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We performed a comparison between ASP.NET and SharePoint Designer based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two .NET Development Services solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed ASP.NET vs. SharePoint Designer Report (Updated: May 2024).
772,127 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"ASP.NET works well with Windows applications and more generally, the Windows platform.""The solution is easy to integrate and understand. It has a very good user interface and a lot of prebuilt tools, which require a lot less coding if we compare it to other solutions.""I have found the entity framework to be a valuable feature. The authentication layer is amazing as well. ASP.NET has a vibrant community, and as a result, we haven't had the need to contact technical support.""The most valuable features are ease of use, scalability, and flexibility.""We find the solution to be scalable.""It's a pretty stable solution.""It is easy to install ASP.NET on your laptop.""We use ASP.NET to develop web applications and web API. I'm working at a government financial institution in Mexico that helps citizens buy a house"

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"The new version doesn't have the option to view data, but it has other, better features though.""The initial setup is straightforward.""SharePoint has very good features for collaboration.""The most valuable feature is the development.""You can give document access to people based on their email addresses. You will also get notifications whenever the document is ready for review.""Designer is easy to manage.""SharePoint Designer is easy to deploy and it is one of the most valuable features. The whole process took a couple of days and it is easy to work on.""One of the most valuable features is that it's free. If you have SharePoint and you want to do some branding, then the only tool available is SharePoint Designer. Microsoft gives the portal, the content management system, and, on top of that, it gives you Designer. So we don't have a choice, but Designer is good."

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Cons
"You are required to have knowledge of C#.""The caching could improve in ASP.NET. I don't often run into limitations with ASP.NET. More often, it's the other tools we use that slow us down.""Performance is an area that can always be improved.""In addition to the visual aspect, there is a need for ASP.NET to provide a robust visual front end like there was in the past.""The solution needs to support its framework on all devices used for mobile application development.""ASP.NET is not the best solution for all companies looking to implement a solution like it.""It could use better reporting and documentation.""Sometimes we have issues with instability and it crashes, which is something that should be made to work better."

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"The system can become slow which should be improved.""The solution is not very flexible when trying to access the solution via a personal PC.""The search capabilities need to be improved.""SharePoint Online should continue to integrate with other solutions.""We'd like it if we got less frequent updates.""The interface of SharePoint Designer could be improved, such as in SAP.""SharePoint Designer needs filter options for lists and libraries.""I want the tool to be more approachable to people. I would like to see AI integration with the tool's future versions."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The pricing is a bit high and I believe that it can be brought down."
  • "ASP.NET is an open-source solution."
  • "I think ASP.NET, in deployment, is something that's quite costly when you're on a cloud provider such as Azure, and you have to pay the server cost. On average, it can cost approximately $1,000 per month to host a good site with a few databases."
  • "The solution requires a licensing fee but is worth the investment."
  • "The solution is open source and free."
  • "ASP.NET is open-source and free of charge."
  • "This is a free solution. However, we have some server licensing costs which are not directly a cost of using the solution."
  • "On a scale from one to ten, with one being cost efficient and 10 being the most expensive, I would rate ASP.NET's pricing at six. There used to be IAF, which you could spin on a Windows machine. However, that sort of setup does not exist for Linux machines. Because customers still prefer a Windows underlying infrastructure, it can get expensive."
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  • "I've never paid for SharePoint Designer. What I paid for, is the SharePoint license, the cava, and then the client accesses the line fee."
  • "This solution is free of charge."
  • "The cost of the license is based on the size of the user base."
  • "There is no licensing cost for Designer—it's free."
  • "SharePoint Designer is less expensive than other solutions we have used. We purchased Office 365 which SharePoint comes with the package."
  • "Priced per user per month with different plans to choose from."
  • "SharePoint Online has a subscription-based model for payments and the price is based on user usage."
  • "Most of the time, our customer's license from Microsoft includes the cost of SharePoint. However, if you have to buy it then SharePoint is quite expensive."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:It is easy to install ASP.NET on your laptop.
    Top Answer:ASP.NET is a very slow tool, and it should be faster.
    Top Answer:It saved me big time once! My car got broken into and they took my laptop with all my files. But I didn't have to worry because everything was backed up on SharePoint. It was a lifesaver!
    Top Answer:I've leased Microsoft SharePoint Designer for the enterprise, not System Center. It's for private work, web development specifically.
    Top Answer:For me, it's flexible enough for most things. But maybe they could improve the user interface to make it easier for everyone to navigate and use. That would be a big plus.
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    Overview
    ASP.NET is a free web framework for building web sites, apps and services with HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
    SharePoint Designer is the tool of choice for the rapid development of SharePoint applications. Using SharePoint Designer, advanced users and developers alike can rapidly create SharePoint solutions in response to business needs. Advanced users can compose no-code solutions that encompass a variety of common scenarios, from collaborative sites and web publishing to Line-Of-Business data integration, business intelligence solutions, and human workflows, leveraging the building blocks available in SharePoint in an easy to use environment.
    Sample Customers
    Kienzle Automotive GmbH, Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Vengo Labs, Oneview Healthcare, BookedOut, Ministry of Rural Development, Grupo WRR
    Pyrotek Inc., ICA, Deliver Australia, Secretary of Economy of Mexico, Aegon, ABB Switzerland, Ascent Yarns Private Limited, Bakewell Biscuits Pvt Ltd, Hitachi Consulting
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company50%
    Comms Service Provider6%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    Financial Services Firm6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company19%
    Government13%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Comms Service Provider8%
    REVIEWERS
    Manufacturing Company17%
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Comms Service Provider13%
    Energy/Utilities Company13%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Government15%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Healthcare Company10%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business42%
    Midsize Enterprise23%
    Large Enterprise35%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business30%
    Midsize Enterprise5%
    Large Enterprise65%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business40%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise44%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business13%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise75%
    Buyer's Guide
    ASP.NET vs. SharePoint Designer
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about ASP.NET vs. SharePoint Designer and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
    772,127 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    ASP.NET is ranked 3rd in .NET Development Services with 30 reviews while SharePoint Designer is ranked 2nd in .NET Development Services with 49 reviews. ASP.NET is rated 8.4, while SharePoint Designer is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of ASP.NET writes "Beneficial thread management, and asynchronous processing, and template-driven setup". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SharePoint Designer writes "Intuitive, customizable, and reliable". ASP.NET is most compared with Microsoft Silverlight, whereas SharePoint Designer is most compared with Microsoft Visual Studio. See our ASP.NET vs. SharePoint Designer report.

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