Microsoft Office SharePoint Server vs Slack comparison

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We performed a comparison between Microsoft Office SharePoint Server and Slack based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Content Collaboration Platforms solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Microsoft Office SharePoint Server vs. Slack Report (Updated: March 2020).
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Pros
"The collaboration, the ability for multiple users to work on a single document.""The most valuable feature of this solution is the Communication Site.""The software is friendly to use for mixing data and analyzing it.""The most valuable feature is that it is very usable. I can navigate it, I can have a media call, I can have a call with my project team, so we can chat with every team kind of like WhatsApp. Any time there are projects or other things, we can chat in a secure way. It's automation-specific secure.""The solution's most valuable aspects are its collaboration capabilities, its communications site and the innovation within the product itself.""Document management and records management features are the most valuable.""It's a very robust product.""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."

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"Its intuitive design makes it easy to use and understand, hence we do not have a need to spend much on educating our teams.""When we work with a platform like Slack, we can have one source without merging different document versions.""Slack helps me to read bulk messages.""The solution's initial setup process is easy.""Slack is a really easy collaboration tool to use and many companies are adopting this popular tool.""The product is user-friendly.""The portal is at its best version now.""I use Slack for communication with my colleagues."

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Cons
"The permission management features need improvement.""The product could be improved by accommodating different technologies, particularly integration.""The search feature needs improvement. I can never find the information I need when I use it.""The solution needs to be more collaborative. I believe they are just coming up with the themes for this right now.""Many of our customers would like to see an OCR feature, so it would be very good to have this in a future release.""The ability to preview files in different formats should be expanded to include formats such as embedded postscript (EPS), AutoCAD, and Adobe Acrobat PDF.""The product is behind in development and lacks some features.""Workflows could be simplified."

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"The video calling experience on Slack needs improvement.""I would like to be able to do live streaming on Slack. Slack allows Slack huddle where you can do a group call, but it is not very well-designed. I'm not sure if it is going very well, but live streaming is one thing that I would definitely love to see. When you use Zoom, I like how you can run webinars. If we could do that through Slack, it would become an all-integrated platform. I would also like to be able to schedule meetings using Slack, similar to Zoom.""The way groups are created on slack could be improved. Once you create a group of people, you can't add additional people unless you convert it to a channel.""The mobile app needs improvement. It consistently misses notifications.""Integrating Slack with calendar functions would be advantageous, allowing for the seamless scheduling of meetings within the platform.""The solution should have less frequent updates.""The product should provide integration with other solutions like Gmail or Outlook.""The UI could be a little bit better."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "One of the reasons why we don't recommend the cloud version of SharePoint is the cost. With the on premise version, you pay for the license once. For the cloud version, there is a recurring fee. It is very expensive. They expect everyone to pay $20 or $30 per user per month."
  • "There are some aggressive discounts offered by Microsoft for organizations that are not for profit, which we are, and it makes it quite attractive to consider."
  • "Pricing plans may be flexible depending on volume usage and your corporate relationship with Microsoft."
  • "It can be expensive for on-premises deployments, especially when you have to support SQL Server as your backend database. That's where the cost comes into play. SQL Server has its own licensing, which Microsoft keeps on changing. Therefore, it can become costly. In the earlier versions of SharePoint, version 2007 or 2010, they had an express version where the SQL Server licensing was free. It wasn't like a full-blown SharePoint. It was only a slimmed-down version. It used to be whatever your hardware costs. You would install the free software and work with it, but you were very limited in what you could do in SharePoint. If you wanted the SharePoint Enterprise Server with all the bells and whistles, then you had to pay more to get the SQL Server license based on the number of users or servers. The subscription model is different for cloud deployments. Licensing is per user and per month. The cost also depends on the storage required. If you have a lot of sites or documents, then you need to expand it based on your needs."
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  • "We use the free version that does not have a license."
  • "The solution is expensive."
  • "It is less expensive than one of its competitors."
  • "It is an expensive tool. We pay 15 to 20 USD monthly per user."
  • "Slack is definitely worth the money."
  • "The pricing can range up to about twenty bucks a user. You can spend a lot of money, especially if you're talking about thousands of users. Generally speaking, Slack is less expensive than Teams. Slack doesn't include all the bells and whistles that Teams does. So you can go from a $6 license in Microsoft 365 to a $50 license per user per month, and there's a lot more you can do in the $50 license."
  • "I would rate the tool's pricing a four out of ten."
  • "The solution is cheap in my country."
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    Office SharePoint Server, MS Office SharePoint Server
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    Overview

    Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) is a Microsoft software portal based on the ASP.NET framework. MOSS facilitates file sharing and collaboration, social networking, Web databases and Web publishing. It is hosted by Microsoft Windows Server and is accessible through Microsoft Office or the Web.

    Slack is where work happens. It’s a digital workspace that powers your organization — all the pieces and the people — so you can get things done.

    Slack brings all your communication together in one place. It's real-time messaging, archiving and search for modern teams.

    Sample Customers
    Del Monte Foods, Unicredit Leasing, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Nokia Czech Republic, Perkins Eastman, JLL, ICA, óxito Software, Dorset Software, PKP Cargo, Arcapita Bank B.S.C., AVE CZ, Chesapeake Energy
    Strava, The New York Times, Spotify, Blue Bottle Coffee Company, Eventbrite, Box, Circa, Stripe
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company21%
    Retailer14%
    Manufacturing Company14%
    Government7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company12%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Government8%
    Comms Service Provider7%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company24%
    Marketing Services Firm13%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Healthcare Company7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization82%
    Computer Software Company4%
    Financial Services Firm4%
    University1%
    Company Size
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    Small Business28%
    Midsize Enterprise36%
    Large Enterprise36%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise61%
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    Small Business63%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise24%
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    Small Business5%
    Midsize Enterprise83%
    Large Enterprise12%
    Buyer's Guide
    Microsoft Office SharePoint Server vs. Slack
    March 2020
    Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft Office SharePoint Server vs. Slack and other solutions. Updated: March 2020.
    765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is ranked 11th in Content Collaboration Platforms while Slack is ranked 3rd in Enterprise Social Software with 67 reviews. Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is rated 7.6, while Slack is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server writes "Stable, integrates well with Teams, and has flexible and helpful support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Slack writes "A competitive solution that improves collaboration and productivity". Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is most compared with Amazon WorkDocs, Datto Workplace, FileCloud, Kiteworks and HCL Connections, whereas Slack is most compared with SharePoint, Atlassian Confluence, Symphony, Chatter and ChatWork. See our Microsoft Office SharePoint Server vs. Slack report.

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