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"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.""The support from Microsoft is very quick and they are very proactive.""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.""The software is friendly to use for mixing data and analyzing it.""The solution's most valuable aspects are its collaboration capabilities, its communications site and the innovation within the product itself.""It's a very robust product.""The most valuable feature of this solution is the Communication Site.""The forms aspect of the solution, for example, the creation of surveys, is its most valuable aspect."

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"Symphony and Laravel are the most comfortable frameworks for any developer. It is also lightweight.""The solution is user-friendly, and it is very good security-wise.""I found the RAM Commander module in Symphony to be the most valuable.""The overall functions are good.""The entire product is good."

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"Workflows could be simplified.""The GUI is outdated.""This solution is not very stable. It is useful to arrange data but it's not the best for big data. Sometimes we have issues with our reports as a result.""The permission management features need improvement.""The solution is like a CRM, so the initial setup is complex. It takes a few days to deploy the solution and the length of time depends on how large the company's topology is and what the client's demands are.""Sharepoint doesn't integrate well with Oracle, and we use a lot of Oracle products at our company. Therefore, it makes more sense for us to go to Oracle instead of continuing to use Sharepoint.""The solution needs to be more collaborative. I believe they are just coming up with the themes for this right now.""The search feature needs improvement. I can never find the information I need when I use it."

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"To improve the situation, enhancing the functionality for integrating with other applications and addressing ticketing issues is crucial.""The solution is very expensive, and its pricing could be improved.""The area that needs to be improved is modular asset management. When we are uploading the assets in bulk, it is not aligned.""Compared to established vendors, it lacks user flexibility and customization, especially in the PM module.""The solution needs to improve CI."

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  • "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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  • "It's a costly product, but the number of available features justifies it."
  • "It is fairly an expensive product, but works for us."
  • "Symphony is expensive."
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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.

    Symphony’s secure, cloud-based communications service delivers the next wave in organizational productivity where markets and individuals come together to create vibrant communities in which to share content, insights and opinions without compromising on organizational compliance.

    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
    BNP Paribas, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Citi, Credit Suisse, JP Morgan Chase
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company21%
    Retailer14%
    Manufacturing Company14%
    Government7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company12%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Government8%
    Comms Service Provider7%
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    Financial Services Firm64%
    Computer Software Company6%
    Manufacturing Company4%
    Comms Service Provider3%
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    Small Business28%
    Midsize Enterprise36%
    Large Enterprise36%
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    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise61%
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    Small Business10%
    Midsize Enterprise8%
    Large Enterprise82%
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    Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is ranked 11th in Content Collaboration Platforms while Symphony is ranked 8th in Enterprise Social Software with 5 reviews. Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is rated 7.6, while Symphony is rated 7.2. 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 Symphony writes "Makes tasks like network planning and performance monitoring much easier". Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is most compared with Amazon WorkDocs, Datto Workplace, FileCloud, Kiteworks and HCL Connections, whereas Symphony is most compared with Microsoft Teams, Slack, Drupal and SharePoint.

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