Updated: July 10, 2020 (July 18, 2011)

SharePoint Online and SharePoint 2010 Compared

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Several features present in SharePoint Server 2010 on-premises are not available in SharePoint Online. SharePoint Online focuses on the collaboration aspects of SharePoint, providing for document-sharing capability outside of an organization, a lightweight Web presence, and Internet-accessible Office Web Apps. SharePoint Online currently omits many features of SharePoint Server 2010, such as those that rely on connectivity to on-premises servers or provide search extensibility, and some (such as PowerPivot and PerformancePoint Services) that provide for business intelligence.

Feature	Description	SharePoint Online (multitenant)	SharePoint Online (dedicated)	SharePoint 2010
Business Connectivity Services	Viewing, editing, and search of data in external business systems, such as enterprise resource planning applications	No	Yes	Yes
PowerPivot for SharePoint	Analysis, reporting, and charting of large data sets with SQL Server 2008

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