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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 Documentum

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AOpenText acquired Documentum from Dell EMC in 2017, and now supports the enterprise content management (ECM) system. The vendor says users can build content-centric applications and solutions from collaborating on business documents to delivering case-based applications to managing highly precise processes in the most regulated business environments.N/A
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    AlfrescoOpenText Documentum
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    AlfrescoOpenText Documentum
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    AlfrescoOpenText Documentum
    Considered Both Products
    Hyland
    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 …
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    OpenText
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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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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    Features
    AlfrescoOpenText Documentum
    Enterprise Content Management
    Comparison of Enterprise Content Management features of Alfresco and OpenText Documentum
    Feature
    Alfresco
    8.0
    6 Ratings
    1% above category average
    OpenText Documentum
    9.2
    7 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Content capture & imaging3.14 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    File sync, storage & archiving9.05 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Document management10.06 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Records management8.05 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Content search & retrieval10.06 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Enterprise content collaboration8.06 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Content publishing & creation8.04 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Security, risk management & information governance9.05 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    Contract lifecycle management8.95 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Automated workflows9.03 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Artificial intelligence8.02 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Mobile support3.03 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Integration10.03 Ratings10.03 Ratings
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    Epicor ECM
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    Enterprises
    OpenText Content Suite Platform
    Score7.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AlfrescoOpenText Documentum
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (17 ratings)
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    9.9
    (2 ratings)
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    Performance
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AlfrescoOpenText Documentum
    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
    Documentum is best used in medium to large institutions that can afford it, have alternate solutions for web publishing, and who have either in-house developers or can hire good Documentum developers (not the ones who know Java but do not understand ECM). It is, in my opinion, the best heavy duty ECM solution out there, assuming OT is not gutting it as we speak. That is my only hesitation to not giving it a 10, OpenText is an unknown quantity in this and I worry that they will only support Documentum until they have figured out how to fill the gap between Documentum and OT and then offer a migration path to OT with a Documentum sunsetting as an incentive.
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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
    • Records management: Compared to other content management systems, this provides a efficient and scalable solution. It gives lot of flexibility in managing the content as Records or Legal holds.
    • Workflow system has external plugins to connect with FAX, Mail, Database and FTP servers etc. which gives an option to integrate with any system with documentum.
    • Creation of websites and maintenance is easy. Content authors can create the pages with effective mechanism.
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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
    • WDK framework has been the biggest drawbacks from the application speed point of view, as well as client complexity and not so natural look and feel. Yes, with the latest releases much of these features are improved.
    • EMC is very expensive to buy, own and support, where some products require many dependent Docuemntum products to be installed to work at its best.
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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
    Stability is a key factor as well as its flexibility. Also, any organization that deploys Documentum will have made a significant investment in terms of time and money, so not renewing its commitment can come with a significant cost. That said, the decision to deploy Documentum initially should come only after extensive evaluation, knowing that once deployed it will likely remain the platform of choice.
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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
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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
    Support is better than with ECM, but could use some improvement.
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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
    At the time it was purchased it was one of the best, most robust solutions available on the market.
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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
    • After this product, the client is able to manage content security and due to it, the client is able to use the business process, and this really reduces effort and increases the profit in business.
    • It provides integration with SAP easily which really helps the client to manage this effectively and with minimum effort system is ready to use.
    • Also searching, automated flows also create a bigger impact and reduce a lot manual effort.
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