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Saperion vs SharePoint comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Saperion
Ranking in Enterprise Content Management
30th
Average Rating
3.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SharePoint
Ranking in Enterprise Content Management
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
166
Ranking in other categories
Web Content Management (2nd), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (1st), Enterprise Intranet (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Enterprise Content Management category, the mindshare of Saperion is 1.1%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SharePoint is 11.8%, down from 14.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Content Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SharePoint11.8%
Saperion1.1%
Other87.1%
Enterprise Content Management
 

Featured Reviews

it_user592605 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
I would like to see improvements in the web client and the workflow engine.
I think that the biggest area for improvement is for their core component, the Java Core Server (JCS). In addition, there could be improvement in the following areas: * Saperion web client: Does not support many rich-client features and is inconsistent between thin and thick clients * The VBA macro API was very poor * No real toolset provided * No debugging options * Workflow engine * No official and supported procedure of deploying/moving a solution between stages, which was officially stated by the vendor
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

"The product allowed organizations to move and accelerate their paper-based business flows into electronic ones."
"Combined reports and data with timeline tracking, better than looking into three systems to find the full picture."
"Outstanding support on SharePoint, in particular from Microsoft."
"Regarding the best features in SharePoint, the accessibility part of it is great; we don't need to do the coding from zero scratch, which we really appreciate."
"SharePoint is better than Google Pages due to the maturity of the content I can create, the way I can store assets, and the way I can consume them."
"What makes SharePoint special is that it applies to a wide range of company scenarios; document management, knowledge management, project management, and records management."
"The solution is cost-effective and has a perpetual license per environment."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is file sharing or information sharing."
"MS Office 365 in combination with SharePoint, as a total collaboration tool, brings collaboration to another level."
 

Cons

"Do not follow this path. This is a very tough platform to implement anything apart from some simple-case scenarios."
"It is not really better; we use the same solution as before with Google Drive and the Google App solution."
"More hints and make it more user-customizable."
"Setup was complex. We needed to design governance and implementation architecture before deployment."
"SharePoint’s scalability could be improved."
"Technical support is poor. Microsoft makes it tough to get quality support."
"Well, for SharePoint Online, the add-on features which are free tend to expire within a month or earlier."
"The user interface, although extensible, leaves much to the imagination when compared to modern websites."
"The initial setup was very complex."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The data classification and search elements are cheap."
"They are about an eight in comparison to other similar products."
"The licensing model for SharePoint Online is based on per user, and it is monthly. The price of the solution overall is good."
"We have purchased add-ons to handle multiple site collections, form creation, and design."
"The pricing works for us."
"SharePoint is included with our Microsoft license."
"Licensing can be by server or by seat."
"It is pretty reasonable. It is $5 per month per user. We have 12 users now, so it is about $60 per month."
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Comparison Review

it_user8925 - PeerSpot reviewer
Developer with 51-200 employees
Aug 23, 2013
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
9%
Construction Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
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?
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...
 

Also Known As

Hyland Saperion, Hyland Saperion ECM, Saperion ECM
SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010
 

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Sample Customers

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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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