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ASP.NET vs SharePoint Designer [EOL] comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

ASP.NET
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
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SharePoint Designer [EOL]
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
49
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

SasidharParupudi - PeerSpot reviewer
Principle Consultant at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Building reliable web APIs and sites has become faster and development stays well supported
I think Microsoft can make ASP.NET better by catching up with other frameworks by adopting features that are very popular in those frameworks, such as minimal APIs and other innovations. They have introduced Blazor, which is their newer front-end development software framework, but unfortunately, Blazor is not well adopted in the market. However, I feel that they will catch up in the future as Blazor has a lot of potential. In my opinion, there is not anything extra needed immediately for ASP.NET; the framework is self-sufficient and very mature at this stage. The problem lies with wider adoption, as some people are anti-Microsoft and prefer open-source alternatives such as React. Microsoft could potentially do a better job at marketing these solutions, but other than that, the tool has the potential to be used in any enterprise-level applications. I would say the setup process for ASP.NET is relatively simple, but with the latest generation of user management or integration with OpenID, the documentation is not comprehensive in terms of what you can do with the latest libraries. They support many things and have decoupled themselves from their own identity servers, but still need to improve documentation considerably.
Vladimir Vasilev - PeerSpot reviewer
Digital Lead at Baker Tilly
Helps to centralize and share files and has an easy setup
I'm using the solution for creating different sites in our organization. We also use it for a file repository mainly.  It's provided us with a centralized document database that is available to all collaborators 24/7. There are good features in general. It helps centralize and store files.  It's…

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

Pros

"We use ASP.NET to develop web applications and web API. I'm working at a government financial institution in Mexico that helps citizens buy a house"
"The solution is useful for seeing what old technology was before the new technology we use today, such as .NET."
"The solution has good scalability."
"I have found the entity framework to be a valuable feature. The authentication layer is amazing as well. ASP.NET has a vibrant community, and as a result, we haven't had the need to contact technical support."
"The solution is very easy to maintain because UI management is simple and many libraries are available."
"It is easy to install ASP.NET on your laptop."
"It's a pretty stable solution."
"The solution is easy to learn, understand and develop."
"The drag and drop feature is the most useful feature when using this solution."
"I would rate the solution's stability a nine out of ten."
"The solution tightly integrates with all other collaboration tools."
"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 I like most about this solution, is that we can use it as a secondary customization platform."
"Other valuable features are the ability able to update the master file, and creating the workflow."
"The most valuable aspects of the solution are the user-friendly interface and easy workflow."
"SharePoint has very good features for collaboration."
 

Cons

"In the future, I would like to see more AI and machine learning technologies made available in libraries."
"It should be open source or deployable to any operating system so that the dependency can be removed."
"Sometimes we have issues with instability and it crashes, which is something that should be made to work better."
"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."
"The technology to integrate with cloud information could be improved."
"In my opinion, this solution should improve their web toolkit."
"ASP.NET is a very slow tool, and it should be faster."
"The solution does not need any additional features."
"Exporting the whole SharePoint website is an issue."
"Sharepoint could improve the user interface to make it easier for everyone to navigate and use. That would be a big plus."
"In the solution, if you have a case of accidental deletion, there's no restoration, which should have been there."
"The system can become slow which should be improved."
"SharePoint is too complex to install and maintain."
"There is zero technical support. I have to use Google to fix the issues myself."
"If you compare the workflow with other engines like Olympus and K2, it is very complicated to create a workflow."
 

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."
"ASP.NET is an open-source solution."
"The pricing is a bit high and I believe that it can be brought down."
"The solution is comparatively cheaper, and you don't have to pay anything for a developer license."
"The solution requires a licensing fee but is worth the investment."
"The price of ASP.NET is reasonable. I rate the pricing a five out of ten."
"The solution is free to use."
"The pricing is somewhere in the middle. Not too expensive, but not the cheapest either."
"There is no licensing cost for Designer—it's free."
"The cost of the license is based on the size of the user base."
"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."
"This solution is free of charge."
"The tool's pricing is cheap."
"Most of the time, our customer's license from Microsoft includes the cost of SharePoint. However, if you have to buy it then SharePoint is quite expensive."
"The price is reasonable."
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Real Estate/Law Firm
14%
Logistics Company
6%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Performing Arts
11%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Computer Software Company
7%
Healthcare Company
7%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise13
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise21
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ASP.NET?
Our solution is deployed in a hybrid setup; we have some on-site on a private cloud and some on Azure. Most of our costing comes from database licensing, as we use SQL Server, which has very costly...
What needs improvement with ASP.NET?
I think Microsoft can make ASP.NET better by catching up with other frameworks by adopting features that are very popular in those frameworks, such as minimal APIs and other innovations. They have ...
What is your primary use case for ASP.NET?
My current use case for ASP.NET mainly involves APIs and websites.
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