Sharepoint Alternative .org

Comparison

Item	Sharepoint Portal Server	O3Spaces Workplace
Training time	Up to days for the typical User	Up to half a day for the typical users, because of the consistent ‘end-user ready’ interface
Configuration Time	Typically weeks to build and adjust because of the needed implementation time	Typically days to build and adjust because of the enduser ready approach of O3Spaces
Part of Daily Work	Yes. Used specifically for sharing	Yes. Every user uses O3Spaces constantly on their Desktop for all document related activities
Build in search capabilities	Yes	Yes. With support for ODF, PDF and MS formats. Full text search of all content types within authorized Spaces
End-user ready interface	No. Needs implementation. Has poor navigation facilities	Yes. With build-in user friendly navigation controls which support. 100+ Workspaces with the same experience
Create multiple content types for announcements, etc.	Yes	Yes
Reduction of E-mail within Workgroups	Some reduction of file duplication and e-mail broadcasts	Yes. By use of the Workplace Assistant with built-in notification service a high reduction of e-mail and thus storage
LDAP Support	Yes, only Active Directory	Yes, integrates with any LDAP servers like OpenLDAP, Novell directory service, Sun Directory server and Active Directory
Deploy in minutes on a single server and support a small organization	Yes	Yes
Scale to terabytes of data and thousands of users in a en enterprise	Yes	Yes
Build in notification services	Yes, by e-mail	Yes, by e-mail or real time through the integrated Workplace Assistant (on the desktop)
Discussion boards related to documents events or general discussions	Yes	Yes
Versioning, check-in/check-out functions	Yes, on Microsoft documents only	Yes, integrated with the OpenOffice.org, StarOffice & MS Office suites. Automatic versioning, check-in/checkout on all file types
Securely extend collaboration to your partners and customers	Yes, through browser interface only	Yes, through browser interface and the always-on Workplace Assistant which makes real-time notification and action-taking possible
Support of open standards	No, tightly integrated as part of the Microsoft office software stack	Yes, integrated in the opensource/openstandards productivity stack and Microsoft Office
Running multiple OS	No, Windows only	Yes, runs on Linux/Solaris/Win32/Mac OS both client and server
Role-based security	Yes, based on Active Directory	Yes, connect to LDAP service. Roles are fully configurable
Workflow	Yes	In development. The repository can provide hooks and triggers for external process engines.
Calendering	Yes	Yes, standards based
Mail integration	Yes	Yes, in the browser AND in the e-mailclient (Thunderbird, Outlook & Zimbra ZCS 5.0)
Tasking/Scheduling	Yes	Yes, currently in development
Bulk import tools	Yes	Yes,multiple options

Resources

Try O3Spaces Workplace

A free community edition (without support) of O3Spaces Workplace is available for download on the O3Spaces community website. Visit http://community.o3spaces.com and download a preconfigured deployment of O3Spaces Workplace. Minor registration steps needed. Visit http://www.o3spaces.org for more information, screens, demos, functions & and prices.

Bookmark/Share this page: