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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM FileNet Content Manager

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AIBM FileNet Content Manager is a cloud-native content services solution to manage, share and collaborate on content to save employees’ time and improve customer experiences. This ECM solution includes functionality for document management, business process management, case management, content analytics, imaging, records management, and information governance. The IBM FileNet Content Manager content management solution provides the foundation for IBM Cloud Pak® for Business Automation. It uses AI…N/A

    OnBase

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AOnBase by Hyland is an enterprise content management platform with business process and case management capabilities. It is modular by design and allows users to tailor the solution to their specific requirements.N/A
    Pricing
    IBM FileNet Content ManagerOnBase
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    IBM FileNet Content ManagerOnBase
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    IBM FileNet Content ManagerOnBase
    Considered Both Products
    IBM
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    Hyland
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    89%
    Would buy again
    17 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    18 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    19 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    82%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    15 Answers
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    Features
    IBM FileNet Content ManagerOnBase
    Enterprise Content Management
    Comparison of Enterprise Content Management features of IBM FileNet Content Manager and OnBase
    Feature
    IBM FileNet Content Manager
    7.9
    23 Ratings
    1% below category average
    OnBase
    8.2
    43 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Content capture & imaging8.419 Ratings9.041 Ratings
    File sync, storage & archiving8.621 Ratings9.033 Ratings
    Document management8.423 Ratings10.042 Ratings
    Records management7.321 Ratings8.040 Ratings
    Content search & retrieval8.221 Ratings8.043 Ratings
    Enterprise content collaboration8.023 Ratings8.034 Ratings
    Content publishing & creation8.720 Ratings8.222 Ratings
    Security, risk management & information governance7.822 Ratings9.033 Ratings
    Contract lifecycle management7.918 Ratings8.424 Ratings
    Automated workflows6.619 Ratings9.023 Ratings
    Artificial intelligence8.116 Ratings5.811 Ratings
    Mobile support6.715 Ratings7.615 Ratings
    Integration8.421 Ratings7.022 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    IBM FileNet Content ManagerOnBase
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (23 ratings)
    9.9
    (43 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (9 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.8
    (16 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    5.2
    (17 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM FileNet Content ManagerOnBase
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    Well Suited Scenarios: Regulatory Compliance: IBM FileNet Content Manager is ideal for industries with strict regulatory requirements, such as healthcare and finance. It helps organizations securely manage and retain documents, ensuring compliance with data retention policies. Enterprise Document Management: Large organizations that deal with extensive document volumes benefit from FileNet's document capture, indexing, and search capabilities. It simplifies document management across departments. Less Appropriate Scenarios: Small Businesses: For small businesses with limited document management needs, FileNet may be overly complex and expensive. Simpler, more cost-effective solutions may be a better fit.Simple Document Storage: Organizations primarily seeking basic cloud-based document storage without extensive workflow automation or compliance requirements might find FileNet's capabilities excessive for their needs.
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    Hyland
    OnBase is a content services solution for organizations that need high visibility to documents or information across multiple teams or departments. It supports users' access control, workflow functionality with transaction history, electronic document retention, and destruction documentation. Hyland can support the organization for implementations or solutions, or the organization can utilize the education services and build out the solution themselves.
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    Pros
    IBM
    • Detailed Audit trials for all document interactions.
    • As our organization grows, so does our data volume, IBM FileNet Content Manager seamlessly scales to accommodate this growth.
    • The search capabilities are powerful and we can quickly find information just by typing a name.
    • The version control feature ensures that every change, edit, or contribution is tracked and documented.
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    Hyland
    • Workflow and Configuration - easy to learn
    • Documentation for each application and toolset
    • Hyland Account Managers and staff are knowledgeable
    • Robust User Community that helps solve an issue or make recommendations
    • Web client - no application installation needed on a PC for users
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    Cons
    IBM
    • IBM FileNet Content Manager's interface is complex and difficult to navigate for some users. IBM should consider improving the user interface to make it more easier and intuitive.
