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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Exchange

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Exchange is a secure email / messaging gateway with file archiving and encryption / data loss capability, available as a hosted service (Exchange Online) or installed (Exchange Server).N/A

    SharePoint

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft's SharePoint is an Intranet solution that enables users to share and manage content, knowledge, and applications to empower teamwork, quickly find information, and collaborate across the organization.

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    Pricing
    Microsoft ExchangeSharePoint
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Plan 1
    $5.00
    Per User Per Month
    Plan 2
    $10.00
    Per User Per Month
    Office 365 E3
    $20.00
    Per User Per Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft ExchangeSharePoint
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft ExchangeSharePoint
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Exchange
    I myself am a front-end user of both products. I don't really see too much of a comparison between Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft SharePoint. When using the Exchange platform it is more about calendar appointments and email communication. Using share Point I was able to …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Exchange
    Office 365 is not recommended for shared use so we are using Microsoft Exchange. This helps to have access to multiple users and easy access to emails and calendars to provide support round the clock.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Exchange
    We have largely been an Exchange shop that used to use multiple open source products to assist with its overall capabilities. Now using the hybrid approach along with some tuning work along the way we have been able to just rely on Microsoft solutions. Thankfully they are …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Exchange
    The implementation was done before I started to work for the company. Since then we had not needed to search for another product.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Exchange
    Years ago we used Lotus notes. It was a horrible solution with many issues. Once we migrated to Microsoft Exchange the platform was much more robust and reliable. I don't even think Lotus Notes is a viable solution any longer. Microsoft Exchange was chosen to replace Lotus …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Exchange
    Microsoft Exchange provides cutting edge email technology, threat elimination, and ease of management compared to other email services. It provides protection from sensitive data leaks by using DLP (Data Loss Prevention) and highly available email services to users 24 hours a …
    Incentivized
    Microsoft
    Chose SharePoint
    We use both M-Files and MS SharePoint. The strengths of M-Files are user experience and adoption. It can be deployed and managed much easier than MS SharePoint. Since we use both there are pieces of each installation that are integrated. We would probably move entirely to M-…
    Incentivized
    Chose SharePoint
    The decision of selecting MS Sharepoint was relatively easy, as we have all our servers and applications in Microsoft Environments. So, by selecting SharePoint, we didn't have to worry about compatibility issues. Also, the majority of our partners are Microsoft Gold Certified, …
    Incentivized
    Chose SharePoint
    Alternative solutions would solve a single aspect of our needs as an enterprise, whereas SharePoint provided more than 4 solutions. Having said this, developers and DBAs who are Microsoft certified were more than enough to work with SharePoint, whereas having more application …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    60 Answers
    89%
    Would buy again
    33 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    58 Answers
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    27 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    63 Answers
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    35 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    41 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    47 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    23 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft ExchangeSharePoint
    Secure Email Gateway
    Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft SharePoint
    Feature
    Microsoft Exchange
    8.1
    80 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Microsoft SharePoint
    -
    Ratings
    Anti-malware8.163 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizability7.975 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Loss Protection8.665 Ratings00 Ratings
    Threat Detection8.064 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sandboxing7.444 Ratings00 Ratings
    End-to-End Encryption8.364 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management Tools8.477 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft ExchangeSharePoint
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (98 ratings)
    9.5
    (194 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.8
    (21 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.2
    (17 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.9
    (12 ratings)
    8.6
    (11 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.0
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.1
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft ExchangeSharePoint
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Creating and receiving emails is simple. Managing contacts is a nice feature, especially connecting to Active Directory. Calendar management is also helpful and sharing access to others' calendars for scheduling meetings is useful. And reserving resources such as rooms or equipment is also useful. Personal and shared mailboxes are good features, as well. Tasks are a little lacking, but other than that, the features are thorough.
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    Microsoft
    SharePoint Document Management excels as a central repository for storing, organising, and retrieving documents. It supports version control, metadata tagging, secure access, and integration with tools like Power Automate. At our organisation, it's used for managing contracts, policies, and supplier documents. SharePoint Workflow Automation integrates with Power Automate to streamline approvals, gather feedback, and automate recurring tasks. This reduces reliance on email chains and manual trackers.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • As we have a large user base of 11,000 users we use MailTips to avoid people getting confused with people with similar names in the organization.
    • The integration between Teams Meeting and Resource booking is generally very good. The Scheduling Assistance makes it easy to scan calendars and find free periods to provisionally scheduled events.
    • Marking yourself as Out of the Office and busy is easy, as is sharing your calendar within the team/organization or individuals.
    • Voicemail integration and the ability to receive missed chats in your inbox are highly used and useful.
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    Microsoft
    • Making collaboration easier via a better connection between accounts. You can share anything from a file to events with just a couple of clicks.
    • All services are connected and switching between services is a breeze[.]
    • Solutions to the majority of everyday business problems.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • The two main factors for the better reliability & Uptime of internally hosted Exchange Server depends on Exchange Server configuration and the level of investment the organization is willing to provide for hosting the Exchange Server On-Premise Environment. As the data is stored in the organization’s hardware, any disaster may lead to the loss of email and servers.
