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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (50.1% of reviews)
Enterprise (47.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$20 user/month
Starting at $1,850.00 Per Month
Microsoft SharePoint
Star Rating
(8,686)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (50.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$20 user/month
Browse all 3 pricing plansdotCMS
Star Rating
(108)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (47.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $1,850.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansMicrosoft SharePoint vs dotCMS
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found dotCMS easier to use, administer, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up with Microsoft SharePoint.
- Reviewers felt that Microsoft SharePoint meets the needs of their business better than dotCMS.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that dotCMS is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of dotCMS over Microsoft SharePoint.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft SharePoint
Office 365 Enterprise E3
$20
user/month
annual commitment
- Team Sites
- External Sharing
- Content Management
dotCMS
Starter
Starting at $1,850.00
Per Month
For companies that are managing a couple sites and have basic content management needs.
- 1 site included
- 1 locale included
- Universal Visual Editing
Free Trial
Microsoft SharePoint
No trial information availabledotCMS
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
7,303
8.4
94
Ease of Use
7.7
7,345
8.0
94
Ease of Setup
7.3
1,808
6.8
55
Ease of Admin
7.6
1,660
7.8
55
Quality of Support
7.9
5,571
8.5
93
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
1,489
8.6
55
Product Direction (% positive)
7.1
7,131
8.3
87
Features by Category
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Productivity Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
8.6
66
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
63
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
65
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
62
Not enough data
7.8
57
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
58
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
65
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
60
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
65
|
Verified
Design
Not enough data
7.0
43
Not enough data
7.4
44
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
49
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
58
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
7.4
57
Not enough data
8.1
53
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
59
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
67
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
63
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
48
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
47
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
62
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Web Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
8.0
18
Not enough data
8.0
18
Not enough data
7.7
18
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
8.6
12
Content Management
Not enough data
8.3
26
Not enough data
8.8
28
Not enough data
8.9
26
Design & Development
Not enough data
8.9
25
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
8.8
25
Agentic AI - Digital Experience Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Publishing
Not enough data
8.5
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
21
Development
Not enough data
7.4
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
30
Not enough data
7.6
26
|
Verified
Analytics
Not enough data
7.6
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
25
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Headless CMS
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Employee Intranet
7.5
130
Not enough data
7.7
129
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft SharePoint and dotCMS share no categories
Unique Categories
Microsoft SharePoint is categorized as Employee Intranet
dotCMS is categorized as Digital Experience Platforms (DXP), Headless CMS, and Web Content Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft SharePoint
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
dotCMS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
10.9%
Financial Services
6.0%
Hospital & Health Care
5.6%
Computer Software
4.5%
Education Management
4.1%
Other
69.0%
Higher Education
14.7%
Information Technology and Services
11.8%
Financial Services
6.9%
Retail
5.9%
Computer Software
5.9%
Other
54.9%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is the purpose of this software
7 Comments
GD
SharePoint is an excellent document sharing repository system. You can keep multiple versions of the same document with a detailed document history and track...Read more
How to save multiple files without checking in each file
3 Comments
SD
Unfortunately you cannot. At least not that I’ve seen. It is a headache uploading one file at a time. Read more
What is Microsoft SharePoint used for?
3 Comments
AB
Microsoft SharePoint is a tool for building websites and managing documents. It enables teams to store, organize, share, and access information from any...Read more
I didn't check last versions so it might be already there. When dotCMS will fully support all the entities (containers, templates, pages, etc) and content to be deployable through APIs? Is that in the roadmap and for when?
1 Comment
Official Response from dotCMS
Kelvin,
Thank you for your comment. The latest release of dotCMS (5.x) now supports containers and pages in addition to content, content types, themes, and...Read more
Does dotCMS offer a free trial?
1 Comment
Official Response from dotCMS
Yes! You can download and use dotCMS for free from our website: https://dotcms.com/download/. Once you download, you can request a free trial of the...Read more
How is dotCMS priced?
1 Comment
Official Response from dotCMS
Because every implementation of dotCMS is different, we offer custom pricing based on your need. Contact our team today to get a pricing quote right for your...Read more
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