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System administrator at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
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Top 20
Jul 7, 2023
A useful tool known for its sharing capabilities that can be deployed easily 
Pros and Cons
  • "When you have a group project and you want to share your document with your group members, the solution is very useful."
  • "In the solution, if you have a case of accidental deletion, there's no restoration, which should have been there."

What is our primary use case?

When you have a group project and you want to share your document with your group members, the solution is very useful. You can share anywhere but within your organizations.

What is most valuable?

The valuable feature of the solution is that it can be shared with your colleagues, and then you can share it with everybody around the globe. You can share as long as you have been authenticated with SharePoint.

What needs improvement?

It's a web-based tool that is sufficient enough for me.

In the solution, if you have a case of accidental deletion, there's no restoration, which should have been there. This can help in restoration in case of accidental deletion happening.

Pricing and stability could be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using SharePoint Designer for a year and a half. Also, I am using the solution's latest version.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Stability-wise, I rate the solution an eight out of ten depending on the internet access.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution's scalability is fine. I don't have much confidence in SharePoint. It's easy for me to use.

There are 360 users of the solution in my organization.

It is extensively used, but we have no plans to increase its usage.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have only used a shared folder.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was not very complex. The setup phase was easy.

It took half an hour to deploy the tool.

Regarding the setup phase, it's easy and simple to use. There is nothing much to complain about.

It is based on one's experience and use cases that one reaches SharePoint. Then, you may want to share it with your colleagues based on the project. If you have a department and you want to share it among your department, you need to identify the use case before you post it with SharePoint. Once you establish the use case as a requirement, then it's easy, and it's like a sharing folder.

Two people are used for deployment and maintenance. We only have one system administrator and security team to support us on deployment.

What about the implementation team?

We used the help of a consultant or integrator to install it and for the briefing on how to use it.

What was our ROI?

I have not seen any ROI using the solution.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The entire package is expensive. There is no extra cost in addition to the standard license.

What other advice do I have?

The solution's stability has certain shortcomings that need improvement.

To others, I would like to say that they must know what they want to do before they embark on SharePoint.

Overall, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Finance at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees
Real User
May 16, 2023
Useful auto-save option, helpful collaboration, but performance issues
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of SharePoint Designer is the storing of files. In the Office 365 version, there is the capability to share files with others which is helpful. The files have cross versions capability. If the solution is shut down abruptly the file is stored on the system automatically."
  • "The system can become slow which should be improved."

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of SharePoint Designer is the storing of files. In the Office 365 version, there is the capability to share files with others which is helpful. The files have cross versions capability. If the solution is shut down abruptly the file is stored on the system automatically.

What needs improvement?

The system can become slow which should be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using SharePoint Designer for a long time.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution can crash sometimes, this should improve. However, the reason could be the Microsoft operating system.

How was the initial setup?

The implementation of SharePoint Designer can be difficult.

What other advice do I have?

I rate SharePoint Designer a six out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Chief Digitalization Executive at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 20
Apr 4, 2023
Helps with website creation, offers helpful master page configuration and is reasonably priced
Pros and Cons
  • "The initial setup is not too complex."
  • "It needs to align with PowerApps and Power Automate."

What is our primary use case?

When we want to do the configuration changes or customization on the SharePoint side, we do so using SharePoint Designer.

It's a very good tool when it comes to the modification of SharePoint back pages. We use a lot of the standard tools. 

How has it helped my organization?

It has helped us create some strong, beautiful websites for our organization.

What is most valuable?

The master page configuration is useful. 

The solution is reasonably priced.

It is scalable.

The solution has been stable.

The initial setup is not too complex. 

What needs improvement?

The integration with SharePoint online is missing certain features. 

It needs to align with PowerApps and Power Automate. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution since 2016. I've used it for about seven years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable and reliable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is scalable. The solution can extend well. 

How are customer service and support?

Technical support is a bit tricky to talk about. We generally get support for Microsoft products in general, which is helpful. However, we've never needed help with this product.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very straightforward to set up. It's not complex at all. 

What was our ROI?

We have witnessed an ROI.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The pricing is reasonable overall. It's not too expensive. 

What other advice do I have?

We have been using the 2016 version. 

I'd advise others to use SharePoint Designer if they value SharePoint. 

I would rate the solution eight out of ten. It has been very useful as a tool. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Feb 4, 2023
Tight integrations with Outlook, MS Teams, and all other collaboration tools
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution tightly integrates with all other collaboration tools."
  • "The record management and digital signature sides need improvement because we still need to rely on other third-party tools."

What is our primary use case?

Our company uses the solution for site creation on the collaboration side. We create sites and integrate collaboration components, layers, and forums. 

What is most valuable?

The solution tightly integrates with all other collaboration tools.

The solution effectively helps with list storage, document storage, and document libraries. 

Outlook and MS Teams are integrated with the solution and that is very useful for enterprise customers. 

What needs improvement?

The record management and digital signature sides need improvement because we still need to rely on other third-party tools. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for five to six years. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We do not use any other solutions. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate the solution an eight out of ten. 

