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SharePoint vs WordPress Business-Enterprise 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
Ranking in Web Content Management
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
162
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (1st), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (1st), Enterprise Intranet (1st)
WordPress Business-Enterprise
Ranking in Web Content Management
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Web Content Management category, the mindshare of SharePoint is 10.3%, down from 12.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WordPress Business-Enterprise is 13.3%, down from 15.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Web Content Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
SharePoint10.3%
WordPress Business-Enterprise13.3%
Other76.4%
Web Content Management
 

Featured Reviews

Madhur D'silva - PeerSpot reviewer
Collaborative work benefits while user-friendliness challenges persist
The most valuable feature of SharePoint is its user interface, which is very easy to use. I do not have to be very technical to use it. Its rights management capabilities and ability to restrict access to certain people are also very useful. Furthermore, I can access SharePoint from any device, whether it is a phone or laptop, which is very convenient.
RICARDO FILIPO - PeerSpot reviewer
Very customizable, and forms the base for most websites on the Internet
I work in the community, and I'm part of a team making the core of WordPress. We are responsible for creating how WordPress will change in the next version. The main point is concurrency. For example, we have Squarespace, Wix, and a lot of other frameworks with the same features and functionalities. All those frameworks are going to a completely no-code experience. Anyone can then have a website. You're just dragging, dropping, and writing texts very easily. It's like using Facebook. WordPress comes from a node way. There was a time when the webmaster needed to code in HTML, PHP, or some language to have a website. It has changed over time, but we still have some old things inside the backend of WordPress. We are currently removing all those old things. Day by day, WordPress will be easier to use and more user-friendly. WordPress needs to improve its usability. That way, it will be easier to create websites, e-commerce, CRM, platforms for education, or anything else. It would be good if WordPress improved its AI. For example, if you have a blog, the blog will be auto-writing. I'm working on this, and we have some solutions. Another feature should be the identification of users. It's related to AI. For example, if you go to a website like Facebook or another social network, it's possible to learn everything about you if you go to that place. WordPress has something like that, but it's not so deep. I am personally working on that feature. Anyone coming to a WordPress website will be identified. It's tricky because we have a kind of privacy to follow, so we need to balance both things.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It facilitates collaboration and the ability to create custom workflows."
"It has an easy to distribute administration capability, and can also scale to meet a large number of future needs."
"The stability of SharePoint is high."
"Ability to store files of any type."
"Quantity and variety of partners with solution development ability on the platform."
"It improved transparency around work products."
"Tech support tops off as excellent."
"SharePoint's collaborative features are valuable as they enable productivity by allowing multiple users to edit documents simultaneously."
"The most valuable features of the solution are its flexibility, ease of working with, intuitive interface, and ease of finding a huge online community, along with its simplicity of integration with other solutions."
"There are so many free plugins"
"The best feature of WordPress is its flexibility."
"The best feature of WordPress is its user-friendliness and its strong SEO capabilities."
"We use WordPress on two different websites and it solves all of our website issues."
"As WordPress is such a popular product, there are many designers and developers available to work on projects."
"The themes are useful. They change the look and feel of a website with just one click."
"Good for rapidly turning around all the elements required for online sales funnels."
 

Cons

"SharePoint is not always intuitive to use and can be overwhelming for non-tech-savvy users."
"It would be nice if the editing and setting up of SharePoint were more user-friendly, so I do not have to have an expert to deal with it."
"There's room for improvement in the search functionality, although it has matured significantly over the years."
"The workflow engine cannot support the business needs."
"Annoyingly, many new Office 365 apps always end up being only US locale for the first year of their life. Microsoft needs to realise that most of their customers are not in the USA."
"Integration needs to be more straightforward, particularly with Azure. SharePoint also needs a more comprehensive introductory course for users."
"The solution should be made more user-friendly for technical and business people."
"SharePoint designer workflows can be buggy sometimes without any apparent reason."
"I think that WordPress is too cool in its contact."
"WordPress needs to adapt to new technologies. It also needs to improve scalability. We don't have optimized content and plugins in the tech stack."
"Backups and moving sites could be handled better."
"The backend development process needs improvement."
"The system should be more informative."
"WordPress could use improvement in terms of optimization, especially for large websites with extensive databases and many images."
"It could be a little bit easier to use."
"WordPress doesn't automatically scan the website, so we need to install paid plugins for this purpose. Unfortunately, this can lead to slower performance, which is a notable drawback."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The data classification and search elements are cheap."
"The pricing is competitive."
"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."
"The solution's pricing is relatively expensive because it's bundled with other products."
"Licensing can be by server or by seat."
"It is pretty reasonable. It is $5 per month per user. We have 12 users now, so it is about $60 per month."
"Any extended support from Microsoft is expensive."
"It provides a high ROI."
"Regarding pricing, we have the flexibility to utilize certain themes and plugins across multiple websites for a single one-time cost. However, there are instances where themes come with only one activation key, limiting their use to a single website. Certain plugins and themes come with a significant cost, with the least expensive theme priced at around $120. Additionally, plugins typically range from $80 to $90 per year for a subscription. Consequently, it can be considered somewhat costly in this regard. Conversely, when it comes to WordPress, there is no expenditure involved."
"WordPress can be pricey, ranging from $0 to thousands per month."
"WordPress is a free solution."
"WordPress is a free CMS. Installing WordPress is free. The domain and pushing data costs money."
"I paid to have a WordPress site for two years and didn't just have a free one."
"Set up cost is nothing. Pricing is free. You need to pay a cost only for the domains, hosting, and to buy themes."
"It is an open-source platform. It doesn't need any license."
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Comparison Review

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Aug 23, 2013
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Government
13%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
11%
University
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business79
Midsize Enterprise37
Large Enterprise80
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise1
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SharePoint?
As SharePoint is part of the Microsoft 365 suite, the pricing is acceptable.
What needs improvement with SharePoint?
Not with SharePoint specifically, but overall with the software or tools from Microsoft, I think there are areas that need improvement. It's very difficult to understand the objective. There are so...
What do you like most about WordPress?
The best feature of WordPress is its flexibility.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for WordPress?
WordPress is good with search engine optimization if you use the plugins.I use WordPress because it is an inexpensive solution for small projects.
What needs improvement with WordPress?
The area that could be improved in WordPress is the security feature. The security features need to ensure they don't rely too much on external plugins for security. WordPress needs to have its own...
 

Also Known As

SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010
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