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Sharepoint website

Vendor

Microsoft

Open Source or Proprietary

Proprietary

Description

SharePoint is a web-based collaboration tool that enables teams to create and manage content. It integrates with Microsoft Office, and the cloud-based version is part of Microsoft 365.

Learning Curve

Since it uses common Microsoft tools like Word and Excel, people tend to learn SharePoint fairly easily. There are plenty of collaboration features that take a bit of time to learn, but they offer a lot of training and documentation.

Cost

It ranges from $6/month to $22/month.

Required OS

An on-premises SharePoint server is usually on a Windows OS.
The cloud-based version (SharePoint Online) can be accessed using a web browser on any OS.

Advantages

  • Integrates with Microsoft tools most people are already familiar with
  • Powerful search options within a potentially huge repository
  • Security tools, including encryption, permissions management, and compliance tools
  • Easy to start working "out of the box"

Disadvantages

  • No free version
  • Costly to set up on-premises server and can be costly over time for the cloud-based server
  • Can be hard to learn for those who don't use Microsoft tools already
  • Meant more for documents, less for code collaboration
  • Only one person can edit at a time