Planview IdeaPlace vs SharePoint comparison

Why PeerSpot?

The compared Planview and Microsoft solutions aren't in the same category. Planview is ranked #1 in IMS , and holds a 24.1% mindshare in the category. Microsoft is ranked #1 in ECM , with an average rating of 8.2, and holds a 12.1% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of Planview users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 79% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

Planview IdeaPlace

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87% willing to recommend

SharePoint

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79% willing to recommend

Planview IdeaPlace

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Planview IdeaPlace

Average Rating

8.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Innovation Management Software (1st)

SharePoint

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

166

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Content Management (1st), Web Content Management (2nd), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (1st), Enterprise Intranet (1st)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Messaging and Collaboration solutions, they serve different purposes. Planview IdeaPlace is designed for Innovation Management Software and holds a mindshare of 24.1%, down 32.5% compared to last year.
SharePoint, on the other hand, focuses on Enterprise Content Management, holds 12.1% mindshare, down 14.6% since last year.

Innovation Management Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Planview IdeaPlace	24.1%
BrightIdea Innovation Suite	20.9%
Qmarkets	20.9%
Other	34.099999999999994%

Innovation Management Software

Enterprise Content Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
SharePoint	12.1%
OpenText Documentum Content Management	7.0%
Alfresco	5.8%
Other	75.1%

Enterprise Content Management

Featured Reviews

reviewer1695180

Innovation Consultant at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees

Lack of enhancements and of attention to our needs hamper our use, but crowdsourcing and collaboration features work well

Spigit helps you to prioritize and select the best ideas, although that is dependent on the organization's criteria for what the best idea is. Spigit could possibly improve the idea review process or the administrative panel for reviewing ideas. It's not strong. Most of it is done manually by pulling down and reviewing reports. Other platforms are doing it through pipelines and funnels that are all automated. But it does help us get to the best idea within an initiative or a challenge. If we set criteria by saying, for example, "We're looking for the one that has the most votes and comments," we're doing things to motivate employees to get socialized and to get buy-in on their ideas. Prioritizing ideas works on the front end but not as much on the back end.

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AnjneyBhardwaj

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.

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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 crowdsourcing feature and having an open, transparent platform where people can submit ideas are among the most important capabilities of Spigit. Collaboration begins immediately upon submission."

"The most valuable feature of Spigit is the fact that we can reach so many people with crowdsourcing. We can go across departments and branches, still being engaged and doing it so quickly."

"We are 200 percent more effective."

"This is a great platform that is another communication channel for our teammates."

"When you use this platform, you're able to crowdsource, you get that benefit, and you're implementing an idea or process change that actually works."

"The ability to collect ideas for people to be able to comment and vote. We like the pairwise portion of it. It is just a simple way in which people can post ideas and review other ideas. We have used it out-of-the-box, without doing much customization."

"It has increased innovation efficiency and has helped cut our time to market for new ideas."

"The nice thing is how flexible it is. We can run very small challenges. We can run very large challenges. We haven't had a company-wide challenge but we hope to have one this year. We can run a challenge within a day, with several features, or we can run a challenge over two months or an always-on challenge. We can have different goals, whether they be about culture, workplace improvements, business solutions, or strategic issues."

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

"Feedback workflows ensure we don't miss someone when documents need reviewing and approval workflows make sure the right people are approving it, especially when there are new or temporary staff involved."

"The most valuable features are its ease of integration and customization."

"SharePoint has an option where you can open files on the browser, whereby more than five people can make amendments to one Excel online file."

"Collaboration with other Microsoft products has made SharePoint a real tool for us."

"It is a good solution for the enterprise level."

"The initial setup is easy."

"SharePoint is smooth and easy to use for editing, updating, and uploading files."

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Cons

"Spigit could possibly improve the idea review process or the administrative panel for reviewing ideas. It's not strong. Most of it is done manually by pulling down and reviewing reports. Other platforms are doing it through pipelines and funnels that are all automated."

"Our biggest issue would be whenever there is an update or upgrade version, there are some things that break in the links between some of the login things on the back-end."

"My six out of 10 rating is based, in part, on knowing what else is out there in the market."

"I would like more of an ability to create reporting."

"It does enable us to consolidate duplicate responses from employees, but it is difficult sometimes."

"The backend configuration could be a little bit easier to configure. It was a little bit cumbersome for a layman to understand how to design some of the functionality and programming on the backend. Although they do offer training courses to support building that skillset."

"We haven't really leveraged the reports. The reports are sort of difficult and archaic, e.g., how it downloads into Excel. They are not in a usable manner where other people can look at them. I personally will look at them, but the reports are not the easiest to generate from their system."

"Setting up a challenge timeline is a bit tedious and could be improved. in Spigit, the timeline is done with phases. You have to manually enter the start and stop of each phase. When you change one, all subsequent phases get changed automatically but are not consistent with the way you had it. There is a lot of double checking. This could be simplified to: I want this to start here and go for this many days. It would be a lot easier on the setup."

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"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 product could be improved in a lot of way. It is so frustrating to get things to work as advertised."

"The integration with Outlook could be improved."

