SharePoint vs Workplace by Facebook comparison

The compared Microsoft and Meta solutions aren't in the same category. Microsoft is ranked #1 in ECM , with an average rating of 8.1, and holds a 11.6% mindshare in the category. Meta is ranked #7 in ESS , with an average rating of 7.0, and holds a 3.3% mindshare. Additionally, 79% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Meta users who would recommend it.

SharePoint

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79% willing to recommend

Workplace by Facebook

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454 Comparison Views

100% 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)

Workplace by Facebook

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Social Software (7th)

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 11.6%, down 16.9% compared to last year.
Workplace by Facebook, on the other hand, focuses on Enterprise Social Software, holds 3.3% mindshare, down 3.7% since last year.

Enterprise Content Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
SharePoint	11.6%
OpenText Content Management	8.0%
Alfresco	7.6%
Other	72.8%

Enterprise Content Management

Enterprise Social Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Workplace by Facebook	3.3%
Slack Business - Enterprise	11.2%
Microsoft Teams	8.4%
Other	77.1%

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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Aryan Singh1

Product Manager at Infozion

Offers good integration features but needs to offer more flexibility in the language option offered

There are a couple of things that can be improved in the tool. When we are talking about communications, the tool has interoperable cataloging. The only thing that needs a certain level of improvement within Meta is the vernacular, which can be dependent, as we cannot choose the process of communication that is happening in it. After I launch a bot, if I move from one country to another, and if the entire communication is happening in German, while I have just moved from France, and I need to buy a particular choice of vehicle, then I would want the entire communication to happen in my language. What Meta does not allow as of now is that if I am reaching out to you in French, then only you can have the conversation in French. You cannot select a language in the middle of a conversation. If I want to have a conversation in French, there is a very limited selection. Until and unless a conversation is triggered from a particular language, we do not have the option to choose another language. The tool gives you flexibility in the language, but that is on the business and not on the customer, which sometimes limits the approachability aspect.

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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

"The lists handling is perfect, and any kind of content linked to them is very easy to publish."

"No code and low code, scalable, and stable collaboration platform. Straightforward to set up. Its support system is good and offers fast issue resolution."

"It's very stable; I call it a multifunctional document system because you can do a lot of things with it, and it's just incredible how much we have been able to automate a few steps that people had to do thanks to the integration with other Office products."

"We can now share to team members by MS Teams and assign planners to follow and update statuses in a single platform."

"Information is now available instantly to managers on all devices."

"Ease of use, ease of setup, ease of administration, ease of configuration, ease of customization... what's not to like?"

"SharePoint is a big product with many features including customization flexibilities."

"The product provides flexibility in collaboration."

More SharePoint pros

"Storage is the best thing about the solution."

"The tool's integration feature benefited the workflow...it helped centralize communication."

"A full-featured collaboration tool that is as easy to use as Facebook."

"The biggest lesson we have learned from working with Workplace is that we should have made the change a lot earlier."

"The solution is used as a knowledge platform for sharing knowledge and information that everybody can easily access."

"The product was easy to use."

Cons

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

"There are some limitations on storage."

"Searching for information appears based on Bing and that is utterly useless."

"During uptime under our network, it is hard to find info when content is hefty."

"It does not integrate despite being part of the Microsoft family."

"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."

"As this is a Microsoft product, it can be difficult to obtain direct support."

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

More SharePoint cons

"The product should allow users to assign tasks and automate processes."

"What Meta does not allow as of now is that if I am reaching out to you in French, then only you can have the conversation in French. You cannot select a language in the middle of a conversation."

"The implementation could be made easier."

"The conferencing feature does not work well with multiple parties or locations."

"There needs to be a restriction on who can download content."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing works for us."

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

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

"The pricing is competitive."

"The data classification and search elements are cheap."

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

"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 product is reasonably priced."

More SharePoint pricing and cost advice

"The cost has become one-tenth of the cost in comparison to the old techniques. As we were able to qualify and nurture these leads, the overall cost of the entire sales process was reduced."

"The regular package costs us $4 per user per month."

"The solution seemed expensive to me."

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Government

11%

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Small Business	80
Midsize Enterprise	38
Large Enterprise	81

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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.

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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 SharePoint?

I create a data warehouse and establish a link between different applications. For data exchange, the vendor is Oracle.

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What needs improvement with Workplace by Facebook?

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What is your primary use case for Workplace by Facebook?

I use the solution in my company to create chatbots for our clients, like BMW in India. We have been working on WhatsApp chatbots and Facebook marketing, where we have integrated Adobe Marketo for ...

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What advice do you have for others considering Workplace by Facebook?

In our company, we integrate with Workplace through Facebook's tools that were provided to us, and it is there that we created a middleware system for communication back and forth. Whatever data we...

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Also Known As

SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010

Facebook Workplace, Facebook at Work

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

Facebook Workplace is a dedicated and secure space for companies to connect, communicate and collaborate. Organizations of all sizes can use familiar Facebook features such as News Feed, groups, messages and events to get things done.

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.

Royal Bank of Scotland, UST Global, DNB Bank, Smart, IJM Corporation, Telenor Group, Mobilink, Landmark Group, Yes Bank, BrightTALK, Kenshoo, Godrej Consumer Products

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