Microsoft OneDrive & SharePoint

Subscription Coordinate & Collaborate

Cloud file storage and document management layer of Microsoft 365 -- OneDrive for Business provides personal cloud storage and file sync, while SharePoint document libraries serve as shared team repositories for drawings, specifications, models, and project documentation, forming the de facto CDE backplane for AEC firms on M365.

Hard Lock-in
4.6 /5 composite score
C1 5/5 reflects published pricing from USD 7 to USD 23.50 per user per month plus a free tier and trial, and C2 5/5 reflects Microsoft Graph, SDKs, Power Automate, SharePoint Framework, and webhooks. RF3 keeps C4 3/5 because DWG, RVT, and IFC handling is view-only while DOCX and XLSX workflows are full, and C5 5/5 reflects Microsoft 365 Copilot, Teams, Power BI, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Procore, Bluebeam, Trimble Connect, and Newforma Konekt integrations.
Worth it

Rubric Scorecard

How we grade →

Criterion Score Evidence
Value for the price 5/5 Subscription, from $7, free tier Source →
Agent Friendliness 5/5 API: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/onedrive-concept-overview (Microsoft Graph API)
Ease of adoption 5/5 --
Portability & lock-in 3/5 6 file formats
Interoperability 5/5 9 integrations

Pricing

ModelSubscription
Entry price$7
Free tieryes
Free vieweryes
Trialyes
Billing unitper-seat
Free tier scopecrippled
TiersBusiness Basic ($7), Business Standard ($15), Business Premium ($23.5)
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Evidence

File formats

FormatDirectionSupport
DWG unknown view-only
PDF unknown unknown
RVT unknown view-only
IFC unknown view-only
DOCX unknown full
XLSX unknown full

Integrations

Microsoft 365 Copilot Microsoft Teams Power Automate Power BI Autodesk Construction Cloud Procore Bluebeam Trimble Connect Newforma Konekt

Sources

Pricing

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