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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Alfresco

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/AThe Alfresco platform, from Hyland, delivers comprehensive cloud-native content services. It is used to intelligently activate processes and content to accelerate the flow of business.N/A

    OpenText Content Suite Platform

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/AThe OpenText Content Suite Platform oversees the lifecycle management of information across the enterprise from capture through archiving and disposition. With agile information governance to address the latest data governance and data privacy best practices, the vendor states their Content Suite reduces risk and empowers organizations to focus on using information to drive strategic growth and productivity.N/A
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    AlfrescoOpenText Content Suite Platform
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    AlfrescoOpenText Content Suite Platform
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    AlfrescoOpenText Content Suite Platform
    Considered Both Products
    Hyland
    Chose Alfresco
    The biggest positive about Alfresco Content Services is its open-source nature. There are many possibilities of utilizing it in existing ecosystems using integrations.
    Incentivized
    Chose Alfresco
    - Alfresco provides more capabilities by leveraging open source components. The core architecture itself is JCR compliant which gives easy options for future migrations.
    - The PDF rendition in Alfresco comes with LibreOffice at no additional cost.
    - Alfresco support integrations …
    Incentivized
    OpenText
    Chose OpenText Content Suite Platform
    Having used OpenText Content Suite for a long time, I can say it stands the competition. It offers many versions which is unlike many products in its category. Also, while it is not affordable, I believe the cost is justified considering what a business can achieve with this …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    AlfrescoOpenText Content Suite Platform
    Enterprise Content Management
    Comparison of Enterprise Content Management features of Alfresco and OpenText Content Suite Platform
    Feature
    Alfresco
    8.0
    6 Ratings
    1% above category average
    OpenText Content Suite Platform
    7.6
    6 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Content capture & imaging3.14 Ratings9.36 Ratings
    File sync, storage & archiving9.05 Ratings8.96 Ratings
    Document management10.06 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    Records management8.05 Ratings8.95 Ratings
    Content search & retrieval10.06 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    Enterprise content collaboration8.06 Ratings8.86 Ratings
    Content publishing & creation8.04 Ratings4.25 Ratings
    Security, risk management & information governance9.05 Ratings6.45 Ratings
    Contract lifecycle management8.95 Ratings9.76 Ratings
    Automated workflows9.03 Ratings7.15 Ratings
    Artificial intelligence8.02 Ratings4.24 Ratings
    Mobile support3.03 Ratings4.94 Ratings
    Integration10.03 Ratings9.05 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    AlfrescoOpenText Content Suite Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (17 ratings)
    10.0
    (8 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.9
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AlfrescoOpenText Content Suite Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Hyland
    Easy integration with the external APIs Workflows can be invoked via REST call Wonderful swagger documentation for process REST APIs REST, MULE, CAMEL, Google Drive, and Box features are available with Alfresco Process Services The micro-service version deployment should be well documented and needs improvement
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    OpenText
    Great for content management and records even for organizations whose staff are not much experienced in the technical backgrounds as it's easy to use and no previous knowledge on HTML is required. It is great for storing invoices and payment proofs and for organizations dealing with global clients for general use documents.
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    Pros
    Hyland
    • Basic workflows are easy enough for casual users to set up and utilize.
    • Cloud sync capability provides a great way to share documents with third parties and to use as a backup system for critical documents.
    • Alfresco mobile app makes it easy for those on the road to access, approve and share documents.
    • Folder rules are easy to set up and make assignment of metadata easier to automate.
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    OpenText
    • Document Management is being done well since it allows you to put in a corporate folder structure that applies to the business unit you currently work in.
    • Records Management works well in this organisation as it allows you to classify the document according to the file plan, as well as manage it according to the retention schedule for tat file plan.
    • The ability to collaborate on files works really well. You can share with users within your group, as well as allow other users access to the files for either read access to read/write access.
    • Access control of the folder and even individual files allows you to ensure only necessary people can have the right type of access. This is especially welcome in the government environment where document management is of utmost importance.
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    Cons
    Hyland
    • Alfresco Process Services and Alfresco Application Development Framework integration makes for best functionality/application of ECM.
    • Use case alignment - Marketing content and documentation of specific business requirements and user stories being available as reference material/documentation.
    • Integration with multiple silos for content.
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    OpenText
    • The user interface and configurability of that interface lack a lot of flexibility and modern tools.
    • There needs to be stronger and more powerful integration to electronic forms and workflow capabilities which are core to modern ECM.
    • Management of audit and content history needs to be modernized and made more dynamic and sustainable.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Hyland
    As per the current market and the line of products that are available for content and document management system, Alfresco is a very good option compared to other systems in terms of features and cost. Plus the community support is great. Also since the product is open source, it can be extended or understood in a better way.
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    OpenText
    The staff is comfortable with it and I doubt they'd change at this point.
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    Usability
    Hyland
    The UI is very intuitive, most of our users figure out how to use the platform by themselves, so there's not much training needed.
    You can upload files by using the web drag and drop, WebDAV, FTP, and more.
    Most of the platform already works as-is so you can just deploy it using Docker and it's mostly ready to go.
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    OpenText
    Strong for Core Content and Records Management
    Effective for Non-Technical Users (with the right configuration)
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    Reliability and Availability
    Hyland
    No answers on this topic
    OpenText
    I never had any issues with access internally or via VPN. But, the response via VPN, was a bit slow.
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Hyland
    No answers on this topic
    OpenText
    • I used OpenText nearly every day and I never had any performance issues that I can recall. That said, it's not terribly fast either.
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    Support Rating
    Hyland
    I am not big fan of Alfresco Content Services' support; it works on its own speed and sometimes it becomes challenging to achieve business needs. However, I appreciate regular delivery of security patches and updates
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    OpenText
    OpenText has an outstanding support and knowledge base. All problems which couldn't be solved by us (high complexity cases) were promptly resolved and the resolution also shared with us.
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    Implementation Rating
    Hyland
    Process was relatively smooth and overall, downtime minimal. MSI was very responsive to our needs and made the transition easier than it otherwise might have been.
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    OpenText
    No, it's pretty easy to implement and use.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Hyland
    All software has some pros and some cons. Alfresco has some good pluses, and suits our environment very well. It fit perfectly in the place that we are working on. That is why we decided to go with this software. Overall, the kind of content management that needs to be done in an organization is what would determine which software to use.
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    OpenText
    Having used OpenText Content Suite for a long time, I can say it stands the competition. It offers many versions which is unlike many products in its category. Also, while it is not affordable, I believe the cost is justified considering what a business can achieve with this software.
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    Return on Investment
    Hyland
    • Instant document lookup - No paper files to mail which saves in all areas of postage, truck delivery, physical storage warehouse space, printing, etc
    • No longer losing important documents - Previously with paper files things would go missing and those could be costly reports/assessments.
    • Ability to secure documents and provide access to only those who should be allowed to see that content
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    OpenText
    • With OpenText Content Suite, we can easily keep documents safe
    • Document collaboration is easy with OpenText
    • We can easily handle invoicing and automation thanks to features such as content capture and imaging.
    • With OpenText Content Suite, there is better file sync and archiving
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