Get all that is good about SharePoint

Get all that is good about SharePoint

A good SharePoint alternative duplicates most of the features of SharePoint, and offers many features that even SharePoint does not have (like messaging features). It may not offer the intricate application development capabilities of SharePoint, but heck, which SMB needs those?! Expect the following features in a good SharePoint alternative.

Document Management – Online document management features include the ability to organize, store and share document folders online, along with document collaboration features – document version control, access permissions, change notifications, comments etc – which let you work together on documents with remote team members. .

Intranet/Extranet Portals – Intranet publishing capabilities allow you create a customized company intranet with dedicated workspaces for groups, or partner or customer extranets to collaborate and interact with external groups like vendors, suppliers, traveling employees or customers. These tools are simple and allow you to easily and intricately customize portal design, look and layout; and add collaboration modules like shared documents, online calendars, contact management and online address books, or a project management tool. Some solutions even allow users to build entire websites.

Wikis – Wikis are web pages, which allow for collaborative authoring of content. Wikis are known to allow super simple collaboration, where a user can simply log in online, add content to a page, and it is instantly available to all other collaborators as soon as it is published.

Task Management – Task management allows team managers to create tasks, assign responsibilities, set timelines, attach resources and track progress. This is a great way to manage distributed groups and keep them accountable.

Workflows – Earlier SharePoint alternatives did not have this feature, but the better online collaboration software have added the ability to build simple web based workflows. You might not be able to build intricate applications like SharePoint, but you can automate common business tasks like CRM, order processing, support ticketing etc.