Microsoft 365 Business vs Microsoft Office SharePoint Server comparison

Microsoft 365 Business and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server are both solutions in the Content Collaboration Platforms category. Microsoft 365 Business is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.3, while Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.4. Microsoft 365 Business holds a 2.3% mindshare in CCP, compared to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server’s 3.7% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of Microsoft 365 Business users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 82% of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 29, 2025

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server and Microsoft 365 Business are products in the productivity and collaboration category. Microsoft 365 Business has the upper hand due to its integrated features and cloud-based flexibility.

Features: SharePoint Server excels in document management, workflow automation, and version control, allowing extensive customization suitable for enterprises. Microsoft 365 Business includes email integration, Office apps like Word and Excel, and cloud storage, offering a comprehensive suite for businesses seeking digital transformation.

Room for Improvement: SharePoint Server can improve its ease of use and reduce the complexity of customization options for smaller businesses. It would also benefit from increased integration with third-party apps. Meanwhile, Microsoft 365 Business could enhance its on-premises features and offer more flexibility for offline installations. It should also address its dependency on constant internet access for effectiveness.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Microsoft 365 Business allows easier deployment due to its cloud-based nature, reducing reliance on internal IT resources, and provides seamless updates with robust customer support. SharePoint Server requires more initial setup and IT involvement but offers strong customization support for on-premises deployments.

Pricing and ROI: SharePoint Server involves higher upfront costs but potentially offers long-term value through customization and control over data management. Microsoft 365 Business operates on a subscription model, presenting predictable costs and quicker ROI with its bundled features and reduced infrastructure needs.

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft 365 Business

Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms

9th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

248

Ranking in other categories

Mobile Device Management (MDM) (2nd)

Microsoft Office SharePoint...

Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms

4th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

4.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Content Collaboration Platforms category, the mindshare of Microsoft 365 Business is 2.3%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is 3.7%, down from 9.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Content Collaboration Platforms Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server	3.7%
Microsoft 365 Business	2.3%
Other	94.0%

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AdamMiller

Owner at Nexus Auto system

Digital documentation has boosted team efficiency and provides secure remote manual access

The best feature is the mobile access to SharePoint. It is incredibly valuable for our technicians to view wiring diagrams and manuals directly on their tablets while working under a vehicle. It removes the need to walk back to the office, saving about 20 minutes per job. Additionally, the data security features give me peace of mind; even if a tablet is broken in the shop, our business data remains safe in the cloud.

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Daniel Giacomelli

Security and Compliance at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Has transformed how I manage documents through metadata and automation while enabling structured collaboration

Microsoft should restore some functionalities from older versions of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2003 and 2010. Specifically, bringing back something similar to SharePoint Designer would be beneficial. SharePoint Designer was both advantageous and challenging - developers found it limiting and preferred Visual Studio, while non-developers struggled to use it effectively. A new tool for configuring webpage design and development for content pages would be valuable. The current system is too basic. While integration of filtered lists and libraries is possible, it requires knowledge of Python or jQuery. A WYSIWYG editor would be preferable to requiring programming knowledge or Visual Studio.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's simple and easy to use."

"Most people are very used to working with Microsoft Office, and we can work offline as well."

"I like that there's no maintenance involved."

"The most useful thing about it is Microsoft OneDrive. It helps me back up everything on my laptop. If I lose my laptop, I can confidently buy a new one and get back my previous work files. I like the Microsoft Office package, Microsoft Word, presentation, and Excel. I like that it is very easy to use, especially for a Mac user. They have a very big community, and whenever I get stuck or have questions, I just ask Google, and then I get the answer immediately."

"It sometimes proves to be easier than using other tools."

"The scalability is very good."

"The interaction between different products is most valuable. I use Excel, Mail, Teams, and PowerPoint, not really much else."

"The features such as meetings connected with Microsoft Teams and the integration is fabulous."

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"The most valuable feature is that it is very usable. I can navigate it, I can have a media call, I can have a call with my project team, so we can chat with every team kind of like WhatsApp. Any time there are projects or other things, we can chat in a secure way. It's automation-specific secure."

"The ability to work through a web browser without requiring installation on devices is particularly beneficial."

"Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is a scalable solution because our applications are not staying in one place, year on year we are increasing users, so definitely it can scale with what we need."

"The forms aspect of the solution, for example, the creation of surveys, is its most valuable aspect."

"The feature that I value the most about Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is the ability to have multiple persons in a file at the same time, which was not possible when we started using computers."

"The implementation and configuring of the resolution are very easy in the online version."

"Sharing information is the best feature or advantage of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server based on my experience."

"From my partner perspective, the best advantages of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server are that it's easy to use, and we can easily communicate, share documents, and assign permissions to specific people."

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Cons

"It can have more integrations between the applications that are there within this product. In the newer version of Teams, there are some new features that allow you to share directly from Outlook, etc. It would be good if they continue to explore these types of integrations between applications."

"The price could be better."

"As an example, there isn't a clean transfer to a Google Doc outside of hosting it as a .docx file."

"Windows should be included with the solution since Microsoft is heading towards an SaaS-, cloud-based model."

"It would help, if, in the beginning, there was an onboarding process to show how to set it up properly or how to set up the things properly, or how to have the support they need or the guidance on how they should deploy it. In some cases, there are things that are not so crystal clear."

"Their technical support could be faster. The admin portal, report generation, and other things could also be much simpler. We can't do columns adjustment at this time. The desktop app of Teams had lots of issues recently. The web version worked fine. We had to do a lot of things in terms of infrastructure and networking. It could have been better. It is quite new, so we got to bear and go with that, and then we'll see."

