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

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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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Nenad Pejcic

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.

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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

"SharePoint's collaborative features are valuable as they enable productivity by allowing multiple users to edit documents simultaneously."

"It offers ease of use, which is crucial."

"It's very easy to integrate with other software from Microsoft; it works fine with Excel, Word, email, and similar tools, which I find valuable."

"The ability to quickly and easily create team sites has been great."

"Its most valuable feature is the document library."

"The search feature is valuable."

"The workflow feature is valuable because it enables us to cascade responsibilities."

"For SharePoint, I believe the most valuable feature is the customization and allowing you to share and edit files and documents. Being able to share externally and the precise administration of the files in terms of giving permissions and controlling who has access to what is a very good feature."

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."

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

"The overall functions are good."

Cons

"We would like more security features, like automating."

"More hints and make it more user-customizable."

"You still need a bit of expertise to add branding."

"The solution lacks collaboration features."

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

"The product must provide more automation."

"The support is the worst. It is bad when Microsoft support does not even know what to do and you have to tell them. Also, they take too long to solve a problem."

"It has worked very well for me. It seems like they've improved everything. I don't have any cons about it as such, but I don't think they have a talk-to-text, speech-to-text, or speech-to-type. That would be cool for accessibility."

More SharePoint cons

"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."

"The area that needs to be improved is modular asset management. When we are uploading the assets in bulk, it is not aligned."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"SharePoint is included with our Microsoft license."

"The replacement costs for it are cheaper if you use only SharePoint."

"The pricing works for us."

"Licensing can be by server or by seat."

"The product is reasonably priced."

"The solution's pricing is relatively expensive because it's bundled with other products."

"The pricing is competitive."

"The cost is expensive, but worthwhile."

More SharePoint pricing and cost advice

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

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

"Symphony is expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Government

12%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

56%

Media Company

University

Outsourcing Company

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 is your primary use case for Symphony?

It is a cloud-based point of sale (POS) system for making bills, creating menus, creating user IDs, training how to use the system, punching in the order, and making invoice bills.

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

IBM FileNet vs SharePoint

Compared 4% of the time

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Compared 39% of the time

Microsoft Teams vs Symphony

Compared 25% of the time

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Compared 23% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 4% 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.

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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.

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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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