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OpenText Vibe vs SharePoint comparison

 

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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
6.7
Number of Reviews
167
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (1st), Web Content Management (2nd), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Enterprise Intranet category, the mindshare of OpenText Vibe is 7.0%, down from 9.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SharePoint is 19.9%, down from 41.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Intranet Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SharePoint19.9%
OpenText Vibe7.0%
Other73.1%
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.
Ravi Raushan Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at ValueMomentum
Centralized document governance has boosted collaboration and made knowledge sharing structured
SharePoint is a powerful platform, but there are a few areas where I think it could be improved, such as user experience. For new users, the interface and navigation can feel quite complex, specifically when working with multiple sites and document libraries. Another improvement would be search functionalities. While it is good sometimes, it does not always return the most relevant result unless a document is very well-structured and tagged. Also, initial setup and customizations can be time-consuming and may require technical expertise, specifically when configuring workflows or permissions. From a modern development perspective, tighter and more seamless integrations with tools including Power Automate and better support for custom backend integrations through APIs could make it more efficient. Overall, simplifying usability and enhancing search and integration capability would make SharePoint even stronger. One additional area I would appreciate improvement would be performance and responsiveness, especially when dealing with a large document library. Sometimes loading or navigating through large datasets can feel quite slow. Another aspect is permissions management. While it is very powerful, it can become complex to manage at scale, specifically when there are multiple levels of access across teams and projects. Improving developer experience would also be beneficial. Making customization, API integrations, and extensions more straightforward would help teams, especially backend developers, leverage SharePoint more efficiently.

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."
"The features that I found most useful were being able to see who made changes to a document, where the document was in the chain of command, and being able to leave comments to make the process more collaborative."
"We were able to centralize all customer data: files, discussions and technical notes."
"There were no stability issues; it just works."
"What I like most about this solution, is the fact that I can access it anywhere and customize it to my needs."
"HTML and JSP elements are the most valuable features."
"Our end users find great value in building team workspaces to collaborate not only with internal employees, but with third-party consultants and customers as required."
"I would recommend it."
"The most valuable features are the Integrations, web site, and search."
"For SharePoint, I believe the most valuable feature is the customization and allowing you to share and edit files and documents. Being able to share externally and the precise administration of the files in terms of giving permissions and controlling who has access to what is a very good feature."
"Tech support tops off as excellent."
"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."
"Lists, documents, wiki pages and being able to create sites/subsites are valuable features."
"The product provides flexibility in collaboration."
"For enterprise global collaboration, DMS, and ECM needs, this is the right platform."
 

Cons

"The end user experience could be improved; some functions are a little too complicated for the average user."
"The following issues need some attention: better integration with MS Office suite, more flexibility in customizing the colors and themes, custom forms and workflows are powerful, but the interface needs revamping to be easier to work with."
"The speed of opening files is too slow and should be increased."
"One thing that really needs to improve, is opening files or folders. It takes much longer than when you are getting it to Windows Explorer on the desktop."
"You have to press the BACK button at least three times till it will go back to the previous page. This is something that must be improved."
"While we were working on implementing this product, the entire system crashed and we had to reinstall it from a previous version."
"The user interface can be changed to 'look' more like a Microsoft one since this will help market the product more."
"SharePoint sometimes cannot handle the amount of co-editing that we do."
"The solution's support services and GenAI could be improved and made faster and more knowledgeable."
"Despite these changes, we still can't seem to get our version of SharePoint to return meaningful results, even when searching an exact document title."
"Ultimately SharePoint offers less than what you need for more than what you bargained."
"​The support is the worst. It is bad when Microsoft support does not even know what to do and you have to tell them. Also, they take too long to solve a problem.​"
"For the most part, the tool is useable, but there are many end users who still find it difficult overall."
"I would like to see improvements in the interface."
"SharePoint designer workflows can be buggy sometimes without any apparent reason."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The product is reasonably priced."
"The replacement costs for it are cheaper if you use only SharePoint."
"They are about an eight in comparison to other similar products."
"The pricing is competitive."
"For this type of solution, it is not wise to buy it without Software Assurance."
"The pricing works for us."
"Any extended support from Microsoft is expensive."
"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
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
8%
 

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 Business81
Midsize Enterprise40
Large Enterprise83
 

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 a little difficult to name the areas for improvements in SharePoint because I don't use it all that much. I know I can host pages on it and feel that the CMS platform, which helps create thos...
What is your primary use case for SharePoint?
SharePoint is a repository that I use primarily for collaboration and sharing resources and assets. It's a good way to collaborate, and one benefit of SharePoint is the pages you can create on it, ...
 

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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