I have been getting many incoming search strings to this blog on SharePoint and KnowledgeTree and I would like to address this question people might have.
Interesting enough, I actually asked KnowledgeTree this question last night but after the meeting, I felt I had asked a rather silly question. Sharepoint and KnowledgeTree are two different products. Traditionally, Sharepoint was a document manager and until now they are still a document manager. However, Sharepoint has added new collaborative and Web 2.0 features into it. However, KnowledgeTree is a document manager with some collaborative features, it doesn’t have the enterprise content management, business forms and business intelligence components that Sharepoint has. If you ask me, Jive’s ClearSpace is probably Sharepoint’s competitor (P.S. Clearspace does a MUCH better job).
KnowledgeTree is Free (pay for support if you want for the community edition. There’s an option to pay for the commercial edition where you get extra features and support - see comments section for more. Thanks Natasha) and Sharepoint, like many Microsoft software, is horrendously expensive. If you are looking for a excellent and cheap document manager, KnowledgeTree is the way to go. If you are thinking about Sharepoint, think again and again. There are many other super excellent options out there. KnowledgeTree has many great features and good extension capabilities. I believe KnowledgeTree has positioned itself as a excellent open source document manager but not a full Enterprise 2.0 suite.
I have one little tip: make sure everyone do their in depth requirements gathering process for any system you are thinking of building / implementing.
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Just to add a point, KnowledgeTree is a fit for purpose Document manager and I totally recommend it to everyone.
5 responses so far ↓
1 Sam Lawrence // May 28, 2008 at 12:16 pm
I don’t have a thing to add to this particular post other to say that I’m one of your readers and I think you do a great job with your posts.
Keep up the great work.
Cheers,
Sam
2 Sean // May 28, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Thanks for your great compliment. I am so honoured. Will keep the posts rolling. =)
Thanks once again!
3 Natasha // May 28, 2008 at 7:05 pm
Hello Sean,
Thanks again for your time on the phone yesterday and for the new article here on your website.
In response to your comment about KnowledgeTree being “free”:
KnowledgeTree’s Community Edition is freely available for download on our website, but does not include professional support. The community edition is supported by our active online community that shares information and responds to queries posted by other community members. KnowledgeTree Community Edition version 3.5 and onwards is licensed under the GNU GPL version 3. The GNU GPL version 3 is an Open Source Initiative-approved license.
Our KnowledgeTree Commercial subscribers benefit from additional functionality, regular product upgrades which include new features and enhancements, and access to our professional support team who provide assistance and advice. The Commercial editions of KnowledgeTree are subscription-based – pricing is available on our website at http://www.knowledgetree.com/store
Regards
Natasha Wentink
KnowledgeTree Sales Executive
4 Sean Lew // May 28, 2008 at 7:23 pm
Thanks Natasha, I have edited the post accordingly. Sorry for the confusion again.
5 Natasha // May 28, 2008 at 9:57 pm
No problem, Sean! I’m more than happy to assist where possible!
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