SharePoint 2010

Overall, this release built upon SharePoint 2007’s content management heritage–publishing framework, metadata, enterprise search–and was designed to further embed document collaboration into people’s everyday work.

User Experience	Administration
Ribbon – Matching Office 2007 Release Managed Metadata Service for true taxonomy SharePoint Workspace for synchronization Cross-browser and improved HTML support Increases in thresholds & limits Social features within a “My Site” Office web applications	Improved central administration Introduction of farm health analyzer Better logging and usage reporting

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SharePoint 2013

SharePoint 2013 was a tale of two focuses. This is the year that Office 365 was truly born, and so while there were on-premises improvements, they were less pronounced than between 2007–2010.

User Experience	Administration
FAST search embedded Social newsfeed Community template eDiscovery Apps for SharePoint Share Sync with OneDrive	Office Web Application Server Hybrid support PowerShell

SharePoint 2016

Truly “born from the cloud,” SharePoint 2016 was the first snapshot of technology taken from the refactored administration and user experience that was needed for Microsoft to be successful in the Cloud.

User Experience	Administration
Durable links OneDrive for Business Durable links Team site follow Profile Redirection Mobile Hybrid app launcher Thresholds & limits Search	Scenario Picker MinRole Zero downtime patching Fast site creation Search improvements Advanced hybrid features

SharePoint 2019 and Office 365 Comparison: User Experience

This is a current snapshot of the offerings of SharePoint 2019 and Office 365. While there will be improvements to SharePoint 2019 in the future, the one constant in Office 365 is change. The best way to stay in touch is to review the Microsoft 365 Roadmap, follow the Microsoft Tech Community, or attend one of the great SharePoint conferences throughout the year.

SharePoint 2019	Office 365
OneDrive (Next Generation Sync Client) Modern Sites – Team & Communication Pages Lists / Libraries Hub Sites SharePoint Home Large file support Extended character length SharePoint Framework (SPFx)	OneDrive (Next Generation Sync Client) Modern Sites – Team & Communication Pages Lists / Libraries Hub Sites SharePoint Home Large file support Extended character length SharePoint Framework (SPFx) Microsoft Teams Yammer Power Apps & Flow Delve Stream Planner

SharePoint 2019 and Office 365 Comparison: Administration

The benefits of administration are dependent on your context. On-premises gives you the ability to control every aspect of the service. However, the benefit requires focus time and actual infrastructure. In Office 365 you have less that you are able to control, but there are more advanced features that become available. Below is a listing of new features in SharePoint 2019 and an overview of Office 365; they’re a bit difficult to compare.

SharePoint 2019	Office 365
Newest IIS APIs Newest Powershell Updated health analyzer Recycle bin restore improvements Advanced hybrid scenarios	SharePoint & OneDrive Administrative Center Sharing, storage, sync, device access Security & Compliance Center Classifications, data governance, threat management, reports

SharePoint 2019 or Office 365

We’ve reviewed the history of advancements within the evolution of SharePoint and lightly compared SharePoint 2019 and Office 365. If nothing else, you can see that the focus of Microsoft is aimed squarely at the cloud, with some of the best features being brought to the on-premises server. Ultimately, the decision of whether to move is not so dependent on features, but on the context of your decision.