    • Losing data might affect business continuity and rebuilding it can be costly.
    • Security remains a major concern.
    • Security of data loss is main concern. To ensure that, organization needs to configure networks, systems and Exchange platform against possible threats.
    • Hardware and license costs are high.
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    Microsoft
    • Windows Explorer users have some difficulty having to constantly UPLOAD / DOWNLOAD files. Specifically on the DOWNLOAD when they are used to Drag & Drop in & out of LOCAL folders via Window's explorer.
    • Microsoft SharePoint supports multiple "library" types. When implementing our "image" library the search function is done via "tags" and boolean logic. This is challenging to most end users. I'd like our users to be able to search our Microsoft SharePoint image library without having to enter KEYWORD or other BOOLEAN logic.
    • Microsoft SharePoint can also be an internal website for each department or company wide communication tool but I believe these features are geared for much larger organizations. Since we are a SMB we really aren't using these features. So maybe something more useful to SMBs would be nice.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    Email and calendars in a business setting are requirements. And Microsoft continues to be the standard of business applications. Microsoft 365 makes Microsoft Exchange easy to use. Everything is in the cloud. Let Microsoft take care of the hardware, the software, and the security. You just enable your business users with the functionality they need.
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    Microsoft
    It's integral to our business. It's already included with most of the Office 365 licensing we buy, so the cost is effectively zero. It stores our files, it is the foundation for custom applications, and Microsoft only continues to enhance its functionality and its connections to other Microsoft tools. SharePoint just keeps getting better and better.
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Exchange has come a long way over the years and has nowhere near the technical overhead required for support as it did back in 2003/2007 and prior. The integrations with Teams, Defender, Sharepoint, Copilot and many other products make it a solid and well-rounded tool used for many day-to-day tasks.
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    Microsoft
    No usability issues reported. Individual teams also have allocated areas which replace legacy shared drives on local LANs. Access to Sharepoint resources is fully integrated with corporate Active Directory with additional two-factor authentication required for administrative users. Users have access to Microsoft Services Hub which allows you to create, manage, and track support requests while staying current on Microsoft technologies with access to select self-paced learning paths
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    Reliability and Availability
    Microsoft
    Exchange is setup with multiple servers behind load balancers to provide high availability.
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Microsoft
    I would say it's the best email product I've experienced.
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    We have a good enterprise agreement with Microsoft which affords us quick phone support. I have found the support staff knowledgeable and prompt with a solution when required. At times it may be difficult to schedule a call back, this is mainly due to our need for calls early in the morning which happens to be during a shift change at Microsoft support.
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    Microsoft
    Support for SharePoint is quite good. Microsoft provides good support. Microsoft offers
    • Quick turnaround time for issues
    • A range of support services
    • Access to a network of resources
    • Escalation of issues
    • Ongoing development and commitment to produce enhancement
    The majority of support is required for initial installation. Once complete and the system is operating we have had very few support issues.
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    In-Person Training
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    The face to face training I received was on SharePoint Administration. It was rushed as there was a lot of information to cover and the application of the labs weren't that great either. I like to be able to relate what I am learning to what I am currently doing.
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    Online Training
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    I like to learn at my own pace and online training allows for that. Additionally, you can skip through pieces of content that you already know or are already comfortable with. Microsoft actually offers great videos on their website for basic fundamental SharePoint Training. I have used these training videos in some of my own training sessions with end users.
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    Implementation/conversion can be quite complex and, unless you have certified Exchange administrators in-house, you should strongly consider a 3rd party consultant for this implementation.
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    Microsoft
    Planning to the last detail would be advised. SharePoint is a very large application that takes a lot of finesse to get operational
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Exchange Product The best cloud-based enterprise-grade archiving platform with a host of features that enable files to be securely archived and retrieved with advanced search options. This tool is very easy to use and has a User-friendly interface. It is a highly reliable platform that allows all employees to automatically store their data without any limitations. It offers a cost-effective solution with customized policy management. We are happy that the customer support team is always fast and concerned, and the product's uninterrupted service experience. It is very good that it stores data in real-time without losing it, even in the event of a disaster. The cost-effective solution and integration with other tools are seamless.
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    Microsoft
    The reasons for selecting MS SharePoint are: SharePoint provides ease of use and web design assistance and support SharePoint helps you schedule your content for publishing. enables users to share documents with external parties and offers a better internal structure of the content and better indexing and searching capabilities.
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    Scalability
    Microsoft
    The only time Exchange has failed us is when we did something to cause the failure.
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • It has been an important factor in allowing seamless communication with clients and scheduling business meetings, which in turn works in the company's favor.
    • Haven't noticed any negative impact Exchange has had on our ROI. The support team is also responsive and helpful.
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    Microsoft
    • A timesheet application isn't necessary, and the company saves money on internal Web development because it doesn't need to purchase one.
    • As part of a larger Microsoft bundle, the company saves money by reducing document and storage costs and increasing productivity.
    • The company saves money by eliminating the need for face-to-face meetings and increasing project productivity and maintainability.
    • The practical application and integration and a safe and convenient way to store files contribute to a high return on investment.
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