    • IBM FileNet Content Manager may be difficult to integrate with other applications and systems. IBM should consider improving its integration capabilities to ease connectivity with other systems.
    • The wide range of customization make it challenging for users to configure the software to find find their specific needs. IBM should simplify the customization process to make it easier for users.
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    Hyland
    • I personally find the user inferface to be obnoxious and obtuse.
    • When we have issues it is often hard to resolve the problem as there are many variables such as file types, DPI, and scanner setting that combine to make it hard to pinpoint trouble spots.
    • The upgrade process has always been a nightmare for our team. We are not on the latest version now due to this issue.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Hyland
    OnBase has become a core part of our enterprise solutions toolkit due to its ever-growing integration capabilities. Any business process that produces or tracks documents or object entities can be modeled and managed within OnBase and used to supplement almost any line-of-business system that we use.
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    Usability
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Hyland
    You get out of something what you put into it. You reap what you sow! If an organization will spend time setting the solution up, dedicating staff to its development and ongoing support, and always keep the end-user in mind during development, you will have one of the most well-received solutions in your organization. So many organizations that I speak with stand up a solution but don't commit someone to its upkeep and development. It is vital that you have the staff to work within the solution on a daily basis.
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    Support Rating
    IBM
    It's a great tool for our legacy system however the implementation, management time and lack of a niche provided by IBM makes it a difficult tool to recommend in a fast-paced market.
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    Hyland
    This rating is a compromise because I technically have 2 tiers of support.
    I go through a re-seller that I give a (10). I send an email and receive acknowledgment within minutes.
    For the few times we need to contact Hyland for assistance, it sometimes takes a couple of days to receive a response - and then the first tier might go back and forth a dozen times through email instead of initiating a phone call. And for an advanced issue, they take too long before they forward to an evangelist or someone more knowledgeable that is able to assist. I give that process an (8).
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    In-Person Training
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Hyland
    The trainer was very knowledgeable and was a Hyland employee. The training was at their corporate headquarters, so it allowed our team to become familiar with organization and culture.
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    Online Training
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Hyland
    With the Premium subscription, there is a tone of training with audio and practice options.
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    Implementation Rating
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Hyland
    Using Hyland professional services to assist with the implementation made things much easier. They have the knowledge and experience to get the system live as users are expecting
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    IBM FileNet Content Manager is a much superior product compared to anything in the market, IBM AI is really great and the ability to automate is really awesome. We also use other IBM products such as RPA and it integrates seamlessly. Compliance is really the USP of IBM FileNet Content Manager
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    Hyland
    The version of SharePoint we were utilizing was not very practical. We oftentimes had issues with archived documents, where they could be found or opening them all together. It seemed the older the document the harder it was to access when logged into SharePoint. This is critical in our business as we need to behave full access to documentation sent and received for an owner's account.
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • It really streamline the business processes and reduced the overall approval time across the department.
    • Search for Document is really accurate and easy to search the specific documents.
    • Manage the content is easy
    • Also allow to add non documents related objects
    • API,s are well structured and documented
    • Content Navigator is simple to use
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    Hyland
    • OnBase provides a very reliable ECM platform for the company.
    • OnBase helped to remove the dependency on paper files and file folders. This saved real estate cost as well as facilitated the ability to work from anywhere.
    • OnBase made same day processing of all incoming and outgoing documents a reality.
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    ScreenShots

    IBM FileNet Content Manager Screenshots

    Screenshot of Editing in Microsoft Word - Collaboration in real time using Microsoft Office for the web.Screenshot of External file sharing - Securely share with external users.Screenshot of Annotation and redaction - Features an advanced viewer used to create annotations and apply redactions to content.

    OnBase Screenshots

    Screenshot of an Approval for an Ad-Hoc Task.Screenshot of Onbase's Dark Mode.Screenshot of the Document Viewer.Screenshot of the Send to Department feature.Screenshot of the Workflow Stage.