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Amazon WorkDocs vs Microsoft Office SharePoint Server comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 8, 2026

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

Categories and Ranking

Amazon WorkDocs
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
12th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
2.1
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Office SharePoint...
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
4.3
Number of Reviews
40
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Content Collaboration Platforms category, the mindshare of Amazon WorkDocs is 2.6%, down from 7.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is 3.5%, down from 5.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Content Collaboration Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server3.5%
Amazon WorkDocs2.6%
Other93.9%
Content Collaboration Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1212129 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
Collaboration works seamlessly and automation supports efficient file sharing
I work as a software engineer in fraud prevention projects where I function primarily as a data engineer. I work with data warehouses, which are centralized storage systems where transactions through databases occur and data from various client sources is consolidated. Amazon WorkDocs can be integrated with AWS Lambda and used with step functions. If publishing with SNS, WorkDocs can subscribe to SNS as well. The integration capabilities of WorkDocs with other AWS services are strong. For access, we use Okta with our AWS account, and we can only log in through our laptops. We authenticate and access whatever services we are authorized to use from the company. Mobile access is not allowed. On a scale of 1-10, I rate Amazon WorkDocs an 8.
Ivan Angelov - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Executive at synergyc
Has supported team collaboration needs while remaining manageable in complexity
It is very hard for me to tell you what can be better in this solution. I could ask the technical staff who can actually give better information than me because I'm not entirely sure what their struggle was technically. I know in the end it worked. It wasn't a high price and high maintenance for us. Maybe the issue was more on our side technically to develop. I'm not sure what exactly the challenge was, so I don't want to provide misleading information. From a design standpoint, I think it is sometimes hard to represent when there's a huge volume of data and specific requirements that are outside of the solution itself. It's hard to replicate and takes a lot of time. From team to team and from application to application, the requirements were varying. So maybe it's not out-of-box suitable for all of our needs. The business is specific; you can't put everything in one bucket. When it comes to training the people working with it and onboarding new people to work with it, it's easy and the learning path is easy, which is good. You can quickly get people up to speed with it. This is the plus.

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."
"For content sharing, it provides automation features that can be customized according to needs, which are some of the best features that I appreciate."
"The integration with security tools in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is one of the significant pluses since it alerts the IT team if anyone tries to redirect an email, which is illegal for us."
"What I appreciate most about Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is how it centralizes information and collaboration in one place."
"Essentially, it is the full suite of Office 365 with the advantage of using the SharePoint database as your list."
"The solution is scalable, and you can do both horizontal and vertical scaling."
"This product has improved the way our organization functions in the following manner: We are provided with policies and procedures for administration, we can store all the documentation related to all IT projects, and we have developed some workflows for automating licensing requests and other types of requests."
"The ability to work through a web browser without requiring installation on devices is particularly beneficial."
"Ability to collaborate with others in one location."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the Communication Site."
 

Cons

"The auditing features of Amazon WorkDocs have not helped meet compliance needs."
"I had a very bitter experience with their mobile app."
"The search functionality on the on-premises version is not very good."
"Many of our customers would like to see an OCR feature, so it would be very good to have this in a future release."
"I would rate my experience with Microsoft technical support as sometimes frustrating because of the time it takes for the Microsoft team to react to their particular case."
"Standard support without premier status is inadequate."
"The solution needs to enable better sharing capabilities between users and external users. Several users also have problems with linking their emails to their Microsoft account."
"The ability to preview files in different formats should be expanded to include formats such as embedded postscript (EPS), AutoCAD, and Adobe Acrobat PDF."
"The user interface needs improvement because there is a lot of stuff in there."
"The Microsoft support is not great."
 

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."
"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."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Construction Company
12%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise17
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Amazon WorkDocs?
Data encryption with Amazon WorkDocs can be improved. Security can be enhanced with more robust data encryption capabilities. File migration is another area for improvement. If an organization is n...
What is your primary use case for Amazon WorkDocs?
We use Amazon WorkDocs for file sharing at our workplace.
What advice do you have for others considering Amazon WorkDocs?
I work as a software engineer in fraud prevention projects where I function primarily as a data engineer. I work with data warehouses, which are centralized storage systems where transactions throu...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server?
I am not aware of the pricing, so I cannot say if the solution is expensive or quite affordable.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server?
My expectation when I start using a Microsoft product is that it would be easy to incorporate diagrams and such from other Microsoft Office products. Incorporating a diagram I've embedded in a slid...
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server?
I produce content about the work I'm doing inside the company, making information about IT architecture, work processes within IT architecture, and security reviews of applications or infrastructur...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Office SharePoint Server, MS Office SharePoint Server
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Delhivery
Del Monte Foods, Unicredit Leasing, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Nokia Czech Republic, Perkins Eastman, JLL, ICA, óxito Software, Dorset Software, PKP Cargo, Arcapita Bank B.S.C., AVE CZ, Chesapeake Energy
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