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SharePoint is a web application that integrates with Microsoft Office. Launched in 2001, SharePoint is primarily sold as a document management and storage system, but the product is highly configurable and usage varies substantially between organizations.Microsoft states that SharePoint has 160 million users across 75,000 customer organizations.

Microsoft SharePoint Server

SharePoint Server is provided to organizations that seek greater control over SharePoint’s behavior or design. This product is installed on the customer’s IT infrastructure. It receives less frequent updates, but has access to a wider set of features and customization capabilities. There are three versions of SharePoint Server: Foundation (free), Standard, and Enterprise, although the free version may have been discontinued in 2016. These servers may be provisioned as normal virtual/cloud servers, or as hosted services.

Microsoft SharePoint Standard

Microsoft SharePoint Standard builds on the Microsoft SharePoint Foundation in a few key product areas. Audience targeting, governance tools, Secure store service, web analytics functionality.

Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise

Built upon SharePoint Standard, Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise features can be unlocked simply by providing an additional license key.

Extra features in SharePoint Enterprise includes:

Search thumbnails and previews, rich web indexing, better search results.
Business intelligence integration, dashboards, and business data surfacing.
Power Pivot and Performance Point.
Microsoft Office Access, Visio, Excel, and Info Path Forms services.
SharePoint Enterprise Search extensions.
SharePoint Server licensing. SharePoint Enterprise may also be licensed through a cloud model.

SharePoint Online

Microsoft’s hosted SharePoint is typically bundled in Microsoft Office 365 subscriptions, but can be purchased outright. It is limited to a core set of collaboration, file hosting, and document and content management scenarios, and is updated on a frequent basis. but is typically comparable with SharePoint Enterprise.Currently, additional capabilities include: