AI Software Index · August 2026

Best document management software according to AI

On 6 August 2026, across 80 buyer questions asked on ChatGPT and Gemini, the three brands AI named most for document management software were Microsoft 365 (in 88% of answers), SharePoint (80%) and Google Workspace (80%).

Last measured: 6 August 2026 · 80 buyer questions · ChatGPT and Gemini

SharePoint is the answer AI gives most often. It was the first recommendation in 29% of the 80 answers we collected.

That said, this category is far from settled: rephrase the question and the winner changes often. Scroll down to see who else shows up.

The leaderboard

EngineRegion
Buyer

Mention rate = share of 80 answers naming the brand. Top pick = share where it was the first recommendation.

#BrandMentionedTop pick
1Microsoft 36588%
4%
2SharePoint80%
29%
3Google Workspace80%
18%
4M-Files78%
13%
5DocuWare69%
8%
6Box61%
5%
7Google Drive51%
8%
8Dropbox39%
0%
9Zoho WorkDrive30%
5%
Citations

The sources behind the answers

Which domains ChatGPT and Gemini cite when recommending document management software, and which ones move the outcome.

Most-cited domains

  1. 1.microsoft.com23
  2. 2.m-files.com20
  3. 3.workspace.google.com20
  4. 4.dropbox.com19
  5. 5.thedigitalprojectmanager.com18
  6. 6.start.docuware.com17
  7. 7.gartner.com17
  8. 8.box.com15

Sources that swing this category

When these domains show up in the citations, one brand wins far above its baseline. Correlation, not causation, but the pattern is consistent.

Citing business.com → Box wins 27% (baseline 5% · 5.45× lift · n=11)

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Methodology: 80 structured buyer prompts (generic, audience-framed, US/UK-localized) run on the real ChatGPT (gpt-5.5) and Gemini web apps, measured 6 August 2026. “Top pick” = first brand recommended in the answer. Strings the extractor captured that are not products, such as follow-up questions and feature names, are removed, and duplicate names for one product are merged. Part of the GetIntel AI Software Index.

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