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SharePoint vs WordPress Business-Enterprise comparison

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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

SharePoint
Ranking in Web Content Management
3rd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
166
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (1st), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (1st), Enterprise Intranet (1st)
WordPress Business-Enterprise
Ranking in Web Content Management
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Web Content Management category, the mindshare of SharePoint is 7.3%, down from 9.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WordPress Business-Enterprise is 6.0%, down from 11.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Web Content Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
WordPress Business-Enterprise6.0%
SharePoint7.3%
Other86.7%
Web Content Management
 

Featured Reviews

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.
Purity  Donovan - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at Unilever Inc.
Content management has become faster and now supports flexible online business growth
WordPress Business-Enterprise offers an easy-to-use user interface, coding capabilities, and awesome plugin implementation. There is always a solution available for the platform. Security is easy to use and robust. Implementation with third-party platforms such as Google's variety of tools is excellent. You can download and host on your own server or use their hosted server easily. WordPress Business-Enterprise was made for blogging and remains the king of the industry for it. Its widely adopted use around the world provides a multitude of solutions from plugins to code snippets. It has a super easy-to-use interface, allowing anyone without coding knowledge to jump right in and learn quickly. It is super adaptable to customization. WordPress Business-Enterprise is easy to customize and easy to integrate. It accepts page builders and manages content very well. WordPress Business-Enterprise allows for almost instant execution of any online idea. Its coding structure is easy to work with, especially for custom integrations. Its user-friendliness is simple enough for almost anyone to adapt and learn quickly. Overall, WordPress Business-Enterprise positively impacts the organization because costs are low. Execution is very flexible. The breadth of third-party builders and themes allows deep diversity in builds. WordPress Business-Enterprise is a standard in web builds, so many external companies have built integrations and plugins to the system.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The document library feature in this product is most valuable."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is file sharing or information sharing."
"The ability to have version control and co-editing is vital to our workflows."
"Microsoft Office 365 has provided us many ways to share documents across a diversity of platforms with a diversity of people (both inside and outside our company)."
"Office 365 integration is most valuable thing in SharePoint."
"It is well supported by Microsoft."
"SharePoint is the ideal platform in the collaboration scenario where it is quite easy to set up document repositories with appropriate permissions with just a few mouse clicks."
"SharePoint is a big product with many features including customization flexibilities."
"You can rest assured that WordPress will likely provide a scalable back end to your website."
"The best feature of WordPress is its user-friendliness and its strong SEO capabilities."
"The benefits with the use of WordPress are very large, especially when it is oriented to the sale of products and services."
"WordPress is the only Content Management system which I am presently using for building professional websites and blogs, as it is a great application which gives an all-in-one solution for creating stunning websites."
"WordPress has allowed small organisations to control their web presence cheaply (or in most cases, for free)."
"This program, WordPress, has made it possible for our company to advertise all around the country, instead of keeping it local."
"The themes are useful. They change the look and feel of a website with just one click."
"The best feature of WordPress is that it provides no-code solutions, enabling us to make anything when we use Elementor."
 

Cons

"I would like to see improvements in the interface."
"The solution lacks collaboration features so that I am unable to collaboratively create and work on a document with others."
"Setting up permissions can be overwhelming. If this can be improved it would be great."
"Analytics and reporting is an area with room for improvement. It should provide more complex-process automation out of the box."
"The documentation can be improved, so it is easier to use for non-technical people."
"The user profile synchronization feature is cumbersome to configure and at least initially had some stability issues."
"SharePoint has workflow built into the software however it is very simplistic."
"The stability of SharePoint needs improvement, because once you start to get a large amount of data, it becomes very unwieldy, and it takes a long time to index."
"The system should be more informative."
"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."
"I would like to see a new UI."
"Backups and moving sites could be handled better."
"There should be an enhanced configuration screen for advanced users to do custom tweaks and adjustments."
"In WordPress, the user onboarding process is an area with complexities...there is no step-by-step explanation provided."
"WordPress Business-Enterprise can be improved in terms of security holes. If you don't stay up to date, you can expose yourself."
"The plugins have to be tested and monitored frequently as some of them lead to the website crashing."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is competitive."
"The solution's pricing is relatively expensive because it's bundled with other products."
"The pricing works for us."
"It is pretty reasonable. It is $5 per month per user. We have 12 users now, so it is about $60 per month."
"They are about an eight in comparison to other similar products."
"The data classification and search elements are cheap."
"The cost is expensive, but worthwhile."
"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 an open-source platform. It doesn't need any license."
"WordPress is an open-source product, meaning it is available for free."
"The pricing is very reasonable because WordPress is an open-source platform."
"WordPress can be pricey, ranging from $0 to thousands per month."
"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 solution."
"WordPress is a free CMS. Installing WordPress is free, although the domain will cost money."
"It provides a high ROI."
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Comparison Review

it_user8925 - PeerSpot reviewer
Developer with 51-200 employees
Aug 23, 2013
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
10%
Construction Company
8%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business81
Midsize Enterprise40
Large Enterprise84
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

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?
I don't know how SharePoint can be improved because it works effectively, so I can't think of any improvement. It exists in the background, similar to Windows, where you don't think about it, but i...
What is your primary use case for SharePoint?
I have been using SharePoint for three years since I began employment at Wartsila. My main use case for SharePoint is storing documents, meeting recordings, and visiting websites created by my coll...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for WordPress?
The price is very competitive and affordability is very high regarding pricing, setup cost, and licensing.
What needs improvement with WordPress?
WordPress Business-Enterprise can be improved because sometimes security is a concern with some of the plugins. I would also note that not all plugins work with our favorite themes, which represent...
What is your primary use case for WordPress?
My main use case for WordPress Business-Enterprise is to build and maintain our websites. The plugin elements enable us to customize the type of support we need for various circumstances. I particu...
 

Also Known As

SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010
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