"As usual, Microsoft’s licensing structures don’t really seem to fit the needs of their products."

"Document libraries and document management could be improved."

"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."

"The management of the product/back-end is complex."

"No good process to import emails from several users into a single comprehensive SP repository."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Because the platform is used in another department, we have one parent. We are able to break off and do platforms for other business units under that parent."

"We have a tiered annual licensing fee."

"Planview could drop the price for Spigit. I've done two market assessments and I think that they're overpriced pretty considerably right now."

"The yearly licensing cost is $55,000."

"Licensing can be by server or by seat."

"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."

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

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

"It comes bundled with the Microsoft 365 pricing plans."

"It is very expensive."

"The solution's pricing is relatively expensive because it's bundled with other products."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Outsourcing Company

20%

Construction Company

13%

Healthcare Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Government

Construction Company

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	1
Large Enterprise	7

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	81
Midsize Enterprise	40
Large Enterprise	84

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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...

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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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Comparisons

BrightIdea Innovation Suite vs Planview IdeaPlace

Compared 35% of the time

Qmarkets vs Planview IdeaPlace

Compared 29% of the time

Sideways 6 vs Planview IdeaPlace

Compared 14% of the time

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OpenText Documentum Content Management vs SharePoint

Compared 16% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

Box - Intelligent Content Management vs SharePoint

Compared 3% of the time

OpenText Content Management vs SharePoint

Compared 3% of the time

IBM FileNet vs SharePoint

Compared 3% of the time

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Product Reports

Buyer's Guide

Planview IdeaPlace

October 2026

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SharePoint

September 2026

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Also Known As

Planview Spigit, Spigit

SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010

Overview

Planview IdeaPlace empowers teams with tools for crowdsourcing, idea prioritization, and integration with existing infrastructures, enhancing accessibility and global collaboration.

Planview IdeaPlace provides an efficient platform for teams to collaborate and innovate through features like crowdsourcing and voting, enabling rapid feedback. Its customizable workflows and dashboards offer insights into engagement and challenge success. While praised for facilitating global contributions, there is room for enhancement in mobile experience, report generation, and analytics. Challenge timeline settings can be tedious, and managing duplicate ideas remains an issue. Organizations leverage its capabilities to foster innovation, improve processes, and align business strategies with team-driven ideas.

What are the key features of Planview IdeaPlace?

Crowdsourcing: Encourages team collaboration by gathering diverse ideas.
Voting Abilities: Collects instant feedback for quick idea validation.
Integration: Seamlessly interacts with existing systems to enhance usability.
Customizable Workflows: Adapts to unique organizational needs with tailored processes.
Comprehensive Analytics: Prioritizes ideas and measures engagement success effectively.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Global Collaboration: Facilitates contributions from a worldwide workforce for enriched innovation.
Improved Engagement: Increases team involvement through streamlined feedback and participation.
Efficiency in Decision-Making: Enhances decision-making with clear insights from valuable data.
Enhanced Client Relationships: Strengthens client connections through effective idea management.
Creative Culture: Fosters an environment of innovation and efficient process improvement.

Planview IdeaPlace is implemented across industries to support process improvements and drive innovation. Teams from different sectors use its platform to host challenges, align goals with business strategies, and empower employees to voice ideas, leading to a positive cultural impact and improved client engagement.

Planview

SharePoint offers document management, collaboration, and Microsoft Office integration, with a user-friendly interface supporting workflows and customization. Organizations benefit from centralized content storage, improving team coordination and efficiency.

SharePoint is tailored for document and content management, offering collaboration tools, workflow automation, and integration with Microsoft products. It supports robust search, metadata tagging, and access control. While performance and the interface require enhancements, it remains a valuable tool for organizations managing internal and external communications. Integration with Microsoft Teams and OneDrive facilitates collaboration, and SharePoint's centralized repositories and document storage enhance team efficiency. Power Platform integration allows for quick data handling and automation, boosting productivity.

What Are the Most Notable Features of SharePoint?

Document Management: Organize and manage documents efficiently.
Collaboration Tools: Enhance team collaboration and communication.
Microsoft Office Integration: Seamlessly work with Office applications.
Search Capabilities: Robust search and metadata tagging for easy retrieval.
Access Control: Protect and manage sensitive information access.
Power Platform Integration: Quick data handling and automation for improved productivity.

What Benefits Should Users Look for When Evaluating SharePoint?

Improved Team Efficiency: Enhance coordination and document sharing.
Centralized Storage: Efficient content management in a centralized repository.
Seamless Workflow Automation: Automate processes to boost productivity.
Integration Capability: Enhance functionality with external services and applications.
Customization Options: Tailor workflows and user experience to business needs.

In various industries, SharePoint is used for document and content management, supporting specific department sites and internal communications. It facilitates automation and policy management while offering integration with Microsoft Teams and OneDrive for improved collaboration and geographical team coordination.

Microsoft

Sample Customers

Pfizer, UnitedHealth Group, Citi, AT&T, Cambia Health, Siemens, Veridian Credit Union, Polaris, UNHCR, CCA Global

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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