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 9.8% 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

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 9.8%, down 13.2% compared to last year.
SharePoint, on the other hand, focuses on Enterprise Content Management, holds 16.4% mindshare, down 20.3% 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

"Ability to share documents."

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

"We use Microsoft OneDrive for file sharing without the need for additional hardware (such as flash drives or external hard drives)."

"It is simple to use and it allows me to give me the opportunity to access anything I want from any device."

"The stability of Microsoft OneDrive is very good, it is reliable. There were multiple instances where I had lost my valuable data on hard drives in several other places. However, with Microsoft OneDrive, I've never lost a single file."

"It helps you keep organized."

"The feature that I have found the most valuable is that Microsoft OneDrive works with any Enterprise Cloud Solutions Office app. You can edit a document on the cloud, share documents with your colleagues, and monitor changes. You can access your work almost anywhere. You can also sync Microsoft OneDrive with your workstation so that whatever you are working on gets automatically backed up to the cloud at regular intervals. So even if your system crashes, you still have a copy of your documents in the cloud, which I found very useful."

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"The ability to have version control and co-editing is vital to our workflows."

"It facilitates collaboration and the ability to create custom workflows."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is file sharing or information sharing."

"Its functionality is enormous."

"The product provides flexibility in collaboration."

"Our staff found it simpler, as they did not have to work within a classification system."

"Its most valuable feature is the document library."

"SharePoint is already moving to cloud, if you are using SharePoint online, which is cloud-based technology, it is more accessible."

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Cons

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

"The area that can be improved is to be able to share easily with folks outside the organization and with folks who don't have an office account. Sometimes, when you send a link, you might have some form of repetition. If you don't know how to share it properly, whoever you are sharing it with will have issues using it. Also, the link that you use to share a document can be made a bit shorter. It doesn't have to be long. Typically, when you want to share a document, it has everything, such as the name of the organization, SharePoint, etc. A short URL will be easier to use, and it will just make life easier, especially because a lot of people are now going mobile. I'm not sure if there's a mobile version of Microsoft OneDrive, similar to Google Drive. If they don't have a mobile app, it would also be nice to have a mobile app because that would help in checking out your documents. It would be easy to check your documents on the go on your phone."

"Technical support is not very impressive and is typical of large company software support."

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

"The technical support is really very bad."

"I think it should be more user-friendly with more tutorials on the full scale of the program."

"The file structure insight could be made more flexible like for creating more flexible folders."

"Recent functionality changes have actually made the product more confusing to use."

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"Make it more intuitive."

"SharePoint Online could improve the user interface and when modifying any of the user interfaces can be challenging. Additionally, there are challenges with the detail in the analytics user interface and the overall customization could improve."

"It would be nice if the editing and setting up of SharePoint were more user-friendly, so I do not have to have an expert to deal with it."

"It has worked very well for me. It seems like they've improved everything. I don't have any cons about it as such, but I don't think they have a talk-to-text, speech-to-text, or speech-to-type. That would be cool for accessibility."

"When you are trying to migrate from a different platform to SharePoint for file storage, the upload utility should be more flexible, taking more files and then updating you on the upload status of the files you are trying to transfer into SharePoint."

"The support is the worst. It is bad when Microsoft support does not even know what to do and you have to tell them. Also, they take too long to solve a problem."

"We would like more security features, like automating."

"This solution would benefit from the implementation of enhanced online forms and template development capabilities."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"SharePoint is included with our Microsoft license."

"It is pretty reasonable. It is $5 per month per user. We have 12 users now, so it is about $60 per month."

"For this type of solution, it is not wise to buy it without Software Assurance."

"The pricing works for us."

"The pricing is competitive."

"The product is reasonably priced."

"Licensing can be by server or by seat."

"The replacement costs for it are cheaper if you use only SharePoint."

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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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