SharePoint On Premise vs SharePoint Online 2026 Comparison
SharePoint On-Premises and SharePoint Online are among the most widely used cloud storage services for businesses. Both platforms offer several features for businesses. In this blog post, we have discussed SharePoint On-Premises vs SharePoint Online and latest Microsoft 365 updates in them.
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More on SharePoint On Premises
SharePoint is a strong collaboration platform to share and manage your content with your team. SharePoint Server (installed on your own servers) is the software used for “SharePoint On-Premise” deployments.
When companies host SharePoint within their own data centers, they install SharePoint Server versions such as:
- SharePoint Server 2010
- SharePoint Server 2013
- SharePoint Server 2016
- SharePoint Server 2019
- SharePoint Server Subscription Edition (SE)
All the above-mentioned SharePoint Server versions are on-premise editions.
Latest Updates on SharePoint Server 2010
As per the latest updation made on November 11, 2025, from Microsoft, the packages listed below are provided for cumulative updates:
- SharePoint Foundation 2010
- SharePoint Server 2010 (this also updates SharePoint Foundation 2010 installations)
Note that the support for SharePoint 2010 ended on April 13, 2021. For detailed update history details of SharePoint Server 2010, check out the official page here.
Latest Updates on SharePoint Server 2013
As per the latest update made on November 11, 2025, from Microsoft, the packages listed below are provided for cumulative updates:
- SharePoint Foundation 2013
- SharePoint Server 2013 (this also updates SharePoint Foundation 2013 installations)
Note that the support for SharePoint 2010 ended on April 13, 2023. For detailed update history details of SharePoint Server 2010, check out the official page here.
Latest Updates on SharePoint Server 2016
Check out the latest security update on SharePoint Server 2016 from the official page link here:
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Note that Microsoft support for SharePoint Server 2016 will end on July 14, 2026.
Latest Updates on SharePoint Server 2019
Check out the latest security update on SharePoint Server 2019 from the official page link here:
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Note that Microsoft support for SharePoint Server 2019 will end on July 14, 2026.
Features Deprecated in SharePoint Server 2019
As per the latest November 3, 2025, update officially made by Microsoft, below are the features deprecated in SharePoint Server 2019.
- Access Services 2010
- Access Services 2013
- Aggregated Newsfeed
- Custom Help
- Groove.exe (Previous OneDrive for Business sync app)
- InfoPath Services
- Lists Web Service
- Machine Translations
- Variations
- PerformancePoint Services
- SharePoint Designer
- Site Mailbox
- Site Manager
Features Removed in SharePoint Server 2019
As per the latest November 3, 2025, updation officially made by Microsoft, below are the features removed in SharePoint Server 2019.
- Code-Based Sandbox Solutions
- Digest Authentication
- Incoming Email Automatic Mode
- Multi-Tenancy
- PDF Viewer (SharePoint Server 2019 Preview)
- PowerPivot Gallery and Refresh
- Tags and Notes
- Visio Services – Silverlight Based Rendering
- Legacy Cloud Hybrid Search
Latest Updates on SharePoint Server Subscription Edition Version 25H2
The table below provides a summary of new features introduced in the SharePoint Server Subscription Edition Version 25H2 feature update made on September 9, 2025:
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Overall, if you prefer legacy systems with flexibility, then SharePoint On-Premises will be a good fit for your company.
Latest Updates on SharePoint Online
As per the latest Microsoft update on November 19, 2025, businesses can create SharePoint pages using AI directly in Microsoft 365 Copilot. Future possibilities include:
- Bring images and infographics generated in M365 Copilot Chat directly into the SharePoint page you created.
- Work within M365 Copilot Chat while editing SharePoint pages, with light editing and side-by-side previews, without switching to the full SharePoint canvas.
Why Businesses Today Prefer SharePoint Online?
SharePoint Online is a part of the Microsoft 365 suite and integrates with Word, Excel, Teams, and Copilot. With this, SharePoint helps you with:
- Content management
- Intranet portals and internal communications
- Improve productivity
- Seamless collaboration and document management.
If you like cloud-based SharePoint integrated with other Microsoft 365 apps, then SharePoint Online can be the best fit for your company.
Why Choose CloudFuze for Your Microsoft 365 Migration?
With our Microsoft 365 migration tool, enterprises can seamlessly move from well-known cloud platforms such as Google Workspace, Box, Dropbox, Egnyte, etc. to Microsoft 365 platform. By using our advanced SharePoint migration tool and following Microsoft 365 migration best practices, businesses can successfully migrate to SharePoint Online/OneDrive.
Highlights of our end-to-end cloud migration platform include:
- Supports enterprise-level migrations with thousands of users and huge data volumes (TBs to PBs) to Microsoft 365
- RSA-2048 cryptographic encryption, along with SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR compliance
- Migrates along with necessary metadata such as permissions, file versions, timestamps, etc.
- Supports delta migration and batch migration support
- Pre- and Post–migration support through our teams.
CloudFuze’s Real World Case Study – Dropbox to OneDrive and SharePoint
CloudFuze has performed successful cloud migrations for several enterprises. Here’s one of our client success stories:
Michigan State University wanted to transfer from Dropbox to Microsoft 365 (OneDrive for Business and SharePoint). We helped them migrate 1,000+ users and 50+ TB of data, with necessary metadata such as shared links, sharing permissions, internal and external shares, in-line comments, and version history. Learn more about this case study here.
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Frequently Asked Questions
1. How to move high-volume data to SharePoint Online?
Businesses can move high-volume data to SharePoint Online, such as TBs and PBs of data without challenges using a reliable migration tool such as CloudFuze Migrate. With our tool, you can migrate data, metadata with accuracy, and complete replication.
2. What is the migration checklist when moving from SharePoint On‑Premises to SharePoint Online?
Checklist to have while migrating from SharePoint On‑Premises to SharePoint Online:
- Have a pre-migration analysis of your current environment.
- Discuss your teams and decide on your mode of data transfer.
- Have a backup of your data before migration.
- Perform pilot migration prior to your full migration.
3. What are the two types of SharePoint sites?
SharePoint has two types of sites: communication sites and team sites. Each site has its own set of templates. You can customize accordingly to fit your business needs. For more information, check out the official page here.
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