# ADoor vs Microsoft OneDrive

OneDrive is Microsoft's file storage, with 5 GB free on a Microsoft account and more with Microsoft 365. ADoor, your data account, keeps records instead of files, which people, apps and assistants like ChatGPT read and change with their own access.

## Where ADoor stands out

### Records any assistant can use

Microsoft's SharePoint and OneDrive MCP server runs in Agent 365, and file operations are limited to 5 MB. ADoor's MCP server works in ChatGPT, Claude, Grok and Cursor with a sign-in.

### Access per field

In ADoor, you can share a list without one field, or give a script add-only access. File sharing applies to whole files and folders.

### History per change

OneDrive version history restores older versions of a file. ADoor keeps a history of changes, with who made each one and the before and after.

## The products

### Microsoft OneDrive

OneDrive stores and shares files in Microsoft 365, with version history.

Assistants
: A SharePoint and OneDrive MCP server for Agent 365, with a 5 MB file limit

Change history
: Version history for files

Plans
: 5 GB free. Microsoft 365 Basic is 100 GB for $1.99 a month or $19.99 a year.

### ADoor

ADoor is your data account. You keep lists and tables in a workspace you own, personal or team: a reading list, an incident log, a list of customers. Describe what you want to keep track of and it's set up for you, with real Postgres underneath. Every person, app, assistant, device and job gets its own access.

Assistants
: ChatGPT, Claude, Grok and Cursor connect through MCP with a sign-in.

Apps and scripts
: An HTTP API with keys, running the same actions assistants use

Access
: Per space, list or field, or just the entries where a field equals a value you choose. Reading, adding, editing and deleting entries, and changing a list's fields, are separate permissions. An assistant never gets more than the person who connected it.

Approvals
: Agents ask for more access and you approve or deny. A new device signs in only after you approve it and choose its access.

CI jobs
: GitHub Actions signs in with short-lived access, 15 minutes by default and up to 30 days, with no stored secret.

Revoking
: Takes effect on the next request. What was already saved stays.

History
: A history of changes, with who made each one and the before and after

Underneath
: Standard Postgres

Plans
: Free for 3 tables and 100 rows. Pro is $10 a month per workspace, with 1 GB of storage.

## Pricing

| | ADoor | Microsoft OneDrive |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free plan | 3 tables and 100 rows, with a few MB of storage | 5 GB with a Microsoft account |
| Paid plans | Pro: $10 a month per workspace, 1 GB of storage, no per-GB charges | Microsoft 365 Basic, 100 GB for $1.99 a month |

## Latency

| | ADoor | Microsoft OneDrive |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Published figure | Not published | Not published |

ADoor doesn't publish a latency figure, and Microsoft OneDrive doesn't publish one we could find. Speed depends on your network and on what you ask for.

## Connectors and API

| | ADoor | Microsoft OneDrive |
| --- | --- | --- |
| MCP server | Hosted, with OAuth sign-in. ChatGPT, Claude, Grok and Cursor. | Agent 365 server, admin-configured |
| HTTP API | HTTP API with keys: read, add, edit, delete, and change lists and fields | Microsoft Graph |
| SQL access | Standard Postgres SQL through MCP and the API, within your access | No |
| Access per agent | Its own access per assistant, app, device and job, down to specific fields, or just the entries that match a value you choose | Permissions granted by a Global Administrator |
| OAuth or tokens | OAuth for assistants, keys for apps, short-lived sign-in for GitHub Actions | Microsoft Entra |
| SDKs | Coming soon | Not published |
| Webhooks | No | Graph change notifications for drive items |
| Import and export | Export to CSV or JSON. Import by attaching CSV or JSON in an assistant. | Not published |

ADoor has no sync connectors and no file storage.

## Which one should you use?

### Use Microsoft OneDrive when

you store Office files and photos and share them across Microsoft 365.

- **Office files.** OneDrive is where Word, Excel and PowerPoint files live in Microsoft 365.
- **Any file.** ADoor has no file storage.
- **Version restore.** Restore earlier versions of a file.

### Use ADoor when

the files have turned into records that people and assistants need to change, each within its own part.

**Technical**
- A scanning service adds each delivery note to an add-only list, so ops can query deliveries in SQL instead of opening folders.
- A GitHub Actions job records each release's sign-off with 15 minutes of access.

**Personal**
- Paint colours, suppliers and finish for each room in the house, shared with your decorator.
- The family's devices: who owns which laptop and phone, serial numbers and passcodes kept elsewhere. Your partner edits too.

**Team**
- HR, IT and managers share a Leavers list: HR adds, IT edits, managers read.
- New devices sign in only after you approve them.

**Business**
- Each site edits only the entries with its name in a company-wide Equipment list, and only finance sees Purchase price.
- A recruiting agency adds candidates to one list, and you revoke it when the search closes.

## Questions people ask

### Can ADoor store my files?

No. Keep files in OneDrive and the records about them in ADoor.

### Do I need Microsoft 365?

No. ADoor works with ChatGPT, Claude, Grok and Cursor on its own.

### Which assistants work with ADoor?

ChatGPT, Claude, Grok and Cursor connect through MCP with a sign-in. You approve each one and choose what it can reach.

## Start

[Get your account](https://app.adoor.halmoslabs.com/signup)

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Checked October 20, 2026. Sources: [Microsoft 365 Basic](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/p/microsoft-365-basic/cfq7ttc0ktxs), [Free web apps](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-activation-licensing/manage-microsoft-365/what-s-the-difference-between-a-paid-microsoft-365-subscription-and-the-free-web-apps), [OneDrive version history](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/restore-a-previous-version-of-a-file-stored-in-onedrive-159cad6d-d76e-4981-88ef-de6e96c93893), [SharePoint and OneDrive MCP](https://learn.microsoft.com/it-it/microsoft-agent-365/mcp-server-reference/odspremoteserver), [Graph change notifications](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/change-notifications-overview).