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OpenText Web CMS vs SharePoint comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

OpenText Web CMS
Ranking in Web Content Management
16th
Average Rating
6.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SharePoint
Ranking in Web Content Management
2nd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
166
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (1st), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (1st), Enterprise Intranet (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Web Content Management category, the mindshare of OpenText Web CMS is 2.3%, down from 2.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SharePoint is 7.1%, down from 12.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Web Content Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SharePoint7.1%
OpenText Web CMS2.3%
Other90.6%
Web Content Management
 

Q&A Highlights

it_user133521 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Technical Manager at a tech company with 10,001+ employees
Mar 10, 2015
 

Featured Reviews

it_user114849 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at a tech company with 501-1,000 employees
Difficult to use but a flexible solution.
Teamsite LiveSite Mediabin connector OpenDeploy/DD Dynamic Content publishing Custom Workflow development and publishing lifecycle As much as it's flexible to use, it is equally hard to use. 5+ years Unique at each client based on their install base on how they use it. So we have had…
Ravi Raushan Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at ValueMomentum
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

"Customer Service: Good. Technical Support: Good."
"For all-around capabilities that include not just document management, workflows, calendar, task management, blogging, calendars and overall business process management, we deemed SharePoint as the best overall."
"I rate it a ten."
"SharePoint has streamlined many processes and has provided additional organization for our company."
"It improved transparency around work products."
"The search feature is valuable."
"It has improved our productivity to a great extent with its great collaboration features."
"It has good integration with other MS products."
"Collaboration became a lot easier."
 

Cons

"As much as it's flexible to use, it is equally hard to use."
"Document libraries and document management could be improved."
"The management of the product/back-end is complex."
"I would like it to be more compliant with global regulations. There are certain features which could be included that currently are not there, such as compliance and record management capabilities."
"Technical support is poor. Microsoft makes it tough to get quality support."
"When used with large data, SharePoint may produce performance degradation; that requires some optimization and tweaks."
"This solution would benefit from the implementation of enhanced online forms and template development capabilities."
"Achieving our goals in a multi-vendor project was not an easy task because of the 2010 UI."
"The technical support level is practically nil."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The pricing is competitive."
"For this type of solution, it is not wise to buy it without Software Assurance."
"It is pretty reasonable. It is $5 per month per user. We have 12 users now, so it is about $60 per month."
"The data classification and search elements are cheap."
"SharePoint is included with our Microsoft license."
"It comes bundled with the Microsoft 365 pricing plans."
"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."
"Licensing can be by server or by seat."
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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…
 

Answers from the Community

it_user133521 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Technical Manager at a tech company with 10,001+ employees
Mar 10, 2015
Mar 10, 2015
We have a situation where we used both Sharepoint and Teamsite, and infact had to customize to sync content between the two. Sharepoint cannot effectivley be used for enterprise Web Content publishing where content must be sourced from a list of different sources. Teamsite without much customization cannot help you with collaboration while Sharepoint does to an extent. If there are more det...
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it_user128490 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Leader at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 7, 2014
Hi Swarna - What is your use case of using either of the 2 products? I can give my opinion /or experience based on your requirements/or business need. Thanks Pratyush
it_user134874 - PeerSpot reviewer
Owner & Founder at a tech consulting company
Jul 7, 2014
Hi Russell, I used to have my technical team evaluating these products. I have been away from technical work now so I would not be able to provide updated information. Thanks! Best wishes, Madge
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
9%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business81
Midsize Enterprise40
Large Enterprise83
 

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?
For me SharePoint is amazing. I have not thought about any feature that could be better because downloads and renaming are all easy. However, there is a feature that could be better. When you are u...
What is your primary use case for SharePoint?
We use SharePoint as our cloud storage for files, folders, and everything else. We have different teams, including the evidence and impact team which I work with, the alumni team, and other teams t...
 

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SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010
 

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