Amazon WorkDocs vs ownCloud comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and ownCloud are both solutions in the Content Collaboration Platforms category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #6, while ownCloud is ranked #19. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 7.5% mindshare in CCP, compared to ownCloud’s 0.9% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of ownCloud users who would recommend it.

Amazon WorkDocs

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100% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon WorkDocs

Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms

6th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

2.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

ownCloud

Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms

19th

Average Rating

10.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Content Collaboration Platforms category, the mindshare of Amazon WorkDocs is 7.5%, down from 14.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ownCloud is 0.9%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Content Collaboration Platforms Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Amazon WorkDocs	7.5%
ownCloud	0.9%
Other	91.6%

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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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Stephen Colebrook

Solutions Architect at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Self-hosted file sync tool used to deploy custom web UIs.

I think it’s probably the best self-hosted file sync tool on the market. It’s a full web application platform, an indispensable tool for a business of any size that needs to deploy any kind of custom web UI. If you build an ownCloud app, you’ve got authentication, storage, security, caching, and database layers already fully baked for you. You just need to build your UI and custom logic. Your app doesn’t even need to interact with files, sync, or interact with other ownCloud features. Any web UI can be included without ownCloud. It can even be a portal to web interfaces of other applications within a business using the external app to display external sites within ownCloud. This is the case as long as that site allows itself to be displayed within a frame.

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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."

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

"I think it’s probably the best self-hosted file sync tool on the market."

Cons

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

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

"Even with fast disks, it still takes a fair bit of time to write most schema changes to multi-GB tables."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's cheaper compared to similar products available"

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

Government

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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)

Software suite that provides a location-independent storage area for data (cloud storage). ownCloud can be installed on a private server at no additional cost.

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