Site Definition VS Site Template

This Post will help you understand the difference between Site Definition and Site template.

You can find so many blogs over the internet explaining the difference reason for adding another blog to it. I just wanted to throw my hat in the ring.

So, let’s get started :)

 

Site Definition	Site Template
Stored in File System (Hive)	Stored in Content Database
Complex to create	Easy to create
Very Good Performance wise	Less efficient
Highly customizable	Cannot customize
Deployed on server	Install from Web UI
We can provision it on multiple Web	Can be provisioned on Single Web

Hope this will help you understand the difference between Site Definition and Site template.

Happy SharePointing :)