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SharePoint vs WordPress comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

SharePoint
Ranking in Web Content Management
2nd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
158
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (1st), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (1st), Enterprise Intranet (1st)
WordPress
Ranking in Web Content Management
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
28
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Web Content Management category, the mindshare of SharePoint is 12.0%, down from 12.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WordPress is 14.2%, down from 14.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Web Content Management
 

Featured Reviews

Sanil Paul - PeerSpot reviewer
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…
RICARDO FILIPO - PeerSpot reviewer
Very customizable, and forms the base for most websites on the Internet
I work in the community, and I'm part of a team making the core of WordPress. We are responsible for creating how WordPress will change in the next version. The main point is concurrency. For example, we have Squarespace, Wix, and a lot of other frameworks with the same features and functionalities. All those frameworks are going to a completely no-code experience. Anyone can then have a website. You're just dragging, dropping, and writing texts very easily. It's like using Facebook. WordPress comes from a node way. There was a time when the webmaster needed to code in HTML, PHP, or some language to have a website. It has changed over time, but we still have some old things inside the backend of WordPress. We are currently removing all those old things. Day by day, WordPress will be easier to use and more user-friendly. WordPress needs to improve its usability. That way, it will be easier to create websites, e-commerce, CRM, platforms for education, or anything else. It would be good if WordPress improved its AI. For example, if you have a blog, the blog will be auto-writing. I'm working on this, and we have some solutions. Another feature should be the identification of users. It's related to AI. For example, if you go to a website like Facebook or another social network, it's possible to learn everything about you if you go to that place. WordPress has something like that, but it's not so deep. I am personally working on that feature. Anyone coming to a WordPress website will be identified. It's tricky because we have a kind of privacy to follow, so we need to balance both things.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."
"We can arrange all our documents on one platform and see the document's changes and edits."
"Its most valuable feature is the document library."
"SharePoint is smooth and easy to use for editing, updating, and uploading files."
"Removed the need of paper storage and people flow into the office."
"Its configuration management ability is critical for document-based systems."
"SharePoint acts as a version control system, allowing easy recovery of past document versions."
"The ability to take Excel files and make them dynamic SharePoint lists with instant reporting capabilities has been a major benefit."
"WordPress offers great flexibility."
"The most valuable features of the solution are its flexibility, ease of working with, intuitive interface, and ease of finding a huge online community, along with its simplicity of integration with other solutions."
"Ready-made themes speed the design process; a huge number of quality themes are available from several sources."
"There are so many free plugins"
"It is a stable system which offers a wide variety of themes and templates."
"The best feature in WordPress is Elementor. It lets you easily create one-page landing sites."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it is quite easy to use."
"Good for rapidly turning around all the elements required for online sales funnels."
 

Cons

"SharePoint sometimes cannot handle the amount of co-editing that we do."
"Make it more intuitive."
"The management of the product/back-end is complex."
"Document management and the ability to easily integrate single sign-on (SSO) are areas for improvement in SharePoint."
"The search functionality could be improved, especially when dealing with 'lift' lists, where there are performance issues."
"When working on a website with SharePoint Online, not many people can edit simultaneously. If I am editing one section, my colleague cannot edit it at the same time."
"No good process to import emails from several users into a single comprehensive SP repository."
"It will fully use your system resources."
"WordPress doesn't automatically scan the website, so we need to install paid plugins for this purpose. Unfortunately, this can lead to slower performance, which is a notable drawback."
"WordPress needs to improve its usability."
"I would like to see the addition of social media integration features in WordPress."
"The system should be more informative."
"WordPress sites do require quite a bit of maintenance: Constant updates to both WordPress and all the various plugins that it requires."
"The backend development process needs improvement."
"The basic product is becoming less usable by end users for site maintenance post delivery."
"I would like to have the ability to customize the whole WordPress installation. WordPress comes with a number of core features. I would love to be able to remove those I'm not using at the moment."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing model for SharePoint Online is based on per user, and it is monthly. The price of the solution overall is good."
"The cost is expensive, but worthwhile."
"The product is reasonably priced."
"The pricing is competitive."
"For this type of solution, it is not wise to buy it without Software Assurance."
"It is very expensive.​"
"Any extended support from Microsoft is expensive."
"We have purchased add-ons to handle multiple site collections, form creation, and design."
"Set up cost is nothing. Pricing is free. You need to pay a cost only for the domains, hosting, and to buy themes."
"It is an open-source platform. It doesn't need any license."
"Regarding pricing, we have the flexibility to utilize certain themes and plugins across multiple websites for a single one-time cost. However, there are instances where themes come with only one activation key, limiting their use to a single website. Certain plugins and themes come with a significant cost, with the least expensive theme priced at around $120. Additionally, plugins typically range from $80 to $90 per year for a subscription. Consequently, it can be considered somewhat costly in this regard. Conversely, when it comes to WordPress, there is no expenditure involved."
"WordPress is a free CMS. Installing WordPress is free, although the domain will cost money."
"WordPress is an open-source product, meaning it is available for free."
"As per my understanding, WordPress is an open-source product, owing to which there are no requirements to make any payments towards its licensing costs."
"WordPress can be pricey, ranging from $0 to thousands per month."
"It provides a high ROI."
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Comparison Review

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Aug 23, 2013
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Government
13%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
15%
University
10%
Government
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Would Alfresco give an organization more benefits in terms of cost, features & security as compared to Sharepoint?
Alfresco scores are high on all features of an ECM solution and tools. Back office processing, rated as 3.36 good. Business Process Application 3.55 Good to excellent. Document Management 4.12...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SharePoint?
With SharePoint, we save by not needing multiple external licenses. Unlike Drupal ( /products/drupal-reviews ), all necessary applications are included in the Microsoft license, making it cost-effe...
What do you like most about WordPress?
The best feature of WordPress is its flexibility.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for WordPress?
The cost of a project using WordPress varies widely and depends on the specific requirements. It can range from as low as $500 to as high as $3,000 or more, depending on the complexity and scope of...
What needs improvement with WordPress?
WordPress could use improvement in terms of optimization, especially for large websites with extensive databases and many images. When clients want to build projects like Amazon on WordPress, it te...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010
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