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SharePoint vs Zimbra Social [EOL] 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 (2nd), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (1st), Enterprise Intranet (1st)
Zimbra Social [EOL]
Average Rating
7.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

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.
it_user522870 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lecturer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
The administration feature supports the settings and monitoring. There is need for more collaboration in the education sector.
Administration is the most valuable feature because it supports the settings, monitoring, and it enables the Zimbra Collaboration Plugins Zimbra Collaboration and Social Integration have broken the presumptions in our school that open source solutions are limited and not user-friendly. There is…

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

Pros

"Combined reports and data with timeline tracking, better than looking into three systems to find the full picture."
"Valuable features in this product are: Easy customization with MS .NET and related tools, stability, performance in a medium size environment (100-200 users), and full support by MS."
"I rate it a ten."
"The ability to have version control and co-editing is vital to our workflows."
"Improved collaboration through multi-user document editing capabilities."
"Helps with document collaboration and workflow."
"SharePoint's collaborative features are valuable as they enable productivity by allowing multiple users to edit documents simultaneously."
"SharePoint has an option where you can open files on the browser, whereby more than five people can make amendments to one Excel online file."
"Zimbra Collaboration and Social Integration have broken the presumptions in our school that open source solutions are limited and not user-friendly."
"It is a great product, easy to setup, configure, and maintain."
 

Cons

"We did have stability issues in the old versions and there were too many hotfixes, in the 2013 version."
"I would love to see a more robust workflow."
"During uptime under our network, it is hard to find info when content is hefty."
"SharePoint has workflow built into the software however it is very simplistic."
"The product must provide more automation."
"Almost all of the areas of the product have room for improvement; some more than others."
"While working with SharePoint, I observed that if the number of files is too much, the upload time, management time, and search time consume a lot of time during the initial phase."
"The editing tools are still not up to par with all the existing hi-tech and GUI editing tools."
"We currently have a ticket open for this one, but it is being ignored."
"At the beginning, the setup was not easy due to lack of resources and knowledge of this product."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Any extended support from Microsoft is expensive."
"The data classification and search elements are cheap."
"The platform has medium pricing."
"The cost is expensive, but worthwhile."
"The licensing model for SharePoint Online is based on per user, and it is monthly. The price of the solution overall is good."
"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."
"For this type of solution, it is not wise to buy it without Software Assurance."
"The product is reasonably priced."
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Comparison Review

it_user8925 - PeerSpot reviewer
Developer with 51-200 employees
Aug 23, 2013
Jive vs Sharepoint vs Drupal Commons
At Mediacurrent we often get requests to compare Drupal to other platforms used for intranet sites and social business platforms (like https://dev.twitter.com/ for example). This is often referred to as “Social Business Software”, which has grown in popularity in recent years. I decided to do a…
 

Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
9%
Construction Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
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Company Size

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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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