vs Microsoft SharePoint

PaperOffice AI vs Microsoft SharePoint

SharePoint organises libraries; PaperOffice turns files into governed document operations.

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At a glance

WORM + Legal Holdtamper-evident
69ready document types
Full-text +semantic search
300+API/MCP tools
from €6.00per 1,000 pages

Made for real business. Not for hype.

In the same account

More than extraction

Extract

AI OCR with bounding boxes — 69 types, fields with location.

from €6 per 1,000 pages
HITL review

Seamless in the job path — task and document also on mobile.

Web + Mobile
Sign

SES signatures from the same credit balance.

SES from the balance
WORM archive

Audit-proof filing and audit trail.

included

Comparison table

A public pricing page for Microsoft SharePoint is on file. The table states the billing model only, not list amounts. Source and retrieval date below the table, as of 08/2026.

Criterion	PaperOffice	Microsoft SharePoint
Bounding boxes (word/line level)	Yes (word/line level, Surya OCR)	n/a
Sandwich PDF / searchable archive PDF	Yes — searchable archive PDF	n/a
Click-to-evidence / visual validation (HITL)	Yes — click-to-evidence / HITL	n/a
Structured IDP fields (ready types)	69 ready document types incl. DATEV/ZUGFeRD/XRechnung	no native IDP field library; AI features metered
DMS/archive included (WORM, audit, legal hold)	Yes — WORM, audit trail, legal hold	not out of the box — records/WORM via Purview add-on
Native MCP server (tool count)	Yes — 300+ API/MCP Tools	MCP only via Copilot Studio (GA June 2026) — extra license/setup; no DMS-native MCP included
EU inference on owned hardware	Yes — owned EU GPU hardware	no — Microsoft cloud
API-first / headless	Yes — REST + MCP	Microsoft Graph API
Setup	Self-service token	Self-service in the M365 tenant — but no compliance DMS/IDP out of the box
Pricing model	One credit balance for all features: from €6.00–€60.00 per 1,000 pages by quality tier	No longer sold standalone — SharePoint only via Microsoft 365 bundles (Plan 1/2 retired 31 May 2026); billed per user/month, AI (Copilot) metered, storage overage extra
List price per 1,000 pages	Basic €20.00 / Premium €60.00 / Ultra €200.00 per 1,000 pages (2/6/20¢)	Per user (M365 bundle), not per page
Billing	from €6.00 per 1,000 pages (Elite) — same scale on every tier	n/a
NAS integration	Sole official DMS partner for QNAP and ASUSTOR	n/a

Source: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/sharepoint/collaboration, retrieved 09/2026. Prices may change.

Microsoft SharePoint is a trademark of its respective owner. PaperOffice is not affiliated with or endorsed by Microsoft SharePoint. Competitor details are based on publicly available sources (as of 08/2026) and are provided without warranty.

Pricing model with qualification tiers

Our prices are public — including partner terms.

Unit: Price per 1,000 pages

Tier	Elite Partner (−70%)	Partner (−40%)	Enduser
Basic	€6.00	€12.00	€20.00
Premium	€18.00	€36.00	€60.00
Ultra	€60.00	€120.00	€200.00

Billing is internal in credits; amounts follow the selected currency (base: list price).

Elite terms after qualification — criteria and program are public: Pricing · Partner program

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When is Microsoft SharePoint the better choice?

Teams that need Microsoft 365 as intranet and library — co-authoring in Word/Excel, Teams, lists as system of record — stay on SharePoint. The focus is collaboration in Microsoft 365.

When API-first, credits and MCP without a client or suite mandate matter, PaperOffice is the better fit.

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Key differences

Microsoft SharePoint

SharePoint: libraries and Microsoft 365 permissions. IDP, WORM and MCP are other products — not the same record.

PaperOffice AI

Document platform with API: result in the archive, one credit balance, hosted in the EU, MCP for AI agents.

Three decision axes

Microsoft SharePoint: result and record

Teams that need Microsoft 365 as intranet and library — co-authoring in Word/Excel, Teams, lists as system of record — stay on SharePoint. The focus is collaboration in Microsoft 365.

Microsoft SharePoint: contracts and credits

Microsoft SharePoint: this page does not invent list prices. PaperOffice bills credits; the public price list is on the pricing page.

Microsoft SharePoint: data residency

SharePoint organises libraries; PaperOffice turns files into governed document operations. PaperOffice runs its own EU servers and files the result in an audit-proof way.

Integrated in minutes

Copy llms-full.txt
https://api.paperoffice.ai/latest/docs/llms-full.txt
Paste into Claude, Cursor or your agent
Say what you want to build — the agent delivers the finished integration.

Or connect directly: MCP server for Claude, Cursor and ChatGPT →

Migration in 3 steps

Import & Migration API — documented in llms-full.txt.

Inventory from Microsoft SharePoint

Prepare documents and metadata from Microsoft SharePoint for ZIP/scan-source import.

Import job in PaperOffice

Upload via the Import API and poll status — can run in parallel with Microsoft SharePoint.

Workflows & MCP

After cutting over from Microsoft SharePoint: connect HITL workflows and MCP on the same access path.

llms-full.txt MCP Extract hub

FAQ

Is PaperOffice a Microsoft SharePoint alternative?

Yes — when the need versus Microsoft SharePoint is capture, understanding, archive and action in one account, not a single step. The table above compares point by point.

What does PaperOffice cost compared to Microsoft SharePoint?

This table states the billing model only, not list amounts. PaperOffice credits are on the pricing page.

What specifically sets Microsoft SharePoint apart from PaperOffice?

Microsoft SharePoint primarily solves the core job described on this page. PaperOffice keeps extraction, archive (WORM), permissions, HITL and MCP on the same document — with a public per-page price list.

How do I migrate from Microsoft SharePoint to PaperOffice?

From Microsoft SharePoint: prepare inventory as ZIP/scan source, start an import job, then workflows via REST and MCP. No mandatory partner project. llms-full.txt: Import & Migration.

Where is data processed — differently from Microsoft SharePoint?

On our own servers in the EU — including audit-proof filing and an audit trail. Where Microsoft SharePoint processes data is documented by the vendor.

Does switching from Microsoft SharePoint require a partner project?

Moving from Microsoft SharePoint typically starts with token + Import API — self-service instead of a mandatory project. Fastest with llms-full.txt.