Cloud content collaboration software serve as dedicated cloud storage and file sharing solutions for documents, images, videos, spreadsheets, and other files created and used by a business. Cloud content collaboration tools are flexible, syncable repositories for all the content within a business; they aim to be a business’ one-stop-shop for all their content needs. They allow users to easily store, share, create, collaborate on, and find content within the system and are available from multiple types of devices.
While a cloud content collaboration solution can be used as a simple document management system, they are capable of handling more than just document-like content and offer far more features. There is significant overlap between cloud content collaboration software and enterprise content management (ECM) software in terms of feature set; however, as its name implies, enterprise content management tools are intended for enterprise-level businesses and organizations, offering tighter security, more storage space, and on-premises options. The best cloud content collaboration tools can integrate with ECM and other content management systems to create a comprehensive content storage ecosystem.
To qualify for inclusion in the Cloud Content Collaboration category, a product must:
- Provide cloud-based storage across multiple file types
- Synchronize files across repositories and devices
- Provide tools for both external and internal file sharing
- Support versioning across files
- Offer access to files from multiple devices
- Allow users to create new documents
- Feature prominent collaboration tools
