Microsoft is one of the largest IT companies in the world. Due to this, they also have a large pool of engineering resources, more than Alfresco. As an organization, they usually have dedicated resources who are focused on SharePoint development and in particular, ECM. This number can be greater than resources assigned to other capabilities of the Microsoft suite. However, this isn’t set in stone and it is likely that Microsoft sets its sights on software goals other than SharePoint in the time to come. Recently, Microsoft has hinted that SharePoint’s last and final on-premise version will be available in 2016. All other future products are expected to be hosted on the cloud.

Alfresco is a smaller setup when compared to Microsoft. Located in England, they have had a consistent set of resources. Most of these people have been with the organization since its inception. So, all aspects of Alfresco products are well understood, efficiently maintained and regularly enhanced.

Choosing the right ECM system can be an intimidating task. An organization’s web application development and content sharing capacities need to be strong enough to handle productivity, collaboration and product development. SharePoint and Alfresco both have proved to be great products and found endorsement from a number of customers. We recommend SharePoint over Alfresco, as it provides better documentation, and is highly adaptable to Microsoft ecosystem.

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