SharePoint vs Symphony comparison

The compared Microsoft and Symphony solutions aren't in the same category. Microsoft is ranked #1 in ECM , with an average rating of 8.0, and holds a 11.8% mindshare in the category. Symphony is ranked #6 in ESS , with an average rating of 7.0, and holds a 4.9% mindshare. Additionally, 79% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of Symphony users who would recommend it.

SharePoint

Read 164 SharePoint reviews

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79% willing to recommend

Symphony

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572 Comparison Views

83% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

SharePoint

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

164

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

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 11.8%, down 17.8% compared to last year.
Symphony, on the other hand, focuses on Enterprise Social Software, holds 4.9% mindshare, down 6.5% since last year.

Enterprise Content Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
SharePoint	11.8%
OpenText Content Management	8.4%
OpenText Documentum Content Management	8.0%
Other	71.8%

Enterprise Content Management

Enterprise Social Software Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Symphony	4.9%
Slack Business - Enterprise	11.5%
Microsoft Teams	8.8%
Other	74.8%

Enterprise Social Software

Featured Reviews

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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Mohammed Habeeb Ur Rahman

Group Information Technology Manager at Promoseven Holdings

A cloud-based point of sale system that can be used for creating menus, bills, and user IDs

The solution is very expensive, and its pricing could be improved. The training sessions have to be more specific. It would be great if we could make a training module in the system to train new employees in an offline version. We can have a training session to train a new person to check in, check out, do the billing, and do the PMS reporting.

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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

"It has good integration with other MS products."

"The SharePoint interface is adequate and also a little bit faster."

"This solution has helped us with the categorization, organization, management, discovery, and delivery of program and project related information."

"Sharing information is very easy in SharePoint. We use multiple types of documents, like online Excel tools and online content editing, especially for group editing. This allows us to collaborate, even in distributed teams. Despite being geographically spread out, everyone can access the same files online, edit them, and see changes. We also use SharePoint to track all these changes, making our teamwork more collaborative overall. The tool fastens information sharing and collaboration."

"The most valuable features of SharePoint Online are content management, document management, and approval processes. Additionally, there are a number of features that provide integration with multiple Office services and external services."

"It improved transparency around work products."

"The most valuable features are the Integrations, web site, and search."

"The product makes it easy to manage lists, forms, searching, and security. One of the most valuable features is its integration with Active Directory."

More SharePoint pros

"The solution is user-friendly, and it is very good security-wise."

"The entire product is good."

"I found the RAM Commander module in Symphony to be the most valuable."

"The overall functions are good."

"Symphony and Laravel are the most comfortable frameworks for any developer. It is also lightweight."

Cons

"SharePoint is not always intuitive to use and can be overwhelming for non-tech-savvy users."

"Workflow is something that can become more intelligent."

"The technical support from Microsoft for SharePoint is often slow and rated a three out of ten."

"This solution would benefit from the implementation of enhanced online forms and template development capabilities."

"Emails stored now do not display metadata in native format."

"SharePoint designer workflows can be buggy sometimes without any apparent reason."

"We'd like to be able to upload from MS Excel to deploy tasks and use drop-down lists to collect further information."

"When you are trying to migrate from a different platform to SharePoint for file storage, the upload utility should be more flexible, taking more files and then updating you on the upload status of the files you are trying to transfer into SharePoint."

More SharePoint cons

"Compared to established vendors, it lacks user flexibility and customization, especially in the PM module."

"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."

"To improve the situation, enhancing the functionality for integrating with other applications and addressing ticketing issues is crucial."

"The solution needs to improve CI."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"We have purchased add-ons to handle multiple site collections, form creation, and design."

"It is pretty reasonable. It is $5 per month per user. We have 12 users now, so it is about $60 per month."

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

"The licensing model for SharePoint Online is based on per user, and it is monthly. The price of the solution overall is good."

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

"SharePoint is included with our Microsoft license."

"Licensing can be by server or by seat."

More SharePoint pricing and cost advice

"It's a costly product, but the number of available features justifies it."

"Symphony is expensive."

"It is fairly an expensive product, but works for us."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Government

12%

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

57%

University

Outsourcing Company

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	80
Midsize Enterprise	38
Large Enterprise	81

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about SharePoint?

The search feature is valuable.

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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.

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What needs improvement with SharePoint?

It is not really better; we use the same solution as before with Google Drive and the Google App solution. Sometimes I have to refresh pages more than with Google, but it does not charge; the page ...

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What do you like most about Symphony?

Symphony and Laravel are the most comfortable frameworks for any developer. It is also lightweight.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Symphony?

Symphony is expensive.

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What needs improvement with Symphony?

The solution needs to improve CI.

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Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 27% of the time

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Compared 26% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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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.

Microsoft

Symphony’s secure, cloud-based communications service delivers the next wave in organizational productivity where markets and individuals come together to create vibrant communities in which to share content, insights and opinions without compromising on organizational compliance.

Symphony

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.

BNP Paribas, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Citi, Credit Suisse, JP Morgan Chase

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