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Microsoft Office SharePoint Server vs Microsoft OneDrive for Business comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 1, 2026

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

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Office SharePoint...
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
4.3
Number of Reviews
40
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft OneDrive for Busi...
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
4.9
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Content Collaboration Platforms category, the mindshare of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is 3.5%, down from 5.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft OneDrive for Business is 6.0%, down from 9.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Content Collaboration Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft OneDrive for Business6.0%
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server3.5%
Other90.5%
Content Collaboration Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

Jocelyn Sookahet - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Project Manager at Infodis Group
Sharing information improves collaboration but search capability needs enhancement
Searching information internally in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server could be better because when we get a lot of information, it is difficult to find. There are other things that could be better, though I don't know specifically what besides search. Search is the main problem, but it could be better if we used software used by other people. Sometimes we have customers who don't use it, and that creates problems.
PramodChaudharyDarwha - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager at TCS
Collaborative work has transformed team retrospectives and now saves us major planning time
I do not think that there is any improvement needed in Microsoft OneDrive for Business because a lot of features are already provided in the package that we have purchased, and we do not have anything that would be improved as of now. Speed-wise, Microsoft OneDrive for Business is very fast. Sometimes I think the auto-save feature of the things that we edit should also work in offline mode for some time, because once we get disconnected, I sometimes feel that the Excel or the Word document is trying to connect to Microsoft OneDrive for Business and trying to save it, but somehow the sessions expire. I sometimes want this to not happen. It can reconnect to the server when connection is up, but I can still work on the document.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The support from Microsoft is very quick and they are very proactive."
"This product is useful because when I go to the client place I can use my credentials, I can log in and I can share whatever I want to share from SharePoint Server."
"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 online version doesn't have any bugs or glitches, doesn't crash or fail, doesn't need any infrastructure or virtual machine as it's completely online, and the cloud keeps it very stable."
"Overall, it is a good product, and I recommend it."
"This product has improved the way our organization functions in the following manner: We are provided with policies and procedures for administration, we can store all the documentation related to all IT projects, and we have developed some workflows for automating licensing requests and other types of requests."
"Microsoft has a very good product."
"Microsoft Office SharePoint Server's document management significantly improves collaboration within my organization."
"It is simple to use and it allows me to give me the opportunity to access anything I want from any device."
"My advice to others is that since Microsoft OneDrive for Business is portable, you can access it anywhere from any devices if you have an account with Microsoft."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft OneDrive for Business is that it is included in the standard Office 365 subscription at no additional cost, unlike other drives such as Google Drive."
"We have the Microsoft Office 365 solution and OneDrive is one of the products included."
"It is free if you use Microsoft Office 365."
"With this solution, the sharing of documents is very easy to do and there's a lot of collaboration you can do with your colleagues."
"One of the best features of Microsoft OneDrive for Business is that it synchronizes the information with the cloud."
"The integration between all Microsoft products is a key advantage to OneDrive."
 

Cons

"The solution is like a CRM, so the initial setup is complex. It takes a few days to deploy the solution and the length of time depends on how large the company's topology is and what the client's demands are."
"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."
"The product is behind in development and lacks some features."
"The solution needs to have more flexibility. The classic version had more flexibility, however, the modern version has many more limitations."
"The solution requires a lot of hardware capacity for high availability and performance."
"In previous years, there were some challenges when integrating with the email client."
"The search functionality on the on-premises version is not very good."
"Concerning technical support from Microsoft, I am not very satisfied with their support."
"OneDrive is a bit behind competing products like Dropbox and Box."
"Microsoft tech support is terrible — everyone knows that."
"The solution has sub-folders, which are visible to various team members. If you want to ensure the information is private, you would need to have a certain level of seniority in the office."
"The area that can be improved is to be able to share easily with folks outside the organization and with folks who don't have an office account. Sometimes, when you send a link, you might have some form of repetition. If you don't know how to share it properly, whoever you are sharing it with will have issues using it. Also, the link that you use to share a document can be made a bit shorter. It doesn't have to be long. Typically, when you want to share a document, it has everything, such as the name of the organization, SharePoint, etc. A short URL will be easier to use, and it will just make life easier, especially because a lot of people are now going mobile. I'm not sure if there's a mobile version of Microsoft OneDrive, similar to Google Drive. If they don't have a mobile app, it would also be nice to have a mobile app because that would help in checking out your documents. It would be easy to check your documents on the go on your phone."
"The user interface sometimes fails and when it cannot connect, it does not give the reason why."
"Recent functionality changes have actually made the product more confusing to use."
"The scalability has room for improvement."
"The initial setup is a bit clunky."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"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."
"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."
"Costwise, it is a great option. In most cases, it is a free space, which will be more than enough for most customers."
"We pay a lot for the Enterprise version, but it is a premium service."
"This is a pricy solution, given that we are only using it at 50% capacity."
"OneDrive comes with Microsoft 365 so it is just an added part of that package."
"The licensing is expensive and on a yearly basis."
"It is free if you are using Office 365, and you get a terabyte of storage with your account."
"Using this software, it has had an amazing impact moneywise on our business. It allows us to share documents without the need of extra hardware."
"The price of Microsoft OneDrive is reasonable and compatible with competitors."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
12%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise17
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise17
 

Questions from the Community

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.
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...
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...
What needs improvement with Microsoft OneDrive?
Microsoft OneDrive for Business is very good and I do not think it needs to improve on anything. I believe this is a very good product.
What is your primary use case for Microsoft OneDrive?
My main use case for Microsoft OneDrive for Business is to save files to my PC and to sync files so I can access them from different laptops. I experienced a scenario where I had issues with my cur...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft OneDrive?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing has been very great for the past seven years.
 

Also Known As

Office SharePoint Server, MS Office SharePoint Server
MS OneDrive
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Del Monte Foods, Unicredit Leasing, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Nokia Czech Republic, Perkins Eastman, JLL, ICA, óxito Software, Dorset Software, PKP Cargo, Arcapita Bank B.S.C., AVE CZ, Chesapeake Energy
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