"In terms of what could be improved, they are continuously developing it, but sometimes not necessarily in a good direction. There are changes happening every three months so you actually have to learn some tools again. I'll give you an example. Teams used to be really good and now, I have a feeling that they hired developers from Skype Business because it's actually not very good."

"The integration is good but could be better."

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"Searching information internally in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server could be better because when we get a lot of information, it is difficult to find."

"Technical support could be improved. They are not fast enough, especially when we'll go deeper in the product itself. More complex issues make it very tough to find someone that can help you."

"Probably because I may not have extensively used the advanced search, the search option can sometimes get a little difficult to find out what exactly you're looking for."

"Regarding the setup for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, I have to rate it lower, maybe a seven out of 10, as it is a little bit more complex and not so easy to use in some use cases."

"Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is more accessible for the average user, but it lacks certain features that more advanced users would look for, making it seem unnecessarily complicated to do simple things or things one expects to be simple."

"It is a bit restrictive to develop in the cloud version. A lot of features are in the cloud now, and you have to develop on the outside. As far as the platform and the programming side of things are concerned, it is moving more towards configuration management rather than programming. When we are doing solutions, we are basically just configuring it to make solutions happen rather than actually using the Visual Studio code and developing from scratch in the cloud. It is almost like creating an app. You have created an app for your phone, but the app doesn't really sit on your phone. It sits somewhere on a server, and the database sits on another server. The app is just pulling and pushing information. The whole development has changed. We used to install things directly on the server and then run the application from the server. Now, it is more of a modular architecture."

"The areas around security, such as protection, need to be included."

"I think these tools do a pretty good job. There is only one area of improvement. Maybe Microsoft can invest a little bit more into the ease at which integration can be done with other third party applications."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"If you go with Microsoft, they will give you 80 GB in advance and all those kinds of features. They will also keep asking you to go from E1 to E2, E2 to E3, and now E5. Their prices are high, but as long as the organization is happy to pay and your emails are working seamlessly, it shouldn't be an issue."

"It is basically software as a service. So, you pay for the software subscription. The price is based on the plan you choose. You can also leverage the help of cloud service providers."

"I have one of the business licenses, and then I have a few of the lower-cost ones at six bucks a month. We're a small organization of half a dozen people."

"The price of the license for Microsoft 365 Business can be expensive for smaller businesses and should be adjusted. The overall pricing model can be improved upon."

"I have heard the solution is a little expensive and there is a licence needed."

"The price is fine."

"I think it is expensive."

"The cost is on the high end, particularly when you have multiple users."

More Microsoft 365 Business pricing and cost advice

"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."

"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."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Marketing Services Firm

18%

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10%

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Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	113
Midsize Enterprise	44
Large Enterprise	100

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	13
Midsize Enterprise	13
Large Enterprise	17

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Microsoft 365 Business?

The product's initial setup phase was straightforward.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft 365 Business?

I have no idea about the pricing of Microsoft 365 Business, since I'm not the party concerned.

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What needs improvement with Microsoft 365 Business?

I find it very easy to utilize Microsoft 365 Business, and it works for me. Everything is at my fingertips, so I do not know how to suggest improvements. Nothing is easier than paper and filing, bu...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server?

I am not aware of the pricing, so I cannot say if the solution is expensive or quite affordable.

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What needs improvement with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server?

My expectation when I start using a Microsoft product is that it would be easy to incorporate diagrams and such from other Microsoft Office products. Incorporating a diagram I've embedded in a slid...

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What is your primary use case for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server?

I produce content about the work I'm doing inside the company, making information about IT architecture, work processes within IT architecture, and security reviews of applications or infrastructur...

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Also Known As

Microsoft 365 E3, Microsoft 365 E5, Microsoft 365 F1, MS 365 Business

Office SharePoint Server, MS Office SharePoint Server

Overview

Microsoft 365 Business offers a comprehensive suite of tools for communication, collaboration, and productivity, providing seamless integration and cloud accessibility across apps like Teams, Outlook, and SharePoint, ensuring businesses can operate efficiently and flexibly.

Designed for modern work environments, Microsoft 365 Business enhances productivity through apps like OneNote and Power BI. Its integration across Word, Excel, and PowerPoint enables efficient data management and communication across devices, boosting workflow and collaboration. Despite some limitations in platform integration and scalability, its user-friendly interface, high security, and automatic updates promote broad adoption. Issues with interface complexity, licensing, and responses from technical support require attention. Enhanced AI integration and reduced resource consumption could further improve user experience.

What are the key features of Microsoft 365 Business?

Seamless Collaboration: Facilitates teamwork through integrated apps like Teams, allowing real-time collaboration and communication.
Cloud Accessibility: Ensures access across devices, supporting remote work with cloud-based features.
Integration: Provides comprehensive application bundles including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for consistent data and file management.
Automatic Updates: Delivers regular updates without manual intervention, keeping tools current and secure.
Enhanced Productivity Tools: Features like OneNote and Power BI help streamline tasks and manage information effectively.

What benefits do users gain from Microsoft 365 Business?

Improved Communication: Through tools like Teams and Outlook, promoting effective dialogue within organizations.
Increased Productivity: Quick document sharing and editing enhance efficiency and output.
Flexible Access: Employees can work remotely or onsite with ease, ensuring continuity and adaptability.
Comprehensive Data Management: Centralized and streamlined, ensuring quick access and organization of files.
Support for Collaboration: Facilitates seamless project management with integration across Microsoft Suite components.

Microsoft 365 Business is implemented in diverse industries, supporting sectors like education, finance, healthcare, and tech. It enhances collaboration in remote work environments, enabling secure data management in compliance-focused industries. Features like enhanced email management and cloud-based document storage are leveraged to improve operations and efficiency.

Microsoft

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.

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