1. Comparison
June 2017

2. SharePoint On-Premise (2013) vs Online (O365)
Features
SharePoint On-Premise (2013)
SharePoint Online (O365)
Operational
Cost Involved
Purchase/Maintain Hardware, Software licenses etc.
User based annual subscriptions
Infrastructure deployment & maintenance
IT Support Team to deploy/manage farm
Microsoft manages the environment and ensures all updates and patches are deployed
Customization Options
Full support for server side and client side code
Full Support- Client Side, Limited Support-Server side
Information Security
Dependent on internal capabilities.
Information in MDS meets industry-specific security standards
Storage
Scalable Storage Size
Scalable Storage with Site Collection- up to 1 TB
Technical
Search
Full text Query
Hybrid Search configurable with advance options
InfoPath Form Services
Require Enterprise Edition license
Only in E3, E4 and K1 plans
Claim Bases Authentication
Can use SQL , LDAP and AD authentication
Achieved through SharePoint Client Object Model
Public Facing Sites
It supports anonymous log-on
It doesn't support anonymous log-on but could be achieved through O365 Website Hosting Partners
Usage reporting and Logging
Provides LOGS and Reporting to check the exceptions and System Report.
Office 365 activity report provides details on user, file or other resources across SPO
SP On-Prem Benefits
SP Online Benefits
Control Performance
Uptime 99.99%
Scale Up and Scale Out
Multiple Data centers
Reduces Bandwidth requirements
Managed Services ( SaaS)
Fully Customizable
Pay as you go ( Low Cost )
Migrate as Needed
Reduced impact on internal IT resources
Seamless Single Sign on with Corporate Active Directory
Scalability
Constrains
Cost of internal resources
More ISP Bandwidth
Additional Geographic redundancy costs
No Server access & Recovery SLAs
Scale Up/Out Cost( SW/HW)
Possible Storage Costs
Patching Servers/farms
Limited Customizations
Additional configurations for External Collaboration

3. Thank You