AvePoint Office Connect
vs Office 365 Suite

Overview
AvePoint Office Connect helps end users follow company
guidelines around content collaboration by making it easier
to upload and share content through SharePoint, SharePoint
Online, OneDrive for Business, and Office 365 Groups fromOutlook, Office 2016, and Windows File Explorer. OfficeConnect condenses the native flow of uploading andsharing documents – which spreads across Windows 10,
Office 2016, and SharePoint Online – into a single application that better aligns Office 365 with how users naturally
create and manage their content.

With Office Connect●Get content off desktops and Outlook
Centralize where all business information lives by reducing content stored in personal inboxes and providing
direct access to SharePoint, SharePoint Online, OneDrive

for Business, and Office 365 Groups through Office 2016
applications and desktops.
●●Share content securely
Securely share and collaborate on content internally andexternally by automatically converting email attachments
to SharePoint links and setting permissions directly
through Outlook and Explorer view.
Streamline accessibility and data governance
Make sure all content uploaded to SharePoint, SharePoint
Online, OneDrive for Business, and Office 365 Groups issearchable and properly classified by standardizing
mapping properties and prompting users to add relevant
metadata before uploading.

No more jumping between multiple applications – justenhanced productivity for your entire organization.

Product Comparison
AvePoint Office Connect vs. Office 365 Suite
To understand how AvePoint Office Connect’s features compare to those across the Office 365 Suite (specifically Windows10, Office 2016, and SharePoint Online out-of-the-box functionality) see the table below.

Features

Upload a ﬁle fromOﬃce 2016Applications

Office 365 Suite

AvePoint Office Connect

To SharePoint Online

YESYESTo OneDrive for Business

YES

YES

To Oﬃce 365 Groups

YES

YES

LIMITED SUPPORT
Only available for
SharePoint Online libraries
with required metadata ﬁeld

YES

Add/edit metadata at timeof upload

Features

Office 365 Suite

AvePoint Office Connect

YES

YES

YES*

YES*

Can only set external sharing atsite collection level. Limited
IT/Compliance control overinternal user sharing capabilities

Requires integration with
AvePoint Perimeter

Upload and share simultaneouslyNO

YES

Send an email notiﬁcation tointernal userYESYES

YES*YES*

Limited control over viewand edit permissions overexternal users

Requires integration withAvePoint Perimeter

To SharePoint Online via
Explorer view

NOYES

To OneDrive for Business via
Explorer view

NOYES

To Oﬃce 365 Groups via Explorerview

NOYES

Via right-click and selectingfrom menu

NOYES

With internal users

With external users
Share a SharePointOnline, OneDrive forBusiness, andOﬃce 365 Groupsﬁle from Oﬃce
2016 Applications

Set document permissions onshare/send for external users

Upload ﬁles fromdesktops

YES

YES

Must open web browser andnavigate to document library

Using Oﬃce Connect Explorerdesktop application

Via drag and drop from desktop
to OneDrive for Business libraries

NOYES

Via drag and drop from desktop toOﬃce 365 Groups libraries or lists

NOYESYES*YES

Must how 2 windows open;
must open web browser andnavigate to document library

Using Oﬃce Connect Explorer
desktop application

NOYES

Via drag and drop from desktop
to SharePoint Online libraries
or lists

In bulk to SharePoint Online,
OneDrive for Business, andOﬃce 365 Groups

Add/edit metadata at time ofupload (for single ﬁles or bulkuploads)

FeaturesUpload folders
from desktops

Share content in
SharePoint Online,
OneDrive forBusiness, andOﬃce 365 Groups
from desktops

Manage content in
SharePoint Online,
OneDrive forBusiness, andOﬃce 365 Groups
from desktops

