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Microsoft Office SharePoint Server pros and cons

Vendor: Microsoft
3.9 out of 5
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PROS

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server offers robust collaboration capabilities, allowing multiple users to work on a single document simultaneously.
Document and records management features enhance organizational processes and improve collaboration.
The low-code and no-code features are user-friendly and efficient, offering a unique advantage over other cloud services like AWS S3 and Azure blob storage.
Communication Site and document management list provide valuable integration with Office apps and Microsoft Flow.
Scalability in both horizontal and vertical directions allows efficient adaptation to varying organizational needs.

CONS

Many users desire an OCR feature in a future release of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server.
The search feature requires enhancement as it fails to efficiently find necessary information.
Integration with Oracle is lacking, leading some users to prefer Oracle over Microsoft Office SharePoint Server.
Permission management capabilities are in need of improvement.
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server faces challenges with stability, particularly in handling big data and generating reports.
 

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Pros review quotes

RP
Sep 27, 2020
The support from Microsoft is very quick and they are very proactive.
PO
Apr 30, 2020
The most valuable feature is the "Alert Me", which provides the ability to set an alert when content is either added or changed and that the alerts can be either real-time or aggregated for the day or the week.
it_user1169670 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 13, 2019
The most valuable features for us are their document management list and hybrid forms. and We also use third party ad-dons to achieve workflows and other recent apps.
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reviewer1390713 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 11, 2020
Document management and records management features are the most valuable.
Miguel Molano - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 27, 2025
The feature that I value the most about Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is the ability to have multiple persons in a file at the same time, which was not possible when we started using computers.
it_user1211799 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 16, 2020
It is a decent tool for collaboration, especially if you are already using other Office products.
GB
Oct 16, 2019
The most valuable aspect of the solution is the fact that it doesn't require coding. You just need to configure it. You don't need to code before getting something running. It makes it very fast.
reviewer1420620 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 8, 2020
The collaboration, the ability for multiple users to work on a single document.
KV
Oct 10, 2019
The most valuable feature of this solution is the Communication Site.
reviewer1363053 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 29, 2020
The implementation and configuring of the resolution are very easy in the online version.
 

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Cons review quotes

RP
Sep 27, 2020
I would like to see the integration with Teams reinforced.
PO
Apr 30, 2020
The ability to preview files in different formats should be expanded to include formats such as embedded postscript (EPS), AutoCAD, and Adobe Acrobat PDF.
it_user1169670 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 13, 2019
I think these tools do a pretty good job. There is only one area of improvement. Maybe Microsoft can invest a little bit more into the ease at which integration can be done with other third party applications.
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reviewer1390713 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 11, 2020
It is a bit restrictive to develop in the cloud version. A lot of features are in the cloud now, and you have to develop on the outside. As far as the platform and the programming side of things are concerned, it is moving more towards configuration management rather than programming. When we are doing solutions, we are basically just configuring it to make solutions happen rather than actually using the Visual Studio code and developing from scratch in the cloud. It is almost like creating an app. You have created an app for your phone, but the app doesn't really sit on your phone. It sits somewhere on a server, and the database sits on another server. The app is just pulling and pushing information. The whole development has changed. We used to install things directly on the server and then run the application from the server. Now, it is more of a modular architecture.
Miguel Molano - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 27, 2025
Regarding the setup for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, I have to rate it lower, maybe a seven out of 10, as it is a little bit more complex and not so easy to use in some use cases.
it_user1211799 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 16, 2020
The GUI is outdated.
GB
Oct 16, 2019
Technical support could be improved. They are not fast enough, especially when we'll go deeper in the product itself. More complex issues make it very tough to find someone that can help you.
reviewer1420620 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 8, 2020
The areas around security, such as protection, need to be included.
KV
Oct 10, 2019
Many of our customers would like to see an OCR feature, so it would be very good to have this in a future release.
reviewer1363053 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 29, 2020
The solution needs to have more flexibility. The classic version had more flexibility, however, the modern version has many more limitations.