We performed a comparison between OpenText Extended ECM and SharePoint based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Content Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Scalability is great. We can extend areas horizontally and vertically."
"The tool's most valuable features are document storage, security, and compliance."
"We also have a module on top of the Content Server called WebReports that has been one of the things that helped us facilitate the workflow and give managers good reporting and visibility into where everything is. Being able to use that on top of the Content Server was a big help."
"The solution's automatic document numbering, state management, and process flow are very useful features to go through the full cycle of the document."
"We can configure the solution with any industry's products per customer requirements."
"We use Core Share to share documents with external auditors or with vendors, and that prevents them from being able to get into the whole system. It is useful."
"Being able to search is valuable. Its search is pretty powerful. We are able to search for specific text, and it points us to the document that has that text. That is pretty powerful."
"Simplicity to roll out, features available, customization options."
"The initial setup is easy."
"Its functionality is enormous."
"The product provides flexibility in collaboration."
"Tech support tops off as excellent."
"The product makes it easy to manage lists, forms, searching, and security. One of the most valuable features is its integration with Active Directory."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to easily build intranet sites for communicating within teams, storing documentation, product information, pricing policies, updates on product infrastructure, and other related news."
"The most valuable features of SharePoint Online are content management, document management, and approval processes. Additionally, there are a number of features that provide integration with multiple Office services and external services."
"Information is much more readily available."
"We are looking for new, advanced UI features. Currently, the UI does not look great."
"The initial setup can get really complicated, and it takes time."
"Initially there can be stability issues due to unknown factors such as usage of the system, quantity of documents ingested, load during peak hours."
"User interface needs improvement (at least in the version we are using, desktop client)."
"The tool's documentation is not proper and has missing information like steps."
"The solution needs to improve the user interface."
"A dashboard with information would be nice to see."
"When it comes to addressing complex use cases, three or four years ago, we ended up purchasing an additional OpenText product called AppWorks because we started to run into some limitations with the workflow that can be done in Extended ECM. It was a little limiting, so we ended up getting another product."
"Make it more intuitive."
"Too many versions being released in a short time period. Too much time being devoted to migration planning."
"Needs improvement on the user interface."
"Flexibility and extensibility, above everything, could be improved."
"This solution would benefit from the implementation of enhanced online forms and template development capabilities."
"It is too heavy. MS should not have paid foreign coders dollars per each row of code. They wasted the stability and reliability in the end."
"Processing data from multiple site collections is not easy as they reside in different databases."
"The workflow engine cannot support the business needs."
OpenText Extended ECM is ranked 3rd in Enterprise Content Management with 18 reviews while SharePoint is ranked 1st in Enterprise Content Management with 150 reviews. OpenText Extended ECM is rated 7.8, while SharePoint is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of OpenText Extended ECM writes "Serves as a single source of support for the company but has scalability issues". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SharePoint writes "Good integrations, helps with collaboration, and increases visibility". OpenText Extended ECM is most compared with OpenText Documentum, IBM FileNet, Hyland OnBase, OpenText Content Manager and Alfresco, whereas SharePoint is most compared with Citrix ShareFile, Microsoft OneDrive, Dropbox, WordPress and Alfresco. See our OpenText Extended ECM vs. SharePoint report.
See our list of best Enterprise Content Management vendors.
We monitor all Enterprise Content Management reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.