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ASP.NET vs SharePoint Designer comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

ASP.NET
Ranking in .NET Development Services
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SharePoint Designer
Ranking in .NET Development Services
2nd
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
49
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the .NET Development Services category, the mindshare of ASP.NET is 13.3%, up from 8.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SharePoint Designer is 13.0%, down from 18.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
.NET Development Services
 

Featured Reviews

Brandon Smith - PeerSpot reviewer
Beneficial thread management, and asynchronous processing, and template-driven setup
The initial setup of ASP.NET was complex in general, but compared to other cloud deployment projects I have done, it was relatively easy, particularly when it came to integrating with Microsoft Azure. Other projects involving Kubernetes, have been much more complicated in comparison. This project was less difficult than others. It took a few weeks to get the infrastructure set up from scratch and gather information. There were changing requirements, it's hard to compare, but it took two to three weeks to get an initial setup. Since then, we've been adding to it as we go. It's not difficult to set up and deploy new things as everything is template-driven and it's easy to work with Microsoft Azure to define and export templates.
Vivek Vaibhav - PeerSpot reviewer
Intuitive, customizable, and reliable
Exporting the whole SharePoint website is an issue. For example, let's say I want to deploy it in the client environment. Right now, this was based on our own company's environment and if I wanted to deploy that onto the client's environment. To do this, I will have to recreate everything from scratch, which takes a lot of time. There should be a way somewhere where I can download the custom designs I have made and upload them to the client servers so that we can configure them on their servers. Secondly, when you have uploaded data, for example, from an Excel spreadsheet, you download it in the form of a dot IQY file. This IQY file is a bit tough to work with as it's a server-side file. If there was any option where you could just download the flat files and work with them, that would have been great.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The main pro is that it's very easy and we have Microsoft helping to stabilize the product which is coming with the all new features every year."
"We find the solution to be scalable."
"ASP.NET works well with Windows applications and more generally, the Windows platform."
"The solution is very easy to maintain because UI management is simple and many libraries are available."
"The most valuable feature is that it's easy to use."
"It is seamless compared to Java or any other technology stack."
"I would say that we have seen a return on investment when it comes to this solution."
"The developer support for ASP.NET is a big positive. It's actually very good, and since there are so many people who use ASP.NET, it's easy to get responses to questions about ASP.NET in the broader community."
"The product is very user-friendly."
"The management and monitoring features are good."
"If you're working in a communication channel team, SharePoint Designer is a great solution because it helps to have some customized solutions in terms of communication and to create web experiences for external teams."
"You can give document access to people based on their email addresses. You will also get notifications whenever the document is ready for review."
"What I found most valuable in SharePoint Designer is that through it, you can perform a lot of SharePoint functionalities, such as creating SharePoint lists and libraries, as well as customizing pages."
"We mostly used this solution for file storage and basic functions, etcetera."
"The most valuable feature of SharePoint Designer is document management."
"The most valuable features of SharePoint Designer are integration and collaboration capabilities, such as allowing more than one person to edit a file."
 

Cons

"I'd like to be able to run any application from a specific point instead of compiling all the code. For example, if I want to test function A, I should be able to test it even if my other functions aren't working. Like in SQL, you provide parameters to the function, and it executes. I'd like to see something similar in ASP.NET."
"The solution is out of date and should not be used."
"You are required to have knowledge of C#."
"In my opinion, this solution should improve their web toolkit."
"There used to be IAF, which you could spin on a Windows machine. However, that sort of setup does not exist for Linux machines. Because customers still prefer a Windows underlying infrastructure, it can get expensive."
"The con is that every year they are launching a new technology, and for a company like us, we get confused which version should be used."
"I am sure there is something that has room for improvement but nothing specific comes to mind."
"An area for improvement is the structure template."
"SharePoint Designer needs filter options for lists and libraries."
"SharePoint Designer's integration with Microsoft tools could be improved."
"This solution could definitely be made easier to use."
"We would like to see an improvement in the stability and overall consistency of performance in this solution."
"The initial setup depends on company specifics. So, it's a bit complex."
"The solution is not scalable at all."
"SharePoint Online should continue to integrate with other solutions."
"The solution requires more web-based publishing. It would benefit from adding in more collaboration features as well."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I think ASP.NET, in deployment, is something that's quite costly when you're on a cloud provider such as Azure, and you have to pay the server cost. On average, it can cost approximately $1,000 per month to host a good site with a few databases."
"The solution is comparatively cheaper, and you don't have to pay anything for a developer license."
"This is a free solution. However, we have some server licensing costs which are not directly a cost of using the solution."
"The solution is free to use."
"The price of ASP.NET is reasonable. I rate the pricing a five out of ten."
"The pricing is a bit high and I believe that it can be brought down."
"On a scale from one to ten, with one being cost efficient and 10 being the most expensive, I would rate ASP.NET's pricing at six. There used to be IAF, which you could spin on a Windows machine. However, that sort of setup does not exist for Linux machines. Because customers still prefer a Windows underlying infrastructure, it can get expensive."
"The solution requires a licensing fee but is worth the investment."
"The cost of the license is based on the size of the user base."
"SharePoint Designer is a free product. It's SharePoint that needs a license, not SharePoint Designer."
"SharePoint Designer is less expensive than other solutions we have used. We purchased Office 365 which SharePoint comes with the package."
"The tool is free of cost."
"It is a free solution that does not require a license."
"We are using an enterprise SharePoint Designer license."
"The cost of the solution is based on multiple factors such as the number of users, and any customization that may be required."
"This solution is free of charge."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Government
14%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
University
8%
Government
18%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ASP.NET?
It is easy to install ASP.NET on your laptop.
What needs improvement with ASP.NET?
ASP.NET is a very slow tool, and it should be faster.
What do you like most about SharePoint Designer?
It saved me big time once! My car got broken into and they took my laptop with all my files. But I didn't have to worry because everything was backed up on SharePoint. It was a lifesaver!
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SharePoint Designer?
I've leased Microsoft SharePoint Designer for the enterprise, not System Center. It's for private work, web development specifically.
What needs improvement with SharePoint Designer?
For me, it's flexible enough for most things. But maybe they could improve the user interface to make it easier for everyone to navigate and use. That would be a big plus.
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Kienzle Automotive GmbH, Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Vengo Labs, Oneview Healthcare, BookedOut, Ministry of Rural Development, Grupo WRR
Pyrotek Inc., ICA, Deliver Australia, Secretary of Economy of Mexico, Aegon, ABB Switzerland, Ascent Yarns Private Limited, Bakewell Biscuits Pvt Ltd, Hitachi Consulting
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