Amazon WorkDocs vs SharePoint comparison

The compared Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft solutions aren't in the same category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #4 in CCP , and holds a 17.5% mindshare in the category. Microsoft is ranked #1 in ECM , with an average rating of 8.1, and holds a 18.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 78% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

Amazon WorkDocs

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100% willing to recommend

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78% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between Amazon WorkDocs and SharePoint based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon WorkDocs

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Content Collaboration Platforms (4th)

SharePoint

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

154

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Content Management (1st), Web Content Management (2nd), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (1st), Enterprise Intranet (1st)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Messaging and Collaboration solutions, they serve different purposes. Amazon WorkDocs is designed for Content Collaboration Platforms and holds a mindshare of 17.5%, down 18.3% compared to last year.
SharePoint, on the other hand, focuses on Enterprise Content Management, holds 18.2% mindshare, down 20.8% since last year.

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Q&A Highlights

David Briggs

Senior System Administrator at LS Technologies, LLC

Aug 17, 2023

Does Amazon WorkDocs offer any unique advantages over SharePoint?

Amazon WorkDocs offers the following advantages over SharePoint: It is a fully managed service, meaning that Amazon takes care of the underlying infrastructure and maintenance. It is more scalable so organizations of all sizes can use it. It is more secure, as it is hosted on Amazon's secure cloud infrastructure. SharePoint, on the other hand, offers the following advantages over Amazon WorkDocs: It has a wider range of features, such as workflow automation and business intelligence. It is more integrated with other Microsoft products like Office 365. It is more widely used, so more documentation and support are available. If you are looking for a simple and secure solution that is easy to use, Amazon WorkDocs could be the solution for you. Still, if you need a more powerful and feature-rich solution, SharePoint may be a better option.

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Featured Reviews

Daulath Alikhan

Deputy General Manager at a government with 51-200 employees

A great collaboration service for small organizations

The synchronization should be simplified. Other solutions like Dropbox and OneDrive have apps. I tried using the mobile version, but it didn't work properly, that needs to be improved. It was cumbersome. It's a good solution for a small organization like ours, but it really depends on your use-cases and the size of your organization. I had a very bitter experience with their mobile app. It was challenging to even download it and once I did, I wasn't even able to log into my system. The mobile app needs to improved for easy use.

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Sanil Paul

IT Service Manager at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees

Streamlined collaboration through seamless integration and customization

I have been an administrator for SharePoint and have used it as an end-user for document storage. Predominantly, I've been involved in administration SharePoint helps a lot since we've moved from using it directly to using it as a backend for Teams, which makes collaboration easier. It supports…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"This solution is great for inviting and sharing documents with other users."

"It has an easy to distribute administration capability, and can also scale to meet a large number of future needs."

"Combined reports and data with timeline tracking."

"It is well supported by Microsoft."

"The search feature is valuable."

"Its configuration management ability is critical for document-based systems."

"The online editing capabilities, file sharing, auditing, information security, ease of solution management, and the easy user adaptation to the platform are the most valuable features."

"Its functionality is enormous."

"Ability to store files of any type."

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Cons

"I had a very bitter experience with their mobile app."

"The support is the worst. It is bad when Microsoft support does not even know what to do and you have to tell them. Also, they take too long to solve a problem."

"We'd like to be able to upload from MS Excel to deploy tasks and use drop-down lists to collect further information."

"The solution's support services and GenAI could be improved and made faster and more knowledgeable."

"The solution should improve its integration with other project management tools."

"Document management and the ability to easily integrate single sign-on (SSO) are areas for improvement in SharePoint."

"The introduction of AI and automation with Copilot could be a beneficial improvement."

"SharePoint Online could improve the user interface and when modifying any of the user interfaces can be challenging. Additionally, there are challenges with the detail in the analytics user interface and the overall customization could improve."

"The integration with Outlook could be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's cheaper compared to similar products available"

"The product is reasonably priced."

"It is very expensive."

"The replacement costs for it are cheaper if you use only SharePoint."

"The licensing model for SharePoint Online is based on per user, and it is monthly. The price of the solution overall is good."

"For this type of solution, it is not wise to buy it without Software Assurance."

"We have purchased add-ons to handle multiple site collections, form creation, and design."

"The data classification and search elements are cheap."

"Any extended support from Microsoft is expensive."

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Computer Software Company

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Comms Service Provider

Government

13%

Computer Software Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

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Questions from the Community

Does Amazon WorkDocs offer any unique advantages over SharePoint?

Amazon WorkDocs offers the following advantages over SharePoint: It is a fully managed service, meaning that Amazon takes care of the underlying infrastructure and maintenance. It is more scalab...

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Would Alfresco give an organization more benefits in terms of cost, features & security as compared to Sharepoint?

Alfresco scores are high on all features of an ECM solution and tools. Back office processing, rated as 3.36 good. Business Process Application 3.55 Good to excellent. Document Management 4.12...

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What do you like most about SharePoint?

The search feature is valuable.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SharePoint?

I am not involved in the licensing, but Microsoft offers bundled pricing for Office, SharePoint, and Exchange, making it cost-effective.

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Comparisons

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server vs Amazon WorkDocs

Compared 34% of the time

Google Workspace vs Amazon WorkDocs

Compared 10% of the time

Microsoft OneDrive vs Amazon WorkDocs

Compared 7% of the time

Office 365 vs Amazon WorkDocs

Compared 7% of the time

Quip vs Amazon WorkDocs

Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 9% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

OpenText Extended ECM vs SharePoint

Compared 7% of the time

IBM FileNet vs SharePoint

Compared 5% of the time

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Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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Overview

Amazon WorkDocs is a fully managed, secure content creation, storage, and collaboration service. With Amazon WorkDocs, you can easily create, edit, and share content, and because it’s stored centrally on AWS, access it from anywhere on any device. Amazon WorkDocs makes it easy to collaborate with others, and lets you easily share content, provide rich feedback, and collaboratively edit documents. You can use Amazon WorkDocs to retire legacy file share infrastructure by moving file shares to the cloud. Amazon WorkDocs lets you integrate with your existing systems, and offers a rich API so that you can develop your own content-rich applications. Amazon WorkDocs is built on AWS, where your content is secured on the world's largest cloud infrastructure.

With Amazon WorkDocs, there are no upfront fees or commitments. You pay only for active user accounts, and the storage you use. Amazon WorkDocs provides a 30-day free trial with 1 TB of storage per user for up to 50 users.

SharePoint is a Microsoft-based platform for building web applications. It covers a widerange of capabilities and while it is appropriate for experienced webdevelopers, even non-technical minded users can easily navigate through thesystem and execute functions such as collaborating data, managing documents andfiles, creating websites, managing social networking solutions, and automatingworkflow.

Major areas that SharePoint deals with are websites,communities, content, search, insights, and composites. The purpose is to give usersthe ability to create or develop these key business components on their owneven without technical knowledge of, for example, how to build a website or howto integrate coding. Configuring SharePoint into a business's system is meantto cut out all of the complicated steps, and pave the way for easierimplementation all around.

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