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SharePoint vs Symphony comparison

 

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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

SharePoint
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
160
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (1st), Web Content Management (2nd), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (1st), Enterprise Intranet (1st)
Symphony
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Social Software (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Messaging and Collaboration solutions, they serve different purposes. SharePoint is designed for Enterprise Content Management and holds a mindshare of 16.6%, down 20.6% compared to last year.
Symphony, on the other hand, focuses on Enterprise Social Software, holds 8.2% mindshare, up 5.4% since last year.
Enterprise Content Management
Enterprise Social Software
 

Featured Reviews

Sanil Paul - PeerSpot reviewer
Streamlined collaboration through seamless integration and customization
I have been an administrator for SharePoint and have used it as an end-user for document storage. Predominantly, I've been involved in administration SharePoint helps a lot since we've moved from using it directly to using it as a backend for Teams, which makes collaboration easier. It supports…
Nenad Pejcic - PeerSpot reviewer
Makes tasks like network planning and performance monitoring much easier
I have experience with solutions from other vendors like Nokia, Huawei, and Tyson. The main pros of Symphony, in comparison, are the modules that provide a comprehensive overview and the automation features for planning data. These aspects are notably beneficial and stand out. On the downside, the major cons revolve around user customization. Unlike other vendors where you can create your reports and customize navigation, Symphony's user optimization in the SCAP module is limited. This lack of flexibility is a significant drawback, especially when compared to other solutions. Overall, while certain modules like those related to SolarWinds are straightforward and comparable, Symphony falls short in terms of user customization.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"SharePoint is smooth and easy to use for editing, updating, and uploading files."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to easily build intranet sites for communicating within teams, storing documentation, product information, pricing policies, updates on product infrastructure, and other related news."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is file sharing or information sharing."
"Its most valuable feature is the document library."
"It has good integration with other MS products."
"SharePoint acts as a version control system, allowing easy recovery of past document versions."
"Document flows, storage, and numbering take off the actions for checking and assigning the numbering and running around with approvals and pre-approvals."
"The search feature is valuable."
"The entire product is good."
"I found the RAM Commander module in Symphony to be the most valuable."
"Symphony and Laravel are the most comfortable frameworks for any developer. It is also lightweight."
"The solution is user-friendly, and it is very good security-wise."
"The overall functions are good."
 

Cons

"The limitations and boundaries must be extended."
"Processing data from multiple site collections is not easy as they reside in different databases."
"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."
"You still need a bit of expertise to add branding."
"The web parts in SharePoint could be more intuitive for end users."
"The way to change the version of the files in SharePoint should be improved. The method of synchronizing files from local to the cloud can also use improvement."
"There's room for improvement in the search functionality, although it has matured significantly over the years."
"The company also needs to make sure that their policies are dictating how information is stored and used, instead of letting SharePoint take control."
"To improve the situation, enhancing the functionality for integrating with other applications and addressing ticketing issues is crucial."
"The solution needs to improve CI."
"The area that needs to be improved is modular asset management. When we are uploading the assets in bulk, it is not aligned."
"The solution is very expensive, and its pricing could be improved."
"Compared to established vendors, it lacks user flexibility and customization, especially in the PM module."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Any extended support from Microsoft is expensive."
"The solution's pricing is relatively expensive because it's bundled with other products."
"They are about an eight in comparison to other similar products."
"The data classification and search elements are cheap."
"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."
"The pricing is competitive."
"The pricing is competitive."
"It is fairly an expensive product, but works for us."
"It's a costly product, but the number of available features justifies it."
"Symphony is expensive."
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Comparison Review

it_user8925 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 23, 2013
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Government
13%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
64%
Computer Software Company
7%
University
4%
Venture Capital & Private Equity Firm
3%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SharePoint?
With SharePoint, we save by not needing multiple external licenses. Unlike Drupal ( /products/drupal-reviews ), all necessary applications are included in the Microsoft license, making it cost-effe...
What needs improvement with SharePoint?
When working on a website with SharePoint Online, not many people can edit simultaneously. If I am editing one section, my colleague cannot edit it at the same time. A chat support or chatbot featu...
What do you like most about Symphony?
Symphony and Laravel are the most comfortable frameworks for any developer. It is also lightweight.
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010
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Sample Customers

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