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7,722 views|6,293 comparisons
77% willing to recommend
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2,499 views|1,079 comparisons
92% willing to recommend
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We performed a comparison between SharePoint and Slack based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Content Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed SharePoint vs. Slack Report (Updated: March 2020).
769,976 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use.
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Pros
"We can arrange all our documents on one platform and see the document's changes and edits.""The security feature is valuable.""This solution has helped us with the categorization, organization, management, discovery, and delivery of program and project related information.""The ability to have version control and co-editing is vital to our workflows.""The most valuable features are the collaboration and sharing.""Its functionality is enormous.""Removed the need of paper storage and people flow into the office.""The ability to quickly and easily create team sites has been great."

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"I like Slack's notifications. It is more user-friendly and pleasing than Teams.""When we work with a platform like Slack, we can have one source without merging different document versions.""Slack provides very fast communication.""The solution has a great user interface and functionalities. It has good features that we can use. We can integrate any third-party application with Slack so that it provides you with insights and updates in real-time on Slack itself.""The huddle feature that allows you to get on a call with a colleague is one of the best features of Slack.""Slack makes it easy for employees to contact each other and exchange documents or information.""Its integration with different apps is a great feature.""I am impressed with the product's calls and screen share features which are very useful."

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Cons
"One issue is that when users mistakenly hide files or set permissions incorrectly, it can lead to files becoming inaccessible, requiring intervention from Microsoft support to resolve.""It should have more user-friendly customization, as it still requires developers to get engaged and build sites.""No good process to import emails from several users into a single comprehensive SP repository.""Search can be improved a lot because we are always trying to compare it with Google Search. Beyond that, it would be helpful to tag the documents.""Workflow is something that can become more intelligent.""During uptime under our network, it is hard to find info when content is hefty.""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.""Processing data from multiple site collections is not easy as they reside in different databases."

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"For me, the only thing I can say is that every time somebody sent me an attachment, the attachment was listed somewhere, and then I had to open the conversation and go to the individual to open it. So there is no handy repository or an easy way to quickly look at attachments. For me, that was a bit difficult.""I think Slack could add additional features without making the solution slower or more difficult to use.""The product should provide integration with other solutions like Gmail or Outlook.""It could be more stable than one of its competitors.""I would like to see the social sharing of blogs, announcements, or other news directly from the message corner.""The solution should have less frequent updates.""We do experience issues when trying to log in on Slack.""I would like the in-meeting content sharing facility to be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "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."
  • "Licensing can be by server or by seat."
  • "It is very expensive.​"
  • "The data classification and search elements are cheap."
  • "The replacement costs for it are cheaper if you use only SharePoint."
  • "We have purchased add-ons to handle multiple site collections, form creation, and design."
  • "The cost is expensive, but worthwhile."
  • "The pricing works for us."
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  • "We use the free version that does not have a license."
  • "The solution is expensive."
  • "It is less expensive than one of its competitors."
  • "It is an expensive tool. We pay 15 to 20 USD monthly per user."
  • "Slack is definitely worth the money."
  • "The pricing can range up to about twenty bucks a user. You can spend a lot of money, especially if you're talking about thousands of users. Generally speaking, Slack is less expensive than Teams. Slack doesn't include all the bells and whistles that Teams does. So you can go from a $6 license in Microsoft 365 to a $50 license per user per month, and there's a lot more you can do in the $50 license."
  • "I would rate the tool's pricing a four out of ten."
  • "The solution is cheap in my country."
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    Anonymous User
    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 round-up of a couple of the more well known platforms and compare their products to Drupal. In this roundup we will be comparing Jive, Sharepoint and Drupal Commons. Drupal Commons is a popular distribution created by Acquia to compete with some of these other proprietary platforms. There are many other options out there, commercial and otherwise, to compare with Drupal but I want to focus on Jive and Sharepoint for a couple of reasons. I chose Jive because it is one of the leading competitors in this space in respect to market share. Next, I chose Sharepoint because I have some history with Sharepoint. This experience dates back to when I built www.adhe.edu with Sharepoint 2007 a few years ago. I subsequently wrote this blog entry about my experience shortly after joining Mediacurrent. This roundup will also act as a refresher for those who read my original “Drupal vs. Sharepoint” blog. Yammer, which was recently bought by Microsoft and is the tool we currently use for office communication will also get some mentions throughout this article. As I went through and tested each of these tools I used three main criteria in my evaluation Cost Ability to Customize Overall features… Read more →
    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Alfresco scores are high on all features of an ECM solution and tools.   Back office processing, rated as 3.36 good.  Business Process Application 3.55 Good to excellent.  Document Management 4.12… more »
    Top Answer:The pricing is competitive. That's why almost all the companies are using SharePoint. I rate the pricing a ten out of ten. When we buy the license, the person buying must be well-educated on how the… more »
    Top Answer:Nowadays, we don't need to visit an HR portal. Our marketing and human resources teams directly share details about birthdays, upcoming events, and important dates in Slack. Whether it's a training… more »
    Top Answer:We could see improvement in Slack by having an integrated meeting tool. Currently, we rely on third-party integration tools like Zoom to schedule meetings. It would be much more convenient to schedule… more »
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    8.4
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    Also Known As
    SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010
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    Overview

    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.

    Slack is where work happens. It’s a digital workspace that powers your organization — all the pieces and the people — so you can get things done.

    Slack brings all your communication together in one place. It's real-time messaging, archiving and search for modern teams.

    Sample Customers
    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.
    Strava, The New York Times, Spotify, Blue Bottle Coffee Company, Eventbrite, Box, Circa, Stripe
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Energy/Utilities Company8%
    University8%
    Comms Service Provider8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Government12%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company24%
    Marketing Services Firm13%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Healthcare Company7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization82%
    Computer Software Company4%
    Financial Services Firm3%
    University1%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business41%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise39%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise60%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business63%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise24%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business5%
    Midsize Enterprise83%
    Large Enterprise12%
    Buyer's Guide
    SharePoint vs. Slack
    March 2020
    Find out what your peers are saying about SharePoint vs. Slack and other solutions. Updated: March 2020.
    769,976 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    SharePoint is ranked 1st in Enterprise Content Management with 146 reviews while Slack is ranked 3rd in Enterprise Social Software with 68 reviews. SharePoint is rated 7.8, while Slack is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of SharePoint writes "Good integrations, helps with collaboration, and increases visibility". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Slack writes "A competitive solution that improves collaboration and productivity". SharePoint is most compared with Citrix ShareFile, Microsoft OneDrive, Dropbox, WordPress and Box, whereas Slack is most compared with Symphony, Atlassian Confluence, Chatter, ChatWork and Zulip. See our SharePoint vs. Slack report.

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