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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    MS SharePoint / SQL

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AMS SharePoint / SQL refers to Microsoft Sharepoint, a web-based collaborative platform, being used in tandem with Microsoft SQL Server to provide business intelligence analytics and reporting. They can provide BI content such as data connections, reports, scorecards, dashboards, and more.N/A

    Vertafore RiskMatch

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/AVertafore supplies business intelligence for agencies via RiskMatch, in various editions such as RiskMatch for Benefits to create client benchmark presentations, and RiskMatch for Carriers for data to give users the insights needed to drive growth and retention in the independent agency channel.N/A
    Pricing
    MS SharePoint / SQLVertafore RiskMatch
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MS SharePoint / SQLVertafore RiskMatch
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    MS SharePoint / SQLVertafore RiskMatch
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
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    Vertafore
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    81%
    Would buy again
    13 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    87%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    MS SharePoint / SQLVertafore RiskMatch
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of MS SharePoint / SQL and Vertafore RiskMatch
    Feature
    MS SharePoint / SQL
    7.7
    58 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Vertafore RiskMatch
    7.0
    3 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports8.639 Ratings7.42 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards7.055 Ratings7.23 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.348 Ratings6.42 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of MS SharePoint / SQL and Vertafore RiskMatch
    Feature
    MS SharePoint / SQL
    8.1
    53 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Vertafore RiskMatch
    8.1
    2 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Drill-down analysis7.842 Ratings8.92 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.253 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages8.030 Ratings8.12 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration8.650 Ratings7.42 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of MS SharePoint / SQL and Vertafore RiskMatch
    Feature
    MS SharePoint / SQL
    8.9
    58 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Vertafore RiskMatch
    8.4
    2 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Publish to Web8.752 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.449 Ratings7.82 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.348 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling9.039 Ratings7.82 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers9.032 Ratings8.32 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of MS SharePoint / SQL and Vertafore RiskMatch
    Feature
    MS SharePoint / SQL
    8.6
    36 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Vertafore RiskMatch
    7.3
    3 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.834 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.032 Ratings8.32 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics9.330 Ratings6.73 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining8.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of MS SharePoint / SQL and Vertafore RiskMatch
    Feature
    MS SharePoint / SQL
    8.1
    69 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Vertafore RiskMatch
    6.4
    3 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)7.960 Ratings7.13 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model8.064 Ratings6.73 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.268 Ratings4.53 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control7.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.854 Ratings7.13 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of MS SharePoint / SQL and Vertafore RiskMatch
    Feature
    MS SharePoint / SQL
    9.4
    59 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Vertafore RiskMatch
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access9.457 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Mobile Application9.436 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.739 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of MS SharePoint / SQL and Vertafore RiskMatch
    Feature
    MS SharePoint / SQL
    8.8
    38 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Vertafore RiskMatch
    8.4
    2 Ratings
    8% above category average
    REST API9.229 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Javascript API9.328 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    iFrames9.027 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Java API9.025 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)8.033 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.024 Ratings7.42 Ratings
    User Ratings
    MS SharePoint / SQLVertafore RiskMatch
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (77 ratings)
    6.9
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.8
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (12 ratings)
    7.7
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (7 ratings)
    7.7
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    9.4
    (64 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    8.3
    (63 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MS SharePoint / SQLVertafore RiskMatch
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    As I mentioned in my previous answers, MS SharePoint is very useful as a shared drive for the organization and is very easy to manage. It also helps us import data from SharePoint directly into PowerBI for creating reports. According to my understanding, only share link features should be improved.
    Incentivized
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    Vertafore
    For analyzing insurance policies for the clients that have specific requirements is really suitable since it allows you to match all this information and make the overall thinking process more easier when it comes to make a decision or to provide information to the customer.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Flexible - able to make any changes we would like vs traditional service desk system.
    • ROI - We were already using SharePoint for internal intranet, so we are simply getting more use out of licensing we had already committed to.
    • Easy to use for end users.
    Incentivized
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    Vertafore
    • sorts book of business
    • integrates with agency management system
    • allows us to view revenue, etc without need to run reports in agency management system
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • It is hard to setup and nightmare
    • It requires a of infrastructure, thus it could be costly because of requirement and licensing required for everything to run smoothly
    • If it is not setup and organized properly from the beginning it could be maintenance nightmare
    • It is hard to have "test" environment to do patches or similar
    Incentivized
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    Vertafore
    • Risk Profile Categorization
    • Can lead to a lot of spam email
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    This was a long-term buy-in from a corporate perspective, to remain in the SharePoint space. Migration is certainly possible, which is good for planning and having options further out. At this point, the only planned migration is to eventually move the architecture up to SharePoint/SQL 2013. At that point, we will be able to leverage some greater efficiencies, some enhanced content design and management features, and some more current social features. It is well worth a full consideration in any shop looking at a new implementation of or migration to SharePoint (although you will probably be considering 2013 versions or beyond in those discussions), but the platform should be a strong competitor to any alternatives. Realizing the capability of a fully-branded and customized website was not part of the original choice for the architecture at Lincoln, but seeing it implemented and functioning now with this capacity far beyond original expectations has certainly cemented plans to continue using it.
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    Vertafore
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Microsoft
    I gave this rating due to MS SharePoint being a big help with our userbase. We have a lot of users that are just old enough to not have much technical skills or they have been in this industry long enough to where they haven't really needed to utilize much technology. MS SharePoint helped us move beyond that barrier without too many bumps and bruises.
    Incentivized
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    Vertafore
    Because I have the feeling that some improvements should be done to the software itself but the overall experience is quite good for the paid price and the information and analysis you can received from the system
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    I've only had to call in to support on one occasion but they were able to work though our issue and find a solution that did fully resolve the issue in a timely manner. I can't always say the same about support from other companies so it was a refreshing change to have support that did help.
    Incentivized
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    Vertafore
    Vertafore Support is always ready and willing to provide support when we ask for it.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    Not implemented in best practice way, there are many customizations
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    Vertafore
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    At the time of the two large projects, SharePoint was the enterprise solution so we were required to use that. We have since lobbied the enterprise teams to review and consider Atlassian Confluence and were successful. Confluence is cheaper than Sharepoint which is why we wanted to bring that in. The enterprise has now made Confluence an enterprise solution as an alternative to SharePoint. After using both I think SharePoint has many more add-ins than Confluence. It has much more customization ability than Confluence. SharePoint is not good for mobile readiness. Confluence is so there is a difference that might lead you to Confluence over SharePoint. I would also say that SharePoint is very document-centric and that Confluence has better KM than SharePoint does. even with the use of SQL Server. We were told that we could not use Google Drive even though it had features we liked.
    Incentivized
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    Vertafore
    Vertafore had a cleaner platform all around. The user interface was far superior and the functionality seemed to be leaps and bounds ahead of the competition. Everyone was pleased with the sales team and the responsiveness. We felt the tool integrated very well with our existing internal tools and software.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • ROI for ms SharePoint/SQL considering that is the best database engine with excellent features that help you to have all information in your hand.
    • Something negative could be license format.
    • These are the best relational databases in the market with powerful features that complement your system.
    Incentivized
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    Vertafore
    • Good decision-making tool
    • Accuracy
    Incentivized
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