The document compares SharePoint Online (365) and SharePoint On-Premises. It outlines some key differences in their capabilities, pros and cons. Specifically, it discusses differences in site access, file sharing limits, integration with Office apps, and SharePoint Online providing more frequent feature updates and mobile access compared to the on-premises version. The goal is to help choose the right SharePoint platform for building sites and teams.

1. SharePoint Online (365)
vs
SharePoint On-Premises

2. Our main objective
To know which SharePoint platform to ask.

3. Objectives
Choosing the right SharePoint platform for our sites:
• SharePoint On-Premises
• Capabilities
• Pros & Cons
• SharePoint Online (365)
• Capabilities
• Pros & Cons

4. Top 8 Features of SharePoint
1. Powerful, reliable server platform
2. Powerful, fast search engine
3. Social –communities, blogs, forums, follow documents, share content and
save locally
4. Collaboration – co-authoring, versioning, check in/checkout
5. Flexible web server – for different types of end user devices
6. Content Management
7. Scalable infrastructure – build and add apps and services
8. Office Desktop and Office 365 integration

5. SPO (365) vs SharePoint On-Premises
Site Access
SharePoint On-Premises SharePoint Online (365)
Internet accessible
(without DirectAccess or VPN)
No Yes
Mobile Apps No Yes
External User Access No Yes
(with Microsoft Accounts only)
Login No login needed
(in Chrome/IE on Windows)
• First time: Email + password
• Usually: just email
• If chosen to remember: No login
needed
URL https://subdomain.domain.com
/teams/SITE-NAME
https://subdomain.sharepoint.com
/teams/SITE-NAME

6. SPO (365) vs SharePoint On-Premises
File Sharing
SharePoint On-Premises SharePoint Online (365)
Maximum Site Size 200 GB
(default: 1GB)
1 TB
Maximum File Upload Size 50 MB (SharePoint 2010)
100 MB (SharePoint 2013)
10 GB
Sync Files Through MS-Outlook Access and sync through OneDrive
for business from
anywhere without using a Virtual
Private Network (VPN).

7. SharePoint 365 - More features
• Direct access to the latest SharePoint features:
 The Cloud runs on the latest version of SharePoint.
 New features will be rolled out much quicker, usually
three to four times a year.
• Access to SharePoint 2013 workflows.

8. SharePoint 365 - More features

9. SharePoint 365 – Mobile view