This document describes the feature differences between SharePoint Server 2010 search and FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint.
Customers should consider FAST Search for SharePoint if:
· Search is strategic (need a search platform to grow with, across many applications)
· SharePoint is strategic (want the best search available in SharePoint)
· They have high-end search requirements (specific applications and features)
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SharePoint Server 2010
Complete intranet search solution |
FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint
High-end search delivered through SharePoint |
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End User
Go Beyond the Search Box |
Great out of box search experience |
Most powerful search experience
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IT Pro
Eliminate Compromise |
Enterprise class search system integrated with SharePoint |
Highly capable and easy to manage |
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Developer
Do more with Search |
Open and flexible search platform |
The power to tackle the most challenging search requirements |
Between these two SKUs, there are:
· differences in degree (X does something better than Y). These will have capabilities listed for X and “same capabilities, plus..." for Y.
· differences in kind (X does something Y doesn’t do at all). These will have nothing listed for X, and capabilities listed for Y.
End-User Perspective
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Capability |
Shorthand |
SharePoint Server 2010 |
FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint |
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One-stop search center to find answers fast |
OOB Search Experience |
X |
X+ |
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Refinement to explore information quickly |
Conversational Search |
X |
X+ |
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Social search to connect with people and expertise |
Social search |
X |
X |
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Search gets better with use |
Search Usage Feedback |
X |
X |
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Visual cues for rapid recognition of information |
Visual Search |
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X |
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Contextual to meet the needs of diverse groups |
User Context |
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X |
IT Pro Perspective
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Capability |
Shorthand |
SharePoint Server 2010 |
FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint |
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Industrial Strength Scale-out and Performance |
Scale and performance |
X |
X+ |
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Easy deployment |
Deployment |
X |
X |
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Enterprise-class manageability |
Manageability |
X |
X |
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Secure, broad connectivity |
Connectivity |
X |
X+ |
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Advanced Content Processing OOB |
Content Processing |
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X |
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Easy to configure high-end user experiences |
Easy High-End Config |
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X |
Developer Perspective