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 #6 in CCP , with an average rating of 8.0, and holds a 7.0% mindshare in the category. Microsoft is ranked #1 in ECM , with an average rating of 8.0, and holds a 15.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 79% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

Amazon WorkDocs

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100% willing to recommend

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79% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon WorkDocs

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

2.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Content Collaboration Platforms (6th)

SharePoint

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

162

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Content Management (1st), Web Content Management (1st), 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 7.0%, down 14.8% compared to last year.
SharePoint, on the other hand, focuses on Enterprise Content Management, holds 15.0% mindshare, down 19.0% since last year.

Content Collaboration Platforms Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Amazon WorkDocs	7.0%
Dropbox Business - Enterprise	10.1%
Google Workspace	9.8%
Other	73.1%

Content Collaboration Platforms

Enterprise Content Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
SharePoint	15.0%
OpenText Documentum Content Management	10.2%
OpenText Content Management	10.0%
Other	64.8%

Enterprise Content Management

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

reviewer1212129

Senior Software Engineer at socure

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.

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Madhur D'silva

Lead Consultant at Eviden

Collaborative work benefits while user-friendliness challenges persist

The most valuable feature of SharePoint is its user interface, which is very easy to use. I do not have to be very technical to use it. Its rights management capabilities and ability to restrict access to certain people are also very useful. Furthermore, I can access SharePoint from any device, whether it is a phone or laptop, which is very convenient.

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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

"For content sharing, it provides automation features that can be customized according to needs, which are some of the best features that I appreciate."

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

"It is well supported by Microsoft."

"It facilitates collaboration and the ability to create custom workflows."

"Ability to store files of any type."

"It offers an easy way to store unstructured content (.pdf, .doc, .xls, images) and to tag them with metadata."

"SharePoint is easy to collaborate with."

"SharePoint has made things easier with the increased functionality for building the portals, microsites, and total integration with Microsoft categories."

"The metadata services, the WCF service integration and the Voxel feature are three most valuable elements of this solution."

"For SharePoint, I believe the most valuable feature is the customization and allowing you to share and edit files and documents. Being able to share externally and the precise administration of the files in terms of giving permissions and controlling who has access to what is a very good feature."

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Cons

"The auditing features of Amazon WorkDocs have not helped meet compliance needs."

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

"The product could be improved in a lot of way. It is so frustrating to get things to work as advertised."

"The search functionality could be improved, especially when dealing with 'lift' lists, where there are performance issues."

"There are some limitations on storage."

"When you are trying to migrate from a different platform to SharePoint for file storage, the upload utility should be more flexible, taking more files and then updating you on the upload status of the files you are trying to transfer into SharePoint."

"It has worked very well for me. It seems like they've improved everything. I don't have any cons about it as such, but I don't think they have a talk-to-text, speech-to-text, or speech-to-type. That would be cool for accessibility."

"Search can be improved a lot because we are always trying to compare it with Google Search. Beyond that, it would be helpful to tag the documents."

"It should have a Google-caliber search ability and a model-based GUI."

"We do sell Hyland OnBase, which is probably a competitor to SharePoint and does a lot more. In our own organization, we haven't had a need for it, but certainly, for our customers, we are finding that to be a better fit. In terms of the technical reasons for that, I'm not involved much on that side, so I can't give specifics, but there is certainly room for them to improve or add on certain features that clearly are not available in SharePoint, but they are available in Hyland OnBase."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's cheaper compared to similar products available"

"It is very expensive."

"The pricing is competitive."

"The solution's pricing is relatively expensive because it's bundled with other products."

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

"The data classification and search elements are cheap."

"The platform has medium pricing."

"It comes bundled with the Microsoft 365 pricing plans."

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

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Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

Government

13%

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Small Business	79
Midsize Enterprise	37
Large Enterprise	80

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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?

As SharePoint is part of the Microsoft 365 suite, the pricing is acceptable.

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What needs improvement with SharePoint?

Not with SharePoint specifically, but overall with the software or tools from Microsoft, I think there are areas that need improvement. It's very difficult to understand the objective. There are so...

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Compared 8% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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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.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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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