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SharePoint vs Symphony comparison

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Categories and Ranking

SharePoint
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
166
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (1st), Web Content Management (3rd), 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 (12th)
 

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 12.1%, down 13.9% compared to last year.
Symphony, on the other hand, focuses on Enterprise Social Software, holds 3.0% mindshare, down 6.6% since last year.
Enterprise Content Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SharePoint12.1%
OpenText Documentum Content Management7.1%
Alfresco5.7%
Other75.1%
Enterprise Content Management
Enterprise Social Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Symphony3.0%
Slack Business - Enterprise9.6%
Atlassian Confluence7.1%
Other80.3%
Enterprise Social Software
 

Featured Reviews

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.
Nenad Pejcic - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Professional Services Engineer at Aspire Technology
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

"It has helped us with storing all the documents, which means that people are not going to intervene. There is a way of extracting knowledge within documentation and tracking it. There are knowledge assets for where documentation is stored, indexed and searchable through SharePoint."
"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."
"MS Office 365 in combination with SharePoint, as a total collaboration tool, brings collaboration to another level."
"SharePoint enabled the staff to share documents and work on a document simultaneously."
"I would recommend it."
"The intranet was an instant hit with everyone and wikis have been very popular."
"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."
"A central repository for artifacts, and planning for corporate projects."
"The entire product is good, and the number of available features justifies its cost."
"Symphony and Laravel are the most comfortable frameworks for any developer. It is also lightweight."
"I found the RAM Commander module in Symphony to be the most valuable."
"The overall functions are good."
"The solution is user-friendly, and it is very good security-wise."
"The entire product is good."
 

Cons

"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."
"The areas of this solution that need improvement are the relationships between lists, cross-site web parts, and page-building tools."
"Office 365 SharePoint is a powerful and great tool, as long as your libraries’ content is limited in terms of the number of files. For huge data uploads, limitation problems will start popping up."
"For the functionality you get at this price point, it leaves a lot to be desired."
"Document management and the ability to easily integrate single sign-on (SSO) are areas for improvement in SharePoint."
"Advise users to update the content."
"The product could be improved in a lot of way. It is so frustrating to get things to work as advertised."
"Too many versions being released in a short time period. Too much time being devoted to migration planning."
"The area that needs to be improved is modular asset management. When we are uploading the assets in bulk, it is not aligned."
"Compared to established vendors, it lacks user flexibility and customization, especially in the PM module."
"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

"The cost is expensive, but worthwhile."
"The solution's pricing is relatively expensive because it's bundled with other products."
"The pricing works for us."
"For this type of solution, it is not wise to buy it without Software Assurance."
"They are about an eight in comparison to other similar products."
"It comes bundled with the Microsoft 365 pricing plans."
"It is pretty reasonable. It is $5 per month per user. We have 12 users now, so it is about $60 per month."
"The pricing is competitive."
"Symphony is expensive."
"It's a costly product, but the number of available features justifies it."
"It is fairly an expensive product, but works for us."
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Comparison Review

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

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
10%
Construction Company
8%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
39%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Outsourcing Company
6%
Media Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business81
Midsize Enterprise40
Large Enterprise84
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Questions from the Community

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?
I don't know how SharePoint can be improved because it works effectively, so I can't think of any improvement. It exists in the background, similar to Windows, where you don't think about it, but i...
What is your primary use case for SharePoint?
I have been using SharePoint for three years since I began employment at Wartsila. My main use case for SharePoint is storing documents, meeting recordings, and visiting websites created by my coll...
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Also Known As

SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010
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