We performed a comparison between Microsoft .NET Framework and SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Infrastructure solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The addition of generics to handle common functionality across types, and the more recent upgrade of the dataset to the Entity Framework, has cut development time drastically, while increasing quality and confidence between builds."
"Pre-programmed functions for .NET Framework are widely available."
"Microsoft .NET Framework’s most valuable features are web application development, RESTful services development, security, performance, and less memory footprint."
"The .NET Framework simplified operations dealing with the allocation and deallocation of memory spaces and the additional processing resources."
"It's easy to create and integrate things."
"The solution is not limited in storage, is customizable and simple to use."
"Basically, .NET is simply is the easiest programming language to use, based on my experience."
"Firstly, I appreciate the decision to use Microsoft .NET Framework. I find it to be an excellent language, with a history rooted in providing an alternative to Java, albeit with initial challenges. It is gaining popularity and may be voted the most desirable programming language. What I particularly like about .NET is its language efficiency. While C# is the primary language, the platform also supports others, catering to those inclined towards functional programming. Although I started with Shell, I'm still grasping the concept of functional programming. Despite initial reservations about object-oriented programming, I acknowledge its advantages. .NET is a safer option, and despite criticisms, it has evolved over the years. One notable aspect is .NET's transition to an open platform in recent years, distancing itself from being exclusive to Microsoft engineers. I appreciate the versatility of .NET, enabling code production for a wide range of platforms, presenting a strong competition to Java. It allows targeting practically any physical platform, showcasing its flexibility. These qualities contribute to my positive view of .NET, totaling thirteen aspects that I find appealing."
"From the use of this solution, we have been able to establish better processes and have greater management of our company."
"They integrated it with the SAP router."
"Workflow functionality and internal portal capabilities are the most important features."
"Internal workflow approval around ESS and MSS leave days, capex approval as well as internal communication to the business have improved the way my organization functions."
"You need to have the technical expertise to use this product."
"They should have more training materials available that are specific to .NET. We spend a lot of money training our engineers."
"Microsoft .NET Framework has a steep learning curve, which could be improved."
"The integration capability of the product with AI is an area with certain shortcomings, where improvements are required."
"It is of great concern to us that the solution is not very powerful on cross platform, at it impedes the ability to build and scale with it."
"The integration could improve in Microsoft .NET Framework."
"In my opinion, this solution can be improved by providing out-of-the-box support for different types of libraries."
"The .NET open source community could be larger."
"The user interface could be improved by making it more user-friendly."
"External portal functionality with suppliers and customers needs improvement."
"Our customers expect that a page will open within one second, and I doubt this will happen. Also, opening documentation takes time. Fixing this will help the customer and help to meet their expectations."
"We encountered stability issues, especially on external functionality around its RFP capabilities."
"Due to our business, some setups were very complex."
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Microsoft .NET Framework is ranked 4th in Application Infrastructure with 47 reviews while SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal is ranked 21st in Application Infrastructure. Microsoft .NET Framework is rated 8.4, while SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft .NET Framework writes "Intuitive, easier to develop, maintain, and migrate from the old framework to newer versions". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal writes "The UI makes the setup easy to do from anywhere". Microsoft .NET Framework is most compared with IIS, Magic xpa Application Platform, JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, Apache Web Server and NGINX Plus, whereas SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal is most compared with NGINX Plus, Apache Web Server, IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM DataPower Gateway. See our Microsoft .NET Framework vs. SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal report.
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