Buildstash is a build-to-release and binary artifact management platform for software teams. This page compares Buildstash to SharePoint for teams considering alternatives. Buildstash is better for: Having a purpose-built tool for managing software binaries and releases, with extensive integration support, and integrated features for collaboration, workflows, and distribution. Key differences: Buildstash is purpose-built for software build and release workflows; SharePoint is just designed for general document collaboration. Buildstash provides powerful build management UI, release-centric views, QA sign-off, and numerous methods of sharing and distribution software. SharePoint relies on folders, permissions, and document libraries.

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Buildstash vs SharePoint comparison

Buildstash vs SharePoint

Microsoft SharePoint is an enterprise collaboration and document management platform designed for storing, sharing, and organising files across teams.

Buildstash is a platform purpose-built for build and release workflows, with extensive integration support, and integrated features for collaboration, workflows, and distribution. Teams can opt to either use provided storage, or connect their own - including S3-compatible storage.

Microsoft SharePoint
Around since
2001
Similar to
Google Workspace, Box, Dropbox Business
Best known for
Enterprise file storage and sharing
Useful for
Organisations using Microsoft stack for internal document storage and sharing
Buildstash is better for
Having a purpose-built tool for managing software binaries and releases, with extensive integration support, and integrated features for collaboration, workflows, and distribution.

Key differences

  • Buildstash is purpose-built for software build and release workflows; SharePoint is just designed for general document collaboration.

  • Buildstash provides powerful build management UI, release-centric views, QA sign-off, and numerous methods of sharing and distribution software. SharePoint relies on folders, permissions, and document libraries.

  • Buildstash has extensive integrations for the other tools software teams use, including CI/CD, issue tracking, etc.

What people like about SharePoint

  • Widely adopted and familiar in enterprise environments. If your team is already using SharePoint for other files adding builds to it at least allows for simple storage.

  • Powerful access controls and permissions management.

What people don't like about SharePoint

  • Not designed for managing software builds, and missing features for effective distribution or software workflows.

  • No integrated QA workflows, promotion, stream management etc.

  • Mobile beta distribution is not supported.

  • Missing integrations with the other key tools software teams use. Just not designed for this purpose.

Feature comparison

Feature comparison: Buildstash vs SharePoint. Each row shows a feature and whether Buildstash and SharePoint support it (✓, Partially, or ✕).
Feature
Buildstash
SharePoint
Summary
Universal software binary management
Partially
SharePoint stores files; Buildstash built for software binares
Extensive CI/CD integrations
Buildstash has extensive CI integrations
QA & sign-off workflows
Partially
SharePoint has approval flows; Buildstash has QA steering and stream promotion
Agnosic distribution targets
Buildstash supports software distribution channels; SharePoint is internal sharing
Artifact promotion workflows
Buildstash has promotion; SharePoint has versioning
Metadata management
Partially
Can store metadata in SharePoint; Buildstash has real software metadata management
Retention policies
Partially
Both have retention policies; Buildstash has proper support for build workflows
Share links
Both have easy share links
Branded download portals
Buildstash offers branded release and build stream portals; SharePoint sites don't do this
Distribution groups
Partially
Buildstash has distribution groups; SharePoint has sharing
iOS & Android beta distribution
SharePoint is not designed for this
Connect your own storage
SharePoint is Microsoft-hosted; Buildstash can use your storage
Powerful API
Both have APIs
Webhooks
Buildstash support webhooks
Automations
Partially
SharePoint has Power Automate; Buildstash has automation designed for build pipelines
Enterprise SSO
Both support SSO

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