What do you like best about Microsoft SharePoint?
What I like most about SharePoint is that it becomes a true central hub for all our documents, end to end. Dev specs, test plans, HR forms—everything lives in one place, and the right people can access the right folders and libraries. I can open a document and co-edit in real time; autosave and version history add a lot of safety, and comments or @mentions make reviews feel natural. There’s no more emailing attachments back and forth and wondering which file is the “final_final_v3.xlsx”—it’s simply one source of truth. Day to day, it’s easy enough to use: I click into a site, search is decent, and the layout feels familiar if you’ve been around Microsoft 365. I’m in it pretty much every workday, so it’s become part of the routine.
Setup and ongoing organization are also pretty painless. I sign in, our org policies and permissions apply automatically, and I can reach what I need from the web app or sync key libraries to my desktop with OneDrive when I need to work offline. New sites and libraries are quick to spin up with templates, and metadata plus views help keep big collections manageable. Retention labels keep compliance in line without me having to babysit it. Files open directly in Word/Excel/PowerPoint, we co-author, track changes, and then drop links into Teams channels so the conversation stays next to the work. It fits well with our other tools—Teams for discussions, Outlook for sharing links, and Power Automate for approvals and simple workflows—so handoffs are smoother and I don’t have to glue a bunch of apps together.
Feature-wise, it’s packed but still practical. Version history is a lifesaver, check-in/check-out is there when we need stricter control, and custom columns plus content types add structure. Views and filters make it easier to find what you need quickly. Approvals are straightforward with a flow: you can route documents for sign-off and see status without chasing people. External sharing (when allowed by policy) feels controlled and auditable, which helps keep clients in the loop without leaking anything. Search across sites, along with the ability to pin dashboards and pages, gives teams a solid home base for projects and documentation. On the support side, the help content and community answers usually get me unstuck quickly, and recent updates feel more like performance and polish than big, disruptive changes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
What do you dislike about Microsoft SharePoint?
My only real dislike—and it’s not a dealbreaker—is the occasional sync or permissions hiccup. Every so often, a library that’s synced to my desktop gets stuck on “syncing” indefinitely until I quit OneDrive and restart it. Other times, a link I share won’t open for someone because the permissions aren’t quite right, and we end up having to adjust them. Search indexing can also lag on new content, so a document might not show up in results immediately. It’s all small stuff, but it tends to pop up at the worst time, making me sigh and then move on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.