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."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"
"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."
"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."
"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."
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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