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HipChat [EOL] vs SharePoint comparison

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Categories and Ranking

HipChat [EOL]
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SharePoint
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
166
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (1st), Web Content Management (2nd), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (1st), Enterprise Intranet (1st)
 

Featured Reviews

it_user669342 - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineering Operations Lead at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
We like setting up automatic notifications to different chat rooms. It talks directly to other Atlasssian products.
The basic version is free to use. We also like setting up automatic notifications to different chat rooms. It is easy to set up new rooms and invite new users. Emoticons are fun and the mobile app is great too Our entire organization uses this as our default messaging app, not just our software…
AnjneyBhardwaj - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Market Research Analyst at IDC Corporate
Collaboration has improved through simplified document access and controlled sharing
SharePoint is definitely used to keep a record of our files and data. The capability is quite good because it is time-saving. I have used it only four or five times, but it has been very helpful to keep all my information in a consolidated manner. The search feature is one of the most beneficial factors that we use to filter out the latest data or the latest file as per our convenience and use case. When you have a large repository, this feature is particularly valuable. Role-based access control has been helpful while developing the knowledge platform. The roles were defined clearly, which made it easy for the four or five of us to work simultaneously and collaborate on our project in a similar manner.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"If your organization is struggling with team collaboration and never ending email chains, HipChat is the perfect solution for your problems."
"It is a communicator for partners and clients."
"We communicate with teammates instantly within the channel, which helps us to be productive."
"Real time chat organized into channels with archival and search capabilities was a complete game changer for how I work."
"Our entire organization uses this as our default messaging app, not just our software engineering teams."
"I would strongly recommend this product."
"It allows for simultaneous users to be on it."
"The ability to take Excel files and make them dynamic SharePoint lists with instant reporting capabilities has been a major benefit."
"It's stable. It's very widely used by companies. Also, the knowledge of the product has improved over the years, and by other companies that support it or are Microsoft SharePoint partners. So if there are problems, there's always a user or company that knows the information or can help you; even with very uncommon problems."
"Information is now available instantly to managers on all devices."
"SharePoint's collaborative features are valuable as they enable productivity by allowing multiple users to edit documents simultaneously."
"The product itself is very robust and capable, but the success of the tool is largely dependent upon the team that deploys and maintains the product, as well as resources available to it."
"Office 365 integration is most valuable thing in SharePoint."
"As a portal, EDM platform for organizations, I think it is an excellent product."
 

Cons

"We were actually evaluating a move from HipChat to Slack at my last job out of frustration related to repeated downtime with the service."
"Occasionally, there were stability issues with uploads and downloads."
"Third-party integrations are continuing to grow, which is good, but sometimes the integration is rocky and not very usable."
"I would like HipChat to be more stable. It crashes pretty often on Windows OS."
"There was some problem with the company firewall. It was not stable in some versions."
"Currently, one email ID is linked to one HipChat cloud group."
"In general, it is a good product, but it has limited support and too much expertise required."
"It would be nice if the platform made it easier to implement a complete document management process (digitalization, OCR, protocols, etc.) without the need to integrate software from different vendors."
"When working on a website with SharePoint Online, not many people can edit simultaneously. If I am editing one section, my colleague cannot edit it at the same time."
"Unless you have worked with a SharePoint business analyst, designer or power user, managing individual sites does require training to understand the components of the site settings and content."
"Integration needs to be more straightforward, particularly with Azure. SharePoint also needs a more comprehensive introductory course for users."
"SharePoint’s scalability could be improved."
"Setting up permissions can be overwhelming. If this can be improved it would be great."
"The way to change the version of the files in SharePoint should be improved. The method of synchronizing files from local to the cloud can also use improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"We have purchased add-ons to handle multiple site collections, form creation, and design."
"The solution's pricing is relatively expensive because it's bundled with other products."
"It comes bundled with the Microsoft 365 pricing plans."
"It is very expensive.​"
"The pricing is competitive."
"Licensing can be by server or by seat."
"The platform has medium pricing."
"SharePoint is included with our Microsoft license."
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Comparison Review

it_user8925 - PeerSpot reviewer
Developer with 51-200 employees
Aug 23, 2013
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
9%
Construction Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise1
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business81
Midsize Enterprise40
Large Enterprise84
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SharePoint?
I do not know the difference between the prices of the two solutions; I did not work on this project.
What needs improvement with SharePoint?
I don't know how SharePoint can be improved because it works effectively, so I can't think of any improvement. It exists in the background, similar to Windows, where you don't think about it, but i...
What is your primary use case for SharePoint?
I have been using SharePoint for three years since I began employment at Wartsila. My main use case for SharePoint is storing documents, meeting recordings, and visiting websites created by my coll...
 

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SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010
 

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