, and numbering take off the actions for checking and assigning the numbering and running around with approvals and pre-approvals."

"Tech support tops off as excellent."

"The workflow feature is valuable because it enables us to cascade responsibilities."

"The most valuable aspect of SharePoint is its integration with Teams. T"

"The most valuable features of SharePoint include the ability to co-edit documents in the Office suite, particularly Excel and Word."

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Cons

"An online video player would be great, since sometimes you have to download the video to play it."

"The online application is quite limited, for this and other Office offerings."

"Microsoft OneDrive could improve because it doesn't support backing up .PST files, which are Outlook data files, and email archives. This is a substantial setback when it comes to Microsoft OneDrive."

"It is not very stable because there are a lot of bugs."

"It takes too long for OneDrive to synchronize various applications, especially when you are saving office data. It also requires too much bandwidth."

"There are not enough ways to assign permissions to shared folders and files."

"The security is not as flexible as it is with Dropbox, which means that we can't share our OneDrive files."

"I would advice not storage sensitive information since it could be prone to hacking."

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"The solution's support services and GenAI could be improved and made faster and more knowledgeable."

"The technical support from Microsoft for SharePoint is often slow and rated a three out of ten."

"We do sell Hyland OnBase, which is probably a competitor to SharePoint and does a lot more. In our own organization, we haven't had a need for it, but certainly, for our customers, we are finding that to be a better fit. In terms of the technical reasons for that, I'm not involved much on that side, so I can't give specifics, but there is certainly room for them to improve or add on certain features that clearly are not available in SharePoint, but they are available in Hyland OnBase."

"It will fully use your system resources."

"It does not integrate despite being part of the Microsoft family."

"Flexibility and extensibility, above everything, could be improved."

"There's room for improvement in the search functionality, although it has matured significantly over the years."

"The company also needs to make sure that their policies are dictating how information is stored and used, instead of letting SharePoint take control."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing is expensive and on a yearly basis."

"It is free if you are using Office 365, and you get a terabyte of storage with your account."

"Using this software, it has had an amazing impact moneywise on our business. It allows us to share documents without the need of extra hardware."

"The price of Microsoft OneDrive is reasonable and compatible with competitors."

"Costwise, it is a great option. In most cases, it is a free space, which will be more than enough for most customers."

"We pay a lot for the Enterprise version, but it is a premium service."

"This is a pricy solution, given that we are only using it at 50% capacity."

"OneDrive comes with Microsoft 365 so it is just an added part of that package."

"The product is reasonably priced."

"The pricing works for us."

"It is very expensive."

"The platform has medium pricing."

"The pricing is competitive."

"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."

"SharePoint is included with our Microsoft license."

"The data classification and search elements are cheap."

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Educational Organization

23%

Financial Services Firm

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Government

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What do you like most about SharePoint?

The search feature is valuable.

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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.

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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...

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SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010

Overview

Microsoft OneDrive for Business gives you online storage that works seamlessly with the tools you use every day to create, communicate, and collaborate from your PC/Mac or your iOS, Android, or Windows device.

Microsoft

SharePoint is a Microsoft-based platform for building web applications. It covers a widerange of capabilities and while it is appropriate for experienced webdevelopers, even non-technical minded users can easily navigate through thesystem and execute functions such as collaborating data, managing documents andfiles, creating websites, managing social networking solutions, and automatingworkflow.

Major areas that SharePoint deals with are websites,communities, content, search, insights, and composites. The purpose is to give usersthe ability to create or develop these key business components on their owneven without technical knowledge of, for example, how to build a website or howto integrate coding. Configuring SharePoint into a business's system is meantto cut out all of the complicated steps, and pave the way for easierimplementation all around.

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