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PROS

SharePoint offers easy collaboration and document management capabilities, allowing multiple users to simultaneously edit documents.
Integration with Microsoft products is seamless, enhancing productivity through connection with Office services.
Robust document storage, version control, and co-editing features support efficient workflow and document integrity.
SharePoint's scalability and ease of administration support both small and large organizational needs.
The platform provides valuable metadata and search functionalities for better organization and retrieval of information.

CONS

SharePoint's search functionality could be improved, especially in handling performance issues with large datasets.
Complexity in initial setup and need for expertise in customization pose challenges for non-technical users.
Integration with Outlook and other project management tools lacks ease and efficiency.
Microsoft support for SharePoint can be slow and often requires extensive troubleshooting efforts.
Co-editing capabilities in SharePoint can be limited, making collaboration difficult when multiple users work on the same document.
 

SharePoint Pros review quotes

it_user360681 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technology Manager - Applications at a local government with 501-1,000 employees
Nov 9, 2016
It has an easy to distribute administration capability, and can also scale to meet a large number of future needs.
it_user689550 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr DevOps Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Jun 22, 2017
It facilitates collaboration and the ability to create custom workflows.
AS
VP, CRS Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Sep 12, 2017
It offers an easy way to store unstructured content (.pdf, .doc, .xls, images) and to tag them with metadata.
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it_user799479 - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Manager at Li & Fung
Jan 10, 2018
It has improve our organization by speeding up document sharing.
it_user802194 - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Analyst, Global IT with 5,001-10,000 employees
Jan 15, 2018
​Combined reports and data with timeline tracking.
it_user803202 - PeerSpot reviewer
analyst, programmer
Jan 17, 2018
Quantity and variety of partners with solution development ability on the platform.
it_user816477 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant
Feb 8, 2018
Removed the need of paper storage and people flow into the office.
AM
Business Technology Analyst at Deloitte
Mar 5, 2018
The ability to quickly and easily create team sites has been great.
it_user836682 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Project Manager with 501-1,000 employees
Mar 13, 2018
Information is now available instantly to managers on all devices.
it_user848442 - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder at ARICAN Proje Merkezi
Apr 2, 2018
We can arrange all our documents on one platform and see the document's changes and edits.
 

SharePoint Cons review quotes

it_user360681 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technology Manager - Applications at a local government with 501-1,000 employees
Nov 9, 2016
The product does not perform 100% when used outside of a Microsoft based browser, Chrome, Firefox, etc.
it_user689550 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr DevOps Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Jun 22, 2017
Flexibility and extensibility, above everything, could be improved.
AS
VP, CRS Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Sep 12, 2017
Too many versions being released in a short time period. Too much time being devoted to migration planning.
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it_user799479 - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Manager at Li & Fung
Jan 10, 2018
Replication needs improvement.
it_user802194 - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Analyst, Global IT with 5,001-10,000 employees
Jan 15, 2018
No good process to import emails from several users into a single comprehensive SP repository.
it_user803202 - PeerSpot reviewer
analyst, programmer
Jan 17, 2018
Allow more functionalities for the on-premise version. Do not force the move of content to a non-private cloud.
it_user816477 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant
Feb 8, 2018
​Improve the user-friendliness.
AM
Business Technology Analyst at Deloitte
Mar 5, 2018
SharePoint designer workflows can be buggy sometimes without any apparent reason.
it_user836682 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Project Manager with 501-1,000 employees
Mar 13, 2018
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.
it_user848442 - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder at ARICAN Proje Merkezi
Apr 2, 2018
Using SharePoint is difficult.