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Ask HN: A legitimate, open-source, Sharepoint alternative?
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I work for a midsize start-up (~30 employees). We've been using a very old version of Sharepoint and it's time to kick it to the curb. It's nearly unusable (technical issues) and it's basically a glorified file server.
I've done the research on the costs of migrating to a newer version, and while we can eat the cost, it's still a significant sum (SQL Server/Sharepoint CALs).
I'm a Linux guy and I would prefer to use something FOSS. There's no question that Sharepoint is an incredibly powerful tool, and it's probably worth the cost. With that said, I know there's something good out there.
Throw some knowledge over here if you know of any true alternatives to Sharepoint. Bonus points if simplicity is a factor.
Thanks,
SoMuchToGrok
- mindcrime 12y agoDepending on which features of Sharepoint you value most, the answer is "it depends". You can crib together a suitable replacement from various parts and pieces, but I don't know of a specific "Sharepoint Killer" per-se. But using a DMS like Alfresco, a wiki like XWiki or Mediawiki, an enterprise social network product like Quoddy[1], a workflow engine like Activiti, you can accomplish most or all of the same things. All of that said, we are planning a comprehensive "Sharepoint Killer" at Fogbeam, but it's not available yet. But that's actually our goal, is to combine and package all of the open source "bits" needed to built a comprehensive Sharepoint replacement. If you'd like to discuss this in more detail, feel free to shoot me an email. prhodes@fogbeam.com [1]: disclaimer: Quoddy is our ESN product at Fogbeam Labs. https://github.com/fogbeam/Quoddy https://github.com/fogbeam/Quoddy