AvePoint Cloud Governance
AvePoint Cloud Governance: A focused governance tool for managing workspace requests, approvals, and lifecycles. Ranked #3 of 20 in Microsoft 365 Management Tools by our editors (7.9/10); pricing: Pricing on request; best for organizations governing Teams and SharePoint workspaces.
At a glance
- Editor score7.9 / 10
- PricingPricing on request
- Best forOrganizations governing Teams and SharePoint workspaces
- Multi-tenant managementYes
- Founded2001 · Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
- Facts checked24 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Automates workspace approvals, renewals, recertification, archiving, and deletion
- Enforces policies, including reverting out-of-policy changes
- Provides delegated administration and audit, security, and lifecycle reporting
Where it doesn't
- Pricing requires a sales inquiry
- Focuses on workspace governance rather than broad tenant administration
- Multi-tenant support is limited to cross-tenant collaboration workflows
Our verdict on AvePoint Cloud Governance
AvePoint Cloud Governance helps IT teams manage Microsoft 365 workspace requests and lifecycles. Its catalog and guided questionnaires let business users request services, while administrators set provisioning rules and oversee ongoing changes. The product is aimed at mid-market and enterprise organizations that need structured governance for Teams, Microsoft 365 Groups, SharePoint sites, and Power Platform objects. Its online end-user portal gives people a place to submit requests, complete tasks, and view owned workspaces.
The central strength is lifecycle control rather than general tenant administration. Conditional, multi-stage approvals can govern requests, including guest-user onboarding; workspace renewal and recertification workflows help maintain oversight over time. Administrators can automate archiving and deletion, delegate administration by workspace scope, and enforce policies that revert out-of-policy changes. Activity, audit, security, and lifecycle reporting support review of these processes. This makes the product a fit when workspace creation and continued ownership need repeatable controls, not simply a directory of collaboration services.
AvePoint lists integrations with Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 Groups, SharePoint, Power Platform, and AvePoint MyHub. Although multi-tenant management is listed, the described support is for cross-tenant collaboration workflows, not unrestricted administration across tenants. According to AvePoint's pricing page, organizations need to submit a pricing inquiry; the page does not publish a Cloud Governance price. Choose it if approval chains, policy enforcement, and workspace lifecycle management are priorities. Organizations looking for broader tenant administration or license controls should consider a tool focused on those areas instead.
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AvePoint Cloud Governance pricing
AvePoint Cloud Governance fact sheet
| Free plan | Not verified |
|---|---|
| Paid from | Not verified |
| Multi-tenant management | Yes |
| License management | Not verified |
| Change automation | Yes |
| Audit and reporting | Yes |
| Managed services | Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 Groups, SharePoint sites, Power Platform objects |
| Deployment | Cloud |
| Deployment | Cloud |
| Platforms | Web |
| Built for | Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 5 integrations: Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 Groups, SharePoint, Power Platform, AvePoint MyHub |
| Pricing | Pricing on request (source) |
| Website | avepoint.com |
| Facts checked | 24 Sep 2026 |
AvePoint Cloud Governance integrations
AvePoint Cloud Governance lists 5 integrations on its own site.
- Microsoft Teams
- Microsoft 365 Groups
- SharePoint
- Power Platform
- AvePoint MyHub
Alternatives to AvePoint Cloud Governance
- AvePoint ElementsCentralizes tenant, device, workspace, security, and license controls for MSPs.8.8
- ManageEngine M365 Manager PlusSelf-hosted M365 administration with bulk controls, scheduled tasks, and a free edition.8.6
- AvePoint EnPowerCentralized Microsoft 365 and Power Platform administration with scoped access and workflow automation.7.9
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