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ActiveDocs

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What is ActiveDocs?

ActiveDocs is a document management software offering from ActiveDocs.

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Easiest, fastest and most flexible way to create high converting documents.

Incentivized
Binayak Thakuri
Senior SEO Analyst in Marketing at AdSenseArticle SEO Solution (11-50 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

ActiveDocs is a revolutionary way to automate our data-driven content creation. It's a data-driven software with a modular approach that allows us to create, edit and validate any type of content quickly and with no coding skills. It also comes with an intuitive UI and makes it easy to create and edit any type of content that we need with just a few clicks.

Pros

  • Reliable, Flexible and Scalable document automation.
  • Secure cloud functionality.
  • User interface is really intuitive and clean.

Cons

  • Template could be better by adding features that make it easier for users.
  • Some features are missing like image editing, and SEO management.

Most Important Features

  • Document automation.
  • Generation of H-Q content.
  • Modular approach.
  • Simple and Flexible.
  • Cloud based storage.

Return on Investment

  • ActiveDocs allows us to create, edit and validate any type of content quickly and with no coding skills.
  • Easy and quick editing.
  • Really flexible and simple to set up
  • Helped us achieve a much higher level of efficiency in our daily operations.

Other Software Used

Payoneer, Coinbase Wallet

ActiveDocs - user-friendly template creation and document generation

Incentivized
Derek SchroederView profile
Service Manager in Information Technology at Kloud9 (11-50 employees employees)

Pros

  • The user-friendly interface guides you through the template creation process.
  • Highly customizable including rules for following client/customer information.
  • Fast and easy to use - anyone can create documents once templates are in place.

Cons

  • The built-in template designs are a bit lackluster. While there are numerous, they all have the same blase style and formatting
  • The built-in template designs are not very diverse and could be expanded upon.

Return on Investment

  • Greatly increases productivity by removing document creation and copy-pasting from an employee's workflow.
  • Reduces mistakes made during the manual document creation process, ensuring better and more professional deliverables.
  • Cost for the software is market price and very fair for what is gained.

Alternatives Considered

HotDocs

Usability

great product with an excellent interface

Incentivized
Verified User
Analyst in Corporate (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

One of the things I find most amazing about ActiveDocs are cloud services. The way we create documents is also fascinating. I tend to use the job offer document a lot and it is very easy to customize with my options and hire with a click of a button. Whether you own a business or not, you must have this software with you or at your company for various reasons and uses. The UI was pleasant to use and didn't require extensive searches for key items.

Pros

  • The User Interface was pleasant to use.
  • it is a very intuitive software
  • the available templates help and facilitate the day-to-day work

Cons

  • I can't edit an image
  • Creating wizards and document templates requires a knowledge of Microsoft Word.

Most Important Features

  • various template options
  • file sharing with the team
  • the user interface

Return on Investment

  • Consistent and reliable output ensures that when generating documents, we don't waste time on repairs or reworks.
  • The software is very robust, and with a super friendly interface, which helps us to guarantee the reduction of possible errors.

Alternatives Considered

Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) and OpenText eDOCS

Other Software Used

Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365), Adobe Acrobat, ActiveDocs

Native Microsoft Word document generation made incredibly easy.

Incentivized
Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology (201-500 employees employees)

Pros

  • Easy to use for basic users, extremely configurable for advanced users.
  • Deep Microsoft Word integration ensuring consistent document output.

Cons

  • Designing document wizards and templates require an intermediate understanding of Microsoft Word.
  • Would like to see expansion into PowerPoint. That would provide our sales team with the ability to generate a supporting presentation/slide deck alongside the paperwork required to close the deal.

Return on Investment

  • Repeatable, consistent output ensures document generation isn't where time can be wasted.
  • Stringent logic ensures compliance and removes the opportunity for user error.

Other Software Used

Laserfiche, Microsoft Office 365, Atlassian Confluence