Amazon has released its latest project called Zocalo, an online document collaborating service that is set to challenge Google Docs and the online storage service Dropbox.

Zocalo will provide a secure venue for managing, storing, and sharing documents, as well as a feature that will allow users to input their notes and feedback. Users can utilize this service for their modern day needs to get jobs done and for files such as presentations, spreadsheets, web pages, and most other digital tools.

The cloud-based Zocalo was created by Amazon Web Services (AWS) because their customers said that they have grown tired of the performance, cost, and complexity of the current tools that are available online.

According to the statement of general manager Noah Eisner (via TechCrunch), Amazon Web Services has been asked by their clients to provide an online software that is easy to use and which allowed for quick collaboration between users at strict security requirements that meet their needs.

Amazon tailored Zocalo to work on a wide variety of mobile devices as well, including laptops, tablets, and smartphones that run on Android or Apple.

Zocalo's services come at a price tag of $5 per month per user for 200 GB of storage, while customers of Amazon WorkSpaces can get 50 GB of storage for free. They also have the option of upgrading it to 200 GB for $2 a month per user. This proves to be a better deal than the $9.99 per month of Dropbox, which gives users 100 GB storage. That's twice the storage size for half the price.

Those who are interested can sign up for a 30-day free trial that would provide 200 GB for each user for up to 50 users.

The cloud content category has continued to become more and more competitive, making it an exciting time for companies who are in the market and Amazon's entry appears to be very promising, posing a real challenge to the current players.