SharePoint 2016 Feature Comparison for Content Feature
This article is a feature comparison list between SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint 2016 including the Standard and Enterprise features. Please see the table below for comparison across SharePoint versions. The table will compare Content Features Only.
Content features
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013 Standard CAL
SharePoint Server 2013 Enterprise CAL
SharePoint Server 2016 Standard CAL
SharePoint Server 2016 Enterprise CAL
Accessibility Standards Support
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Asset Library Enhancements/Video Support
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Auditing & Reporting (e.g. doc edits, policy edits, deletes)
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Document Translation in Word Online
Yes3
Yes 3
Yes 3
Yes
Yes
No
Yes7
Yes 7
Yes
Yes
No7
No 7
Yes 7
No
Yes
No7
No
Yes 7
No
Yes
Email enabled lists and libraries
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
External Sharing: External Access
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No8
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
IRM using Azure Rights Management
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
IRM using Windows Server AD RMS
Yes5
Yes 5
Yes 5
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes3
Yes3
Yes 3
Yes
Yes
Yes3
Yes3
Yes 3
Yes
Yes
Office Web Apps Server integration
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
PowerPoint Automation Services
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Recycle Bin (SharePoint admin center)
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
SharePoint Translation Services
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes4
Yes4
Yes
Yes
No
Yes3
Yes3
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes2
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
WCM: Category page and catalog item page
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
WCM: Mobile and Device Rendering
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
WCM: Search Engine Optimizations (SEO)
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2 Only Search analytics is available to SharePoint Server 2013 Standard CAL customers. Usage analytics is not available.
3 Requires connection to Office Web Apps Server 2013 and an Office desktop suite license, such as Office Professional Plus or Office Standard.
4 Requires connection to Microsoft Exchange Server or Microsoft Exchange Online to enable integrated features.
5 Windows Server AD RMS is an on-premises server that must be purchased and managed separately by the customer in order to enable supported IRM features.
7 When you use eDiscovery features, the licensing requirement for a plan that permits that feature applies to all end users that are part of the eDiscovery action (Search, Hold, Export).
8 Folder sync with the OneDrive for Business sync client is no longer officially supported.
Reference:
This is based on SharePoint 2016 RTM release as per Technet SharePoint feature availability across on-premises solutions
See Also:
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