Oracle WebCenter vs SharePoint comparison

Oracle and Microsoft are both solutions in the Enterprise Content Management category. Oracle is ranked #17, while Microsoft is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.1. Oracle holds a 1.9% mindshare in ECM, compared to Microsoft’s 15.1% mindshare. Additionally, 70% of Oracle users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 79% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

Oracle WebCenter

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79% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024

SharePoint and Oracle WebCenter compete in the enterprise content management space. SharePoint generally has the upper hand due to its lower pricing and strong support services, appealing to cost-conscious organizations.

Features: SharePoint offers robust document management and team collaboration capabilities. It seamlessly integrates with Microsoft Office products, providing essential tools for efficient workplace communication. Oracle WebCenter is distinguished by its advanced content management, expansive enterprise portals, and comprehensive application integrations.

Room for Improvement: SharePoint can improve its scalability options and enhance integration with non-Microsoft products. Additionally, expanding its customization capabilities could serve more complex user needs. Oracle WebCenter's interface could be more user-friendly, and the deployment process simplified. Further expansion in native mobile support options would also benefit users.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SharePoint's cloud-based model facilitates quick setup and easy scaling, complemented by reliable customer support. In contrast, Oracle WebCenter, while flexible in deployment, is perceived as more complex, demanding significant technical expertise, although it comes with comprehensive support.

Pricing and ROI: SharePoint is typically more budget-friendly with lower setup costs, delivering quicker ROI, making it ideal for organizations focusing on cost efficiency. Oracle WebCenter incurs higher initial costs but promises higher ROI through its extensive enterprise-grade functionalities, appealing to businesses seeking comprehensive content management solutions.

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle WebCenter

Ranking in Enterprise Content Management

17th

Ranking in Web Content Management

12th

Ranking in Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals)

6th

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Customer Experience Management (22nd)

SharePoint

Ranking in Enterprise Content Management

1st

Ranking in Web Content Management

1st

Ranking in Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals)

1st

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

162

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Intranet (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Enterprise Content Management category, the mindshare of Oracle WebCenter is 1.9%, down from 2.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SharePoint is 15.1%, down from 19.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Enterprise Content Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
SharePoint	15.1%
Oracle WebCenter	1.9%
Other	83.0%

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Mehdi Hasankhan

Head of Development and Implementation at Arak Petrochemical Company

Gives me easy access, connection and compatibility with all of the Oracle products

WebCenter content access has a lot of options and flexibility. At this time, I only see one problem: in the sub-content and channels surrounding Windows 10. It only functions with Windows 7 and Windows 8. All of the operating systems in my company are up-to-date and we are using Windows 10. For whatever reason, you can't use the Oracle content on these platforms at all. This lapse is very bad for my company because I can't change the version of Word and downgrade. Maybe it is just a technical problem. But it is a lot of my problem with this solution currently.

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Madhur D'silva

Lead Consultant at Eviden

Collaborative work benefits while user-friendliness challenges persist

The most valuable feature of SharePoint is its user interface, which is very easy to use. I do not have to be very technical to use it. Its rights management capabilities and ability to restrict access to certain people are also very useful. Furthermore, I can access SharePoint from any device, whether it is a phone or laptop, which is very convenient.

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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

"The WebCenter Content is its most valuable feature. After we update a document in WebCenter Content, it can be update automatically in our intranet."

"Oracle integrates well with other products to cover Big Data."

"Integration within the solution is very good."

"A great solution for storing and searching large volumes of documents with easy access."

"It's a very scalable solution and the performance is pretty good. The scalability, in my opinion, is the biggest advantage."

"You can move workloads in between sub-servers so that you don't overload a portion of the server."

"WebCenter's interface is very user-friendly."

"What I like about SharePoint is that they keep up with a lot of updates, and they bring out new features. I also like that the system is integrated with the Microsoft 365 suite of apps."

"It has an easy to distribute administration capability, and can also scale to meet a large number of future needs."

"It is well supported by Microsoft."

"It has improve our organization by speeding up document sharing."

"The initial setup is easy."

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

"OneDrive and SharePoint provide a secure, fully auditable way of storing information."

"The metadata services, the WCF service integration and the Voxel feature are three most valuable elements of this solution."

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Cons

"The solution should be offered in Persian. Right now, our version is in English, and there's a bit of a language barrier between the users and the product."

"There are many document management systems that offer pretty much the same functionalities but at a lower price. The product as such is pretty good. However, the pricing is not comparable. They need to adjust their pricing to be more competitive on the market."

"Does not seem to be totally compatible with Windows 10 as of our current version."

"This solution needs to support translation into the Arabic language."

"WebCenter requires a lot of design effort to upload content to our regular system."

"I would like them to add more Web 2.0 features."

"Its functions need more stability."

"The speed of the backup should be enhanced."

"During uptime under our network, it is hard to find info when content is hefty."

"The workflow engine cannot support the business needs."

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

"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."

"Microsoft support could be better, especially for enterprise troubleshooting. They require a lot of logs and often rely on online support, which does not meet customer expectations."

"It should have a Google-caliber search ability and a model-based GUI."

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

"Using SharePoint is difficult."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of this solution is considered to be high; however, when speaking with Oracle, it is possible to get discounts of up to sixty percent."

"WebCenter's pricing is on the higher side."

"The price needs to be lowered."

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

"The pricing is competitive."

"It is very expensive."

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

"The licensing model for SharePoint Online is based on per user, and it is monthly. The price of the solution overall is good."

"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."

"They are about an eight in comparison to other similar products."

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Government

11%

Energy/Utilities Company

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Government

13%

Financial Services Firm

10%

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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	10

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Small Business	78
Midsize Enterprise	37
Large Enterprise	80

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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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What needs improvement with SharePoint?

Not with SharePoint specifically, but overall with the software or tools from Microsoft, I think there are areas that need improvement. It's very difficult to understand the objective. There are so...

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Also Known As

WebCenter, FatWire

SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010

Overview

Oracle WebCenter is the center of engagement for business powering exceptional experiences for customers, partners, and employees. It connects people, processes, and information with the most complete portfolio of portal, content management, Web experience management, and collaboration technologies.

Oracle

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.

Microsoft

Sample Customers

Chhattisgarh Infotech and Biotech Promotion Society, Jagran Prakashan Ltd., Standard Forwarding LLC, United Automotive Electronic Systems Co. Ltd., INSO sistemi per le infrastrutture sociali S.p.A., Helsana Versicherungen AG, ArRiyadh Development Authority, John Lewis Partnership, Arqiva, SURUGADAI EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE, Portuguese Official Agriculture and Fisheries

Toyota, Aeroports de Paris, ASBBank Ltd., Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals, CambridgeshireConstabulary, D&M Group, NPL Construction Company, and The Regional Municipality of Niagara.

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