Office 365 Suite

AvePoint Office Connect

To SharePoint Online via
Explorer view

NOYES

To OneDrive for Business via
Explorer view

NOYES

To Oﬃce 365 Groups via
Explorer view

NOYES

Via right-click and selectingfrom menu

NOYES

Via drag and drop from desktop to
SharePoint Online libraries or lists

NOYES

Via drag and drop from desktop
to OneDrive for Business librariesor lists

NOYES

In bulk to SharePoint Online,
OneDrive for Business, andOﬃce 365 GroupsNOYES

Add/edit metadata at time ofupload (for single ﬁles and bulkuploads)

NOYES

Send SharePoint Online, OneDrive
for Business, and Oﬃce 365
Groups content to internal
users via Explorer view

NOYES

Send SharePoint Online, OneDrive
for Business, and Oﬃce 365
Groups content to external
users via Explorer view

NO

YES*
Requires integration withAvePoint Perimeter

Browse SharePoint Online,
OneDrive for Business, and Oﬃce
365 Groups via Explorer view

NOYESDrag and drop content acrossSharePoint Online, OneDrive for
Business, and Oﬃce 365 Groups
via Explorer view

NOYES

Set permissions for content in
SharePoint Online, OneDrive for
Business, and Oﬃce 365 Groups
via Explorer view

NOYES

Edit/delete ﬁles and folders in
SharePoint Online, OneDrive for
Business, and Oﬃce 365 Groups
via Explorer view

NOYES

Add/edit metadata of contentin SharePoint Online, OneDrive
for Business, and Oﬃce 365
Groups via Explorer view

NOYES

Features

Move or copy email
attachments fromOutlook

Office 365 Suite

AvePoint Office Connect

To OneDrive for BusinessNOYESTo SharePoint Online

NOYES

To Oﬃce 365 Groups

NOYES

Automatically to SharePointOnline, OneDrive for Business,and Oﬃce 365 Groups aftersending an email

NOYES

Via drag and drop from Outlook toSharePoint Online, OneDrive forBusiness, and Oﬃce 365 Groups

NO

YES

In bulk and replace them with
SharePoint Online, OneDrivefor Business, and Oﬃce 365Groups links

NO

YES

Add/edit metadata at time ofupload (for single ﬁles andbulk uploads)

NOYES

YES
Must set up and save toOneDrive for Businesssync folder and then syncYES
Can save directly from
Outlook window

YESYES

Must open a separate window todrag and drop or connect speciﬁc
library as network folder

Can save directly from
Outlook window

YESYES

Must open a separate window todrag and drop or connect speciﬁc
library as network folder

Can save directly from
Outlook window

YES

YES

Must open a separate window todrag and drop or connect speciﬁc
library as network folder

Can save directly from
Outlook window

In bulk and ﬁltered by speciﬁed
timeframesNOYES

Add/edit metadata at time ofupload (for single ﬁles andbulk uploads)

NOYES

To OneDrive for Business

To SharePoint Online

Move or copy emails
from Outlook

To Oﬃce 365 Groups

Via drag and drop from Outlook
to SharePoint Online, OneDrive
for Business, and Oﬃce 365Groups

Features

Share content in
SharePoint Online,
OneDrive for Business,
and Oﬃce 365 Groups
through Outlook

Manage Metadata

Office 365 Suite

AvePoint Office Connect

NOYES

Insert SharePoint Online, OneDrive
for Business, and Oﬃce 365 Groups
links in emails for secure externalsharing

NOYES*Requires integration withAvePoint Perimeter

Set document permissions (edit,read only) on Share/SendNOYES

Prompt metadata tagging attime of upload

LIMITED SUPPORTNot supported for drag anddrop and bulk upload

YES

Create standard email mapping
properties for content uploaded
to SharePoint Online, OneDrive for
Business, and Oﬃce 365 Groups

NO

YES

Automatically map email properties(such as: date, to, from) to associatedSharePoint Online, OneDrive for
Business, and Oﬃce 365 Groups
columns

NOYES

Insert SharePoint Online, OneDrive
for Business, and Oﬃce 365 Groups
links in emails for secure internal
sharing

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