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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
15th
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
6.6
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 September 2026, in the Web Content Management category, the mindshare of OpenText Web CMS is 2.2%, down from 2.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SharePoint is 6.9%, down from 10.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Web Content Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SharePoint6.9%
OpenText Web CMS2.2%
Other90.9%
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…
AnjneyBhardwaj - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Market Research Analyst at IDC Corporate
Collaboration has improved through simplified document access and controlled sharing
SharePoint is definitely used to keep a record of our files and data. The capability is quite good because it is time-saving. I have used it only four or five times, but it has been very helpful to keep all my information in a consolidated manner. The search feature is one of the most beneficial factors that we use to filter out the latest data or the latest file as per our convenience and use case. When you have a large repository, this feature is particularly valuable. Role-based access control has been helpful while developing the knowledge platform. The roles were defined clearly, which made it easy for the four or five of us to work simultaneously and collaborate on our project in a similar manner.

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."
"MS Office 365 in combination with SharePoint, as a total collaboration tool, brings collaboration to another level."
"Ease of implementation, certainly IT needs to give appropriate access to a sandbox, but learning is easy and quick."
"SharePoint has made things easier with the increased functionality for building the portals, microsites, and total integration with Microsoft categories."
"SharePoint is a ten out of ten solution."
"SharePoint has allowed our organization to effectively share important information across lines of business globally."
"It's very stable; I call it a multifunctional document system because you can do a lot of things with it, and it's just incredible how much we have been able to automate a few steps that people had to do thanks to the integration with other Office products."
"The most valuable features are the high number of ready-made snippets, easy basic process automation functionality, security model, and good integration with other Microsoft products."
"Combined reports and data with timeline tracking, better than looking into three systems to find the full picture."
 

Cons

"As much as it's flexible to use, it is equally hard to use."
"It would be nice if the platform made it easier to implement a complete document management process (digitalization, OCR, protocols, etc.) without the need to integrate software from different vendors."
"Annoyingly, many new Office 365 apps always end up being only US locale for the first year of their life. Microsoft needs to realise that most of their customers are not in the USA."
"It does not integrate despite being part of the Microsoft family."
"Too many versions being released in a short time period. Too much time being devoted to migration planning."
"It's Microsoft; empty your pockets. Seriously, if you obtain SharePoint under one of their blanket licensing agreements you really need to pay attention to the terms and conditions, especially if your acquisition is part of Office 365."
"The initial setup was somewhat complex."
"The areas of this solution that need improvement are the relationships between lists, cross-site web parts, and page-building tools."
"The technical support level is practically nil."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The product is reasonably priced."
"Licensing can be by server or by seat."
"It comes bundled with the Microsoft 365 pricing plans."
"The pricing is competitive."
"The licensing model for SharePoint Online is based on per user, and it is monthly. The price of the solution overall is good."
"SharePoint is included with our Microsoft license."
"We have purchased add-ons to handle multiple site collections, form creation, and design."
"They are about an eight in comparison to other similar products."
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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

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Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
9%
Construction Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

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Small Business81
Midsize Enterprise40
Large Enterprise84
 

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?
I don't know how SharePoint can be improved because it works effectively, so I can't think of any improvement. It exists in the background, similar to Windows, where you don't think about it, but i...
What is your primary use case for SharePoint?
I have been using SharePoint for three years since I began employment at Wartsila. My main use case for SharePoint is storing documents, meeting recordings, and visiting websites created by my coll...
 

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