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Magnolia CMS vs SharePoint comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Magnolia CMS
Ranking in Web Content Management
6th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
Digital Experience Platforms (DXP) (5th)
SharePoint
Ranking in Web Content Management
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
162
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (1st), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (1st), Enterprise Intranet (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Web Content Management category, the mindshare of Magnolia CMS is 3.9%, down from 5.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SharePoint is 12.2%, down from 12.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Web Content Management
 

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Madhur D'silva - PeerSpot reviewer
Collaborative work benefits while user-friendliness challenges persist
The most valuable feature of SharePoint is its user interface, which is very easy to use. I do not have to be very technical to use it. Its rights management capabilities and ability to restrict access to certain people are also very useful. Furthermore, I can access SharePoint from any device, whether it is a phone or laptop, which is very convenient.
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it_user8925 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 23, 2013
Jive vs Sharepoint vs Drupal Commons
At Mediacurrent we often get requests to compare Drupal to other platforms used for intranet sites and social business platforms (like https://dev.twitter.com/ for example). This is often referred to as “Social Business Software”, which has grown in popularity in recent years. I decided to do a…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Retailer
10%
Pharma/Biotech Company
6%
Government
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

Is Magnolia CMS the best CMS out there?
"The best" is a very subjective thing when it comes to CMS, as well as with anything in life. I've worked in a place where we used Magnolia as the content management system and I can't really find...
Can Magnolia CMS be used for personal use or just for businesses?
Honestly, I don't see what should stop you from using Magnolia CMS for your personal use or to grow the digital experience you can provide. It gives you a free trial and from there you can establi...
Do you need to be a developer in order to use Magnolia CMS?
No, you don't have to be a developer or any kind of professional IT specialist to use the services of Magnolia CMS. In fact, if you're neither of these things, then Magnolia is the right thing for ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SharePoint?
As SharePoint is part of the Microsoft 365 suite, the pricing is acceptable.
What needs improvement with SharePoint?
Not with SharePoint specifically, but overall with the software or tools from Microsoft, I think there are areas that need improvement. It's very difficult to understand the objective. There are so...
 

Also Known As

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SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010
 

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Sample Customers

Ancestry.com, Migros, MOO, Al Arabiya, Alior Bank, Atlassian, Avis
Toyota, Aeroports de Paris, ASBBank Ltd., Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals, CambridgeshireConstabulary, D&M Group, NPL Construction Company, and The Regional Municipality of Niagara.
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