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SharePoint Designer [EOL] vs Zend Studio comparison

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Categories and Ranking

SharePoint Designer [EOL]
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
49
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Zend Studio
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
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Featured Reviews

Raphael Haroun  Ikyagh - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Administrator at Letshego
Offers ability to directly share documents and highly stable
It's been stable for me. I haven't encountered any issues with the sites I've developed locally within the organization as long as the license remains valid. It's very stable. I haven't had any issues with outages or needing to republish content. It's always accessible to authorized users, so it's stable. The stability is almost a ten out of ten for me.
marketacumen - PeerSpot reviewer
President at Market Acumen, Inc.
It has higher quality code, faster debugging, and higher quality projects
* Stability is sometimes lacking in updates. * Search/replace across multiple files is not ideal. * The debugger often has problems determining where to map files to local projects, as well as setting breakpoints, which often are ignored depending on your configuration. * The product requires a subscription to Zend Server Developer, which used to be free and now has an annual fee, but it is still worth the money.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"SharePoint Designer is easy to deploy and it is one of the most valuable features. The whole process took a couple of days and it is easy to work on."
"The most valuable feature is the development."
"The most valuable feature is the capability to directly access the SharePoint data structure."
"One of the most valuable features is that it's free."
"It helps centralize and store files."
"The support on offer is helpful."
"The solution is scalable."
"SharePoint is great for content management of data."
"Generally, it has higher quality code, faster debugging, and higher quality projects."
"It has the ability to jump to any file in your project with a few keystrokes, as well as the ability to command-click on any token in your code and have it jump to the token's definition."
 

Cons

"Unfortunately Microsoft announced a few years ago that the last update for SharePoint Designer was released on August 2, 2016 and that Microsoft Flow will be the workflow designer and engine going forward."
"The solution is a bit complex. They should work to simplify it."
"This solution could definitely be made easier to use."
"The search function should improve in the solution."
"SharePoint Designer could be improved by being more user-friendly."
"The new SharePoint Designer is very limited."
"The solution is not very flexible when trying to access the solution via a personal PC."
"Adding guest users is a bit difficult on SharePoint."
"Stability is sometimes lacking in updates."
"The debugger often has problems determining where to map files to local projects."
"Most recent set of patches (2018) on Mac OS X caused the app to crash when you would cut more than 10 lines of code. Apparently, this was due to a bug in Eclipse, but regardless, it took several months for Zend to post a patch."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost of the solution is based on multiple factors such as the number of users, and any customization that may be required."
"The tool's pricing is cheap."
"There is no licensing cost for Designer—it's free."
"The cost of the license is based on the size of the user base."
"The price is reasonable."
"SharePoint Designer's pricing is okay."
"Priced per user per month with different plans to choose from."
"I use Macintosh devices, and because this solution is not available in the Apple Ecosystem I use it because it is cost-effective."
"The product requires a subscription to Zend Server Developer, which used to be free and now has an annual fee, but it is still worth the money."
"Licensing is reasonable for this type of tool. Although, you can cobble together a solution which is zero cost."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
18%
Construction Company
14%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
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Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise21
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