Microsoft OneDrive vs SharePoint comparison

The compared Microsoft OneDrive and SharePoint solutions aren't in the same category. Microsoft OneDrive is ranked #11 in CCP , and holds a 9.6% mindshare in the category. SharePoint is ranked #1 in ECM , with an average rating of 8.0, and holds a 16.4% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Microsoft OneDrive users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 79% of SharePoint users who would recommend it.

Microsoft OneDrive

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90% willing to recommend

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79% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft OneDrive

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Content Collaboration Platforms (11th)

SharePoint

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

160

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Content Management (1st), Web Content Management (1st), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (1st), Enterprise Intranet (1st)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Messaging and Collaboration solutions, they serve different purposes. Microsoft OneDrive is designed for Content Collaboration Platforms and holds a mindshare of 9.6%, down 12.9% compared to last year.
SharePoint, on the other hand, focuses on Enterprise Content Management, holds 16.4% mindshare, down 20.2% since last year.

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Featured Reviews

Victor Bayouwa

Owner at VBTECH-IT

I love the backup capabilities and the offline sync

We use OneDrive to share documents throughout the organization and collaborate. It is also used for backups. The backup capability is one feature I love about OneDrive. I also like how it syncs when you're working offline. Everything is updated once you connect again. It takes too long for…

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Sanil Paul

IT Service Manager at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees

Streamlined collaboration through seamless integration and customization

I have been an administrator for SharePoint and have used it as an end-user for document storage. Predominantly, I've been involved in administration SharePoint helps a lot since we've moved from using it directly to using it as a backend for Teams, which makes collaboration easier. It supports…

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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

"The most valuable feature of the solution is the amount of space allotted to each user that is issued a subscription."

"It helps you keep organized."

"It gives you access to important files from virtually anywhere."

"One of the good features is that the users are not even aware that they're using it."

"Scalability is good just because it is a cloud-based product."

"It is free if you use Microsoft Office 365."

"It's quite easy to use and then of course it is quite well integrated to the rest of Office 365."

"With this solution, the sharing of documents if very easy to do. There's a lot of collaboration you can do with your colleagues."

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"The online editing capabilities, file sharing, auditing, information security, ease of solution management, and the easy user adaptation to the platform are the most valuable features."

"Its configuration management ability is critical for document-based systems."

"It has an easy to distribute administration capability, and can also scale to meet a large number of future needs."

"SharePoint manages version control, which makes it easier to track and amend documentation accurately, maintaining document integrity and enabling quick recovery if necessary."

"It has improve our organization by speeding up document sharing."

"The most valuable feature is the ability to easily build intranet sites for communicating within teams, storing documentation, product information, pricing policies, updates on product infrastructure, and other related news."

"Document flows, storage, and numbering take off the actions for checking and assigning the numbering and running around with approvals and pre-approvals."

"The metadata services, the WCF service integration and the Voxel feature are three most valuable elements of this solution."

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Cons

"No one gets an alert when files are deleted."

"The initial setup is a bit clunky."

"It takes too long for OneDrive to synchronize various applications, especially when you are saving office data. It also requires too much bandwidth."

"An increase in the capacity of storage in the free version would be nice."

"The user interface could be a little more intuitive."

"There are not enough ways to assign permissions to shared folders and files."

"Recent functionality changes have actually made the product more confusing to use."

"The initial setup is not easy."

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"Make it more intuitive."

"SharePoint sometimes cannot handle the amount of co-editing that we do."

"The workflow engine cannot support the business needs."

"Needs improvement on the user interface."

"Document management and the ability to easily integrate single sign-on (SSO) are areas for improvement in SharePoint."

"I understand that some functions are lost when you store the information in a file system, so maybe that's a way SharePoint can improve."

"The integration with Outlook could be improved."

"I would like a simpler, more cost-effective solution for connecting data sources with workflows and BI tools, or data mining tools."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We pay a lot for the Enterprise version, but it is a premium service."

"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 licensing is expensive and on a yearly basis."

"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 price of Microsoft OneDrive is reasonable and compatible with competitors."

"Costwise, it is a great option. In most cases, it is a free space, which will be more than enough for most customers."

"The data classification and search elements are cheap."

"The solution's pricing is relatively expensive because it's bundled with other products."

"For this type of solution, it is not wise to buy it without Software Assurance."

"The cost is expensive, but worthwhile."

"As usual, Microsoft’s licensing structures don’t really seem to fit the needs of their products. This leads to always paying for a project you will never use fully or always be adding to."

"The pricing is competitive."

"The licensing model for SharePoint Online is based on per user, and it is monthly. The price of the solution overall is good."

"The platform has medium pricing."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

20%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

Government

13%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

10%

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What do you like most about SharePoint?

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SharePoint?

As SharePoint is part of the Microsoft 365 suite, the pricing is acceptable.

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MS OneDrive

SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010

Overview

Microsoft OneDrive for Business gives you online storage that works seamlessly with the tools you use every day to create, communicate, and collaborate from your PC/Mac or your iOS, Android, or Windows device.

Microsoft

SharePoint is a Microsoft-based platform for building web applications. It covers a widerange of capabilities and while it is appropriate for experienced webdevelopers, even non-technical minded users can easily navigate through thesystem and execute functions such as collaborating data, managing documents andfiles, creating websites, managing social networking solutions, and automatingworkflow.

Major areas that SharePoint deals with are websites,communities, content, search, insights, and composites. The purpose is to give usersthe ability to create or develop these key business components on their owneven without technical knowledge of, for example, how to build a website or howto integrate coding. Configuring SharePoint into a business's system is meantto cut out all of the complicated steps, and pave the way for easierimplementation all around.

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