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OpenText Vibe vs SharePoint comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

OpenText Vibe
Ranking in Enterprise Intranet
4th
Average Rating
6.6
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SharePoint
Ranking in Enterprise Intranet
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
164
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (1st), Web Content Management (2nd), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Enterprise Intranet category, the mindshare of OpenText Vibe is 6.2%, up from 4.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SharePoint is 18.7%, down from 42.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Intranet Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SharePoint18.7%
OpenText Vibe6.2%
Other75.1%
Enterprise Intranet
 

Featured Reviews

it_user996663 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Specialist in Laboratory at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
The speed of opening files and folders is too slow and can be very frustrating
It's relatively easy to create folders or workspaces. It's just cumbersome because the files and folders take a while to open. So that's the only issue I have. The rest of the solution is relatively user friendly. The deployment is relatively fast. From creating a brand new workspace to actually using it can be done within a day, depending on how complex it is. I know within our organization they are basically forcing us now to move away from our servers to Vibe. That started in July and there has been a significant change over to Vibe. So it's still new but for a big organization like ours, it's actually impressive how quickly people moved over to Vibe. We did the installation and deployment ourselves and, as an end user, it's been relatively user friendly. It doesn't take long to get familiar with the program, and if you know how it works, it becomes relatively easy to set up a workspace and save documents and edit it.
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

"It's relatively easy to create folders or workspaces."
"No code and low code, scalable, and stable collaboration platform. Straightforward to set up. Its support system is good and offers fast issue resolution."
"The product provides flexibility in collaboration."
"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."
"It offers an easy way to store unstructured content (.pdf, .doc, .xls, images) and to tag them with metadata."
"It allows for simultaneous users to be on it."
"From my perspective, since I am a data professional and we have to keep a record of all the data as per our client's demand, SharePoint provides us a repository where we can keep all our data intact and updated."
"The best feature that I found for SharePoint was having a main point of contact for everyone involved."
"It improved transparency around work products."
 

Cons

"The speed of opening files is too slow and should be increased."
"The integration with Outlook could be improved."
"SharePoint is not always intuitive to use and can be overwhelming for non-tech-savvy users."
"You still need a bit of expertise to add branding."
"It should have more user-friendly customization, as it still requires developers to get engaged and build sites."
"The company also needs to make sure that their policies are dictating how information is stored and used, instead of letting SharePoint take control."
"The technical support from Microsoft for SharePoint is often slow and rated a three out of ten."
"The solution should be made more user-friendly for technical and business people."
"There are some limitations on storage."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The licensing model for SharePoint Online is based on per user, and it is monthly. The price of the solution overall is good."
"It is very expensive.​"
"Licensing can be by server or by seat."
"The replacement costs for it are cheaper if you use only SharePoint."
"SharePoint is included with our Microsoft license."
"The platform has medium pricing."
"The pricing works for us."
"The pricing is competitive."
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Comparison Review

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

By visitors reading reviews
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Government
12%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business80
Midsize Enterprise38
Large Enterprise81
 

Questions from the Community

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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?
It is not really better; we use the same solution as before with Google Drive and the Google App solution. Sometimes I have to refresh pages more than with Google, but it does not charge; the page ...
What is your primary use case for SharePoint?
I create a data warehouse and establish a link between different applications. For data exchange, the vendor is Oracle.
 

Also Known As

Micro Focus Vibe, Novell Vibe
SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010
 

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Sample Customers

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen
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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