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
MSP
Top 10
Jan 30, 2023
Data and site management solution that offers a useful drag and drop feature and is easy to set up
Pros and Cons
  • "The drag and drop feature is the most useful feature when using this solution."
  • "The downside is the different versions of SharePoint which means we need to have different designers as not all versions are compatible."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution for web applications when we need to make changes to the pages and front end. We also use it to make changes to the html, design and the user experience. 40 people use this solution in our business. 

What is most valuable?

The drag and drop feature is the most useful feature when using this solution. In addition, it is a free solution that does not require a license. 

What needs improvement?

The downside is the different versions of SharePoint which means we need to have different designers as not all versions are compatible. 

In the future, we would like to have support for SharePoint online and the latest standards of UX. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution since 2006.

How was the initial setup?

I would rate the initial setup an eight out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Senior delivery manager at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Aug 6, 2022
Great tool for internal and external communication
Pros and Cons
  • "If you're working in a communication channel team, SharePoint Designer is a great solution because it helps to have some customized solutions in terms of communication and to create web experiences for external teams."
  • "SharePoint Designer's integration with Microsoft tools could be improved."

How has it helped my organization?

If you're working in a communication channel team, SharePoint Designer is a great solution because it helps to have some customized solutions in terms of communication and to create web experiences for external teams.

What needs improvement?

SharePoint Designer's integration with Microsoft tools could be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using SharePoint Designer for two years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

SharePoint Designer's stability is really good.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

SharePoint Designer is scalable.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

SharePoint Designer's pricing is okay.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend SharePoint Designer for those building a solution for communication with audiences across the globe because SharePoint Designer will ultimately be a complete one-stop solution for customers. I would give SharePoint Designer a rating of nine out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Associate Director at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Jun 26, 2022
Beneficial document management, effective support, and integrates well
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of SharePoint Designer is document management."
  • "SharePoint Designer could improve most in analytics and reporting."

What is our primary use case?

We use SharePoint Designer for our intranet knowledge management portal and training portal.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of SharePoint Designer is document management.

What needs improvement?

SharePoint Designer could improve most in analytics and reporting.

In a future release, SharePoint Designer can improve by implementing a headless solution, where we can create pages without headers.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using SharePoint Designer for approximately 10 years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

SharePoint Designer is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of SharePoint Designer is good.

How are customer service and support?

The support from SharePoint Designer is very good. When we have an issue they responded quickly and look into the situation.

I rate the support from SharePoint Designer a five out of five.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of SharePoint Designer is simple. The full implementation of the solution took years because we slowly made changes over time.

I rate the initial setup of SharePoint Designer a four out of five.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We are using an enterprise SharePoint Designer license. 

What other advice do I have?

SharePoint Designer is the best solution we have. We don't see any alternative as of now. For intranet and knowledge management purposes this is the best solution. It has great integration with Office products.

I rate SharePoint Designer a ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Microsoft Azure
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SharePoint Module Lead at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Jan 27, 2022
Useful collaboration, customizable, and informative update roadmap
Pros and Cons
  • "I am a developer, and whatever is not possible with the SharePoint default feature, we make custom features available for our clients. Anything which is not possible using all the methods within the solution we can customize."
  • "SharePoint Online should continue to integrate with other solutions."

What is our primary use case?

SharePoint Online is a collaborative tool. For example, if you need your coworkers to collaborate on a particular task or project SharePoint Online can be used to store your information in terms of the SharePoint list. Additionally, you can add your document or physical files there. If you need to build any kind of custom workflows or custom requirements for your business, you have the ability to do it in this solution.

What is most valuable?

I am a developer, and whatever is not possible with the SharePoint default feature, we make custom features available for our clients. Anything which is not possible using all the methods within the solution we can customize.

SharePoint Online is not only a SharePoint standalone, but they have integrated it with other Microsoft services, such as Microsoft BI, Power Apps, and Power Automate. We can deliver any business solution using other Microsoft service, which is collaborative with SharePoint.

SharePoint have their own roadmaps, with the new features that they're coming out which is informative.

Microsoft has invested in SharePoint heavily in terms of UI, stability, performance. It is a very good solution.

What needs improvement?

SharePoint Online should continue to integrate with other solutions.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using SharePoint Online for approximately 10 years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of SharePoint Online is good.

How are customer service and support?

The support we have from Microsoft has been good.

I would rate the support from Microsoft a ten out of ten.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

SharePoint Online has a subscription-based model for payments and the price is based on user usage.

I would rate the price of SharePoint an eight out of ten.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I didn't get a chance to explore other solutions because when I started my career, it was always SharePoint. If we were not using SharePoint, all the other options seemed to be more costly. For example, integration.

When I compare SharePoint with open source solutions, we don't have difficulties managing the operation because it's subscription-based and everything Microsoft takes care of, such as security.

What other advice do I have?

SharePoint Online has been retired and we now use SharePoint Online.

I strongly recommend this solution. If you have a Microsoft account or Office 365 account, many of the customers don't know that it has a SharePoint within. If they know it, they can manage most of their internal work through it. Having the portal allows the user to manage everything. If they have Office 365 subscription, they should invest in SharePoint because it is available for them free of cost if they have their own subscription to Office 365. However, it is now hidden in the application.

Sharepoint is a good solution and they are working towards more integration with other solutions and tools that can enable developers.

I rate SharePoint Online an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Microsoft Azure
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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