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    Overview
    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 Extended ECM Platform

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AThe OpenText Extended ECM Platform aims to transparently integrate with applications such as SAP S/4HANA®, SAP® SuccessFactors®, Salesforce®, Microsoft® Office 365® or other process-driving software. With ECM integrations, the content services platform bridges content silos and automates business processes to allow information to flow across applications. Extended ECM Platform leverages an organization’s investment in its enterprise content services software and other applications, with the goal…N/A
    Pricing
    AlfrescoOpenText Extended ECM Platform
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    AlfrescoOpenText Extended ECM Platform
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    AlfrescoOpenText Extended ECM Platform
    Enterprise Content Management
    Comparison of Enterprise Content Management features of Alfresco and OpenText Extended ECM Platform
    Feature
    Alfresco
    8.0
    6 Ratings
    1% above category average
    OpenText Extended ECM Platform
    8.1
    1 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Content capture & imaging3.14 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    File sync, storage & archiving9.05 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Document management10.06 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Records management8.05 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Content search & retrieval10.06 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Enterprise content collaboration8.06 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Content publishing & creation8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security, risk management & information governance9.05 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Contract lifecycle management8.95 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Automated workflows9.03 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Artificial intelligence8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile support3.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration10.03 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Epicor ECM
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    Enterprises
    OpenText Content Suite Platform
    Score7.1 out of 10
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    Score7.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AlfrescoOpenText Extended ECM Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (17 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.9
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AlfrescoOpenText Extended ECM 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
    Information control. Information management. Not good at collaboration or collaborative work on documents. Administration is complex, and requires highly specialized teams to do it.
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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
    • Searching
    • Create Metadata to help with searching
    • Control versioning you can see multiple versions of a document and can revert back to it if necessary.
    • Document management, it has built in house keeping features.
    • One source of the truth.
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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
    • Flow management.
    • Inefficiency in BD.
    • Electronic signatures.
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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
    OpenText Enterprise Content Management is reliable and it has a friendly user interface. It can replace all legacy document repositories. With the integrations with SAP, it gives non-Sap users visibility into documents that are critical for making key decisions.
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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
    It is used for the basics of the tool, without taking advantage of the options it has.
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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
    The support is not very efficient, either by a partner or directly from Opentext. The support for Latin America is very limited by the language, and they do not have specialized support that supports the Spanish language.
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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
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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
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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
    • Users are empowered to manage their own content
    • Employees are more effecient, not spending a lot of time searching for documents.
    • Reduced company liability
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