Hi everyone,
We are in the process of reviewing tools to assist with management of oour SharePoint environments.We are looking at a tool that can assist with the day-to-day management of the farm, sites, and content. What we also need is reporting on user access, implement setting accross sites/libraries (e.g. versioning etc.).
We have a relatively small farm, and let’s assume finances is not an issue. We also need good support, since we do not have the appetite or the resources to struggle with a 3rd party app when things goes pear-shaped.
We’ve had demo’s by both these parties, but I’d like to hear from “the people on the ground” 🙂
Sales people tell you all the nice tales, which is right, but I need an objective (well, as far as possible) view from the community. Your assistance and comments would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
Francois
You might not like this answer: “it depends”.
It sounds like you have an idea about what you need from a SharePoint administration toolset, but you will likely need to evaluate both software packages in order to 1) fully flesh out your needs 2) fully explore the pro’s and con’s of both solutions.
I have evaluated both and ended up with DocAve. One thing I really like about DocAve is that it’s modular. Buy only the modules you need instead of spending more money on a complete package full of functionality you may never use.
Personally, I found DocAve easier to use though it did take time to learn. AvePoint’s support is great, but I’m sure Axceler’s is great too. Afterall, they are both competing very strongly in the market.
Back to my first statement: it really depends on what you need. I’m sure many on here would disagree with some of my claims in this post. It’s different for every situation. I can definitely envision a scenario in which (if I was working for a different company) I may have suggested Control Point over DocAve.
Good luck figuring it all out!
