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DocuWare vs SharePoint comparison

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Categories and Ranking

DocuWare
Ranking in Enterprise Content Management
24th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Storage (46th), Document Management Software (7th), Content Collaboration Platforms (29th)
SharePoint
Ranking in Enterprise Content Management
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
166
Ranking in other categories
Web Content Management (2nd), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (1st), Enterprise Intranet (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Enterprise Content Management category, the mindshare of DocuWare is 1.6%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SharePoint is 12.1%, down from 14.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Content Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SharePoint12.1%
DocuWare1.6%
Other86.3%
Enterprise Content Management
 

Featured Reviews

RC
Enterprise Architect at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Great document storing and easy to set up but needs to offer more collaboration capabilities
It should have collaboration features. For example, if I upload a document and I want the document which I upload to be discussed among my colleagues and peers, I should be able to share. I'd like for us to be collaborating, discussing the document, adding to the document, et cetera. I'd like it to be possible for teams to collaboratively create the document. Compliance or records management could be improved. For example, if I upload a document, a legal document such as a contract, when you onboard a new customer, you would like to have that contract document stored. At the same time, it should be logged. Once a document is approved and taken by printout and sent to the customer, it should be logged. It should not be allowed to be editable; you shouldn't be able to make changes to it. For records management, it should only be accessible to some people, not everyone. I would like to have records management features and compliance features where data could be hidden. Items such as personal data should be hidden or masked. I would like to have GDPR features added. We had some slight hiccups during the setup process.
AnjneyBhardwaj - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Market Research Analyst at IDC Corporate
Collaboration has improved through simplified document access and controlled sharing
SharePoint is definitely used to keep a record of our files and data. The capability is quite good because it is time-saving. I have used it only four or five times, but it has been very helpful to keep all my information in a consolidated manner. The search feature is one of the most beneficial factors that we use to filter out the latest data or the latest file as per our convenience and use case. When you have a large repository, this feature is particularly valuable. Role-based access control has been helpful while developing the knowledge platform. The roles were defined clearly, which made it easy for the four or five of us to work simultaneously and collaborate on our project in a similar manner.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"DocuWare allows for easy document management and workflow automation, eliminating the need for physical paperwork and streamlining the approval process."
"For the most part, the initial setup is easy. There's good documentation."
"SharePoint is the ideal platform in the collaboration scenario where it is quite easy to set up document repositories with appropriate permissions with just a few mouse clicks."
"We used to employ Oracle UCM, but we replaced it because of the features provided in SharePoint along with the customizations, flexibility and ease of creating websites, workflows, pages and applications."
"The initial setup of SharePoint is very straightforward."
"SharePoint is already moving to cloud, if you are using SharePoint online, which is cloud-based technology, it is more accessible."
"We are mainly using the document sharing feature to share documents with customers in a secure way."
"Collaboration became a lot easier."
"We can arrange all our documents on one platform and see the document's changes and edits."
"The most valuable features are the high number of ready-made snippets, easy basic process automation functionality, security model, and good integration with other Microsoft products."
 

Cons

"Its graphical user interface could be more user-friendly."
"It should have collaboration features."
"The initial setup process is not intuitive."
"File recovery is not made simple."
"There are some limitations on storage."
"I would like to see the following: More freedom given to a power user Feature development on a site collection level without the need for farm-level rights"
"We had some small issues and called MS tech support, but they were only able to help us 60% of the time before we fixed it ourselves."
"We did have issues with scalability. Performance isn’t so good if too many people use it."
"Using SharePoint is difficult."
"Administration is still very complex."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"While the price may be considered slightly high, it is still reasonable within the context of other options available on the market."
"The pricing is competitive."
"The solution's pricing is relatively expensive because it's bundled with other products."
"The cost is expensive, but worthwhile."
"The data classification and search elements are cheap."
"The pricing works for us."
"It is very expensive.​"
"SharePoint is included with our Microsoft license."
"For this type of solution, it is not wise to buy it without Software Assurance."
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Comparison Review

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Developer with 51-200 employees
Aug 23, 2013
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
13%
Computer Software Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
9%
Construction Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business81
Midsize Enterprise40
Large Enterprise84
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SharePoint?
I do not know the difference between the prices of the two solutions; I did not work on this project.
What needs improvement with SharePoint?
I don't know how SharePoint can be improved because it works effectively, so I can't think of any improvement. It exists in the background, similar to Windows, where you don't think about it, but i...
What is your primary use case for SharePoint?
I have been using SharePoint for three years since I began employment at Wartsila. My main use case for SharePoint is storing documents, meeting recordings, and visiting websites created by my coll...
 

Also Known As

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SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010
 

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Sample Customers

King Hussein Cancer Center, Smart Choice, Tippecanoe County
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