InfoConnect Market Share Analysis for August 2026

A question we get asked often is, can SharePoint be used in place of a document management system (DMS)? We understand that there is plenty of room for confusion here as both share similarities to certain extent as SharePoint is, in essence, a document collaboration platform with basic document management capabilities. It is also worth noting, however, that the purpose behind the usage of SharePoint and a document management system is vastly different too. Hence, in this article, we set out to clear the confusion and draw the line of difference between the two.