SharePoint vs Syncplicity

March 17, 2025 | Author: Michael Stromann
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SharePoint
SharePoint's multi-purpose platform allows for managing and provisioning of intranet portals, extranets and websites, document management and file management, collaboration spaces, social networking tools, enterprise search, business intelligence tooling, process/information integration, and third-party developed solutions. SharePoint can also be used as a web application development platform.
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Syncplicity
Syncplicity delivers powerful, easy to use file management in the cloud. Syncplicity automatically syncs your files across all your computers, backs up your data, and makes sharing files and collaborating easier than ever before.

SharePoint and Syncplicity, though their names might suggest they were invented by two entirely different species of highly eccentric intergalactic beings, have a few things in common. Both offer the slightly surreal experience of managing documents and sharing files, as though you were attempting to teach a particularly stubborn filing cabinet how to collaborate. They support version control, which is the digital equivalent of erasing mistakes and pretending they never happened. And, in a strange cosmic twist, both let you edit documents in real time, possibly with the same amount of coordination as a group of highly caffeinated penguins.

Now, SharePoint is a bit like the overly enthusiastic librarian of the corporate world, born in 2001 from the Microsoft vaults of the United States. It's not just about documents; it's an entire ecosystem of collaboration, intranet sites and the occasional "Hey, we can make a website out of this!" It fits best in large, sprawling organizations that like to get very detailed and very organized, possibly with a little too much paperwork involved. If you want to deeply integrate your file-sharing experience with Office 365 and Teams, SharePoint is the overzealous assistant who’s already arranged your schedule without asking.

Syncplicity, on the other hand, is the younger, more casual cousin of the two, born in 2008, with a goal to make cloud storage and file synchronization feel like you’re simply sending a text message to your documents. It’s a great fit for businesses of all sizes and doesn’t demand you get too tangled up in the complexities of endless configurations. Syncplicity is all about the easy life, syncing your files across devices as if you were a digital nomad who’d forgotten to pack your filing cabinet. And while it’s made in the same country as SharePoint, it knows how to keep things simple and swift—after all, who really wants to spend an entire afternoon arranging files when you could be doing literally anything else?

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Author: Michael Stromann
Michael is an expert in IT Service Management, IT Security and software development. With his extensive experience as a software developer and active involvement in multiple ERP implementation projects, Michael brings a wealth of practical knowledge to his writings. Having previously worked at SAP, he has honed his expertise and gained a deep understanding of software development and implementation processes. Currently, as a freelance developer, Michael continues to contribute to the IT community by sharing his insights through guest articles published on several IT portals. You can contact Michael by email stromann@liventerprise.com