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Amazon WorkDocs vs Microsoft Office SharePoint Server comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft are both solutions in the Content Collaboration Platforms category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #3, while Microsoft is ranked #7. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 9.4% mindshare in CCP, compared to Microsoft’s 6.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 76% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.
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100% willing to recommend
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76% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 20, 2025

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server and Amazon WorkDocs are competing products in cloud-based collaboration and document management. Microsoft Office SharePoint Server holds the upper hand in robust integration and advanced features, while Amazon WorkDocs is favored for simplicity and cost-effectiveness.

Features: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server provides robust integration with Office applications, advanced customization, and comprehensive document management. Amazon WorkDocs offers secure file storage and sharing, real-time editing, and access across devices.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Amazon WorkDocs features straightforward cloud integration and responsive support. Microsoft Office SharePoint Server requires more intensive setup and professional IT support.

Pricing and ROI: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server involves higher setup costs but offers significant ROI when capabilities are maximized. Amazon WorkDocs provides a cost-effective entry with a pay-as-you-go model, appealing to budget-conscious organizations.

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon WorkDocs
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Office SharePoint...
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
7th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Content Collaboration Platforms category, the mindshare of Amazon WorkDocs is 9.4%, down from 14.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is 6.3%, down from 10.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

DA
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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Mehdi Hasankhan - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to use but offers poor integrations with Oracle and has inflexible security configuration
I can't configure the current security I want. There are a lot of bots in it. Sharepoint doesn't integrate well with Oracle, and we use a lot of Oracle products at our company. Therefore, it makes more sense for us to go to Oracle instead of continuing to use Sharepoint.
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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."
"The support from Microsoft is very quick and they are very proactive."
"The most valuable aspect of the solution is the fact that it doesn't require coding. You just need to configure it. You don't need to code before getting something running. It makes it very fast."
"Document management and records management features are the most valuable."
"The collaboration, the ability for multiple users to work on a single document."
"The most valuable feature is that it is very usable. I can navigate it, I can have a media call, I can have a call with my project team, so we can chat with every team kind of like WhatsApp. Any time there are projects or other things, we can chat in a secure way. It's automation-specific secure."
"The most valuable features for us are their document management list and hybrid forms. and We also use third party ad-dons to achieve workflows and other recent apps."
"The solution is scalable. You can do both horizontal and vertical scaling."
"The solution's most valuable aspects are its collaboration capabilities, its communications site and the innovation within the product itself."
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Cons

"I had a very bitter experience with their mobile app."
"The solution is like a CRM, so the initial setup is complex. It takes a few days to deploy the solution and the length of time depends on how large the company's topology is and what the client's demands are."
"The product is behind in development and lacks some features."
"The ability to preview files in different formats should be expanded to include formats such as embedded postscript (EPS), AutoCAD, and Adobe Acrobat PDF."
"Sharepoint doesn't integrate well with Oracle, and we use a lot of Oracle products at our company. Therefore, it makes more sense for us to go to Oracle instead of continuing to use Sharepoint."
"It is a bit restrictive to develop in the cloud version. A lot of features are in the cloud now, and you have to develop on the outside. As far as the platform and the programming side of things are concerned, it is moving more towards configuration management rather than programming. When we are doing solutions, we are basically just configuring it to make solutions happen rather than actually using the Visual Studio code and developing from scratch in the cloud. It is almost like creating an app. You have created an app for your phone, but the app doesn't really sit on your phone. It sits somewhere on a server, and the database sits on another server. The app is just pulling and pushing information. The whole development has changed. We used to install things directly on the server and then run the application from the server. Now, it is more of a modular architecture."
"The permission management features need improvement."
"The areas around security, such as protection, need to be included."
"The search feature needs improvement. I can never find the information I need when I use it."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's cheaper compared to similar products available"
"There are some aggressive discounts offered by Microsoft for organizations that are not for profit, which we are, and it makes it quite attractive to consider."
"It can be expensive for on-premises deployments, especially when you have to support SQL Server as your backend database. That's where the cost comes into play. SQL Server has its own licensing, which Microsoft keeps on changing. Therefore, it can become costly. In the earlier versions of SharePoint, version 2007 or 2010, they had an express version where the SQL Server licensing was free. It wasn't like a full-blown SharePoint. It was only a slimmed-down version. It used to be whatever your hardware costs. You would install the free software and work with it, but you were very limited in what you could do in SharePoint. If you wanted the SharePoint Enterprise Server with all the bells and whistles, then you had to pay more to get the SQL Server license based on the number of users or servers. The subscription model is different for cloud deployments. Licensing is per user and per month. The cost also depends on the storage required. If you have a lot of sites or documents, then you need to expand it based on your needs."
"Pricing plans may be flexible depending on volume usage and your corporate relationship with Microsoft."
"One of the reasons why we don't recommend the cloud version of SharePoint is the cost. With the on premise version, you pay for the license once. For the cloud version, there is a recurring fee. It is very expensive. They expect everyone to pay $20 or $30 per user per month."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Healthcare Company
7%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

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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.

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Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) is a Microsoft software portal based on the ASP.NET framework. MOSS facilitates file sharing and collaboration, social networking, Web databases and Web publishing. It is hosted by Microsoft Windows Server and is accessible through Microsoft Office or the Web.

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