Alfresco vs. IBM ECM

Alfresco is ranked 3rd in Enterprise Content Management with 7 reviews vs IBM ECM which is ranked 4th in Enterprise Content Management with 15 reviews. The top reviewer of Alfresco writes "The product allows engineering teams and developers to introduce new things in a seamless way". The top reviewer of IBM ECM writes "Datacap provides granularity and any level of customization. Solution development and delivery time needs to be improved". Alfresco is most compared with SharePoint, Nuxeo and IBM FileNet. IBM ECM is most compared with IBM FileNet, SharePoint and Hyland OnBase. See our Alfresco vs. IBM ECM report.

Alfresco

IBM ECM

19188

Alfresco

Based on 7 reviews.

19981

IBM ECM

Based on 15 reviews.

Most Helpful Review

Alen Subat

User

The product allows engineering teams and developers to introduce new things in a seamless way.

Alfresco plays a core part in our business, where we use the platform as a Learning Content Management System (LCMS) as opposed to a "simple" CMS.... Read more »

AVP8ce4

AVP & Director at a financial services firm

It helped standardize content ingestion across different business units.

It provides a very simplified process. It's a lot more flexible than the system we had before. It allows us, again, to create those business... Read more »

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Quotes From Members Comparing Alfresco vs. IBM ECM

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Pros
The product allows engineering teams and developers to introduce new things in a seamless and easy way.I like the ease of use, sections, and calendar.Document repository. Read more »	The vertical scalability, as we can use it across some of our applications.The content management is all about you as you can make the same content for minimal purpose solutions applications.The scalability is a valuable feature, that we're able to display our documents to so many people. Read more »
Cons
Alfresco has a very steep learning curve, and unfortunately, during the learning process, it's very easy to make errors, which often are unforgiving.Metadata, auto class, disposition log, and legal hold.I would like them to consider document capture functionality. Read more »	I would like to see seamless application integration.I think it's already getting away from Java applets. A lot of our users struggle with keeping up to date with Java versioning, so a lot of the functions they're doing, like printing, emailing, and even some of the viewing, they're struggling with.I would recommend not going with ECM 8 and going with FileNet instead. It seems like that is the future of the lower-volume repository. It seems like they are moving away from ECM 8.5 so I think we're going to have some challenges coming up, getting off of that technology. Read more »

Pricing and Cost Advice
If you buy Alfresco through a partner, there is usually a OEM licensing option.There are costs for any upgrade or additional functions.It is cheaper compared to head-to-head competitors. Read more »	Reach out to local IBM partners. Read more »

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Ranking
RANKING	3rd out of 36 In Enterprise Content Management Views 15,648 Comparisons 8,934 Reviews 6 Followers 994 Avg. Rating 7.7	4th out of 36 In Enterprise Content Management Views 3,679 Comparisons 1,430 Reviews 15 Followers 347 Avg. Rating 7.9
Top Comparisons
Top Comparisons	SharePoint vs. Alfresco Compared 31% of the time. Nuxeo vs. Alfresco Compared 13% of the time. IBM FileNet vs. Alfresco Compared 13% of the time. See more Alfresco competitors »	IBM FileNet vs. IBM ECM Compared 36% of the time. SharePoint vs. IBM ECM Compared 17% of the time. Hyland OnBase vs. IBM ECM Compared 10% of the time. See more IBM ECM competitors »

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Website/Video	Alfresco	IBM
Overview
Overview	Founded in 2005, Alfresco is a leading enterprise content management and document management platform. Alfresco allows users to easily access, manage, share, and retain content in the same way that they work i.e. in the cloud, on mobile devices, at physical locations, or even through a combination of all of these. Alfresco is based on open technology, making integration of the platform into the enterprise cost-effective, transparent and secure. These are the core benefits of using Alfresco: Content control Collaboration across your company Easy information sharing Business process automation Empowerment of IT and business users Compliance throughout the lifecycle of the content	IBM Content Foundation on Cloud IBM Content Foundation on Cloud allows organizations to deliver extensive enterprise content management capabilities to their users very quickly. IBM Content Foundation is powered by the FileNet content and process platform and IBM Content Navigator user experience. This cloud offering can be leveraged for a variety of use cases including collaborative document management, imaging solutions, social content management, archiving, and more. It also offers a platform for developing Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions in the cloud. IBM Case Manager on Cloud IBM Case Manager on Cloud is a solution platform that engages people with business content, provides contextual insight through real-time analytics, and enhances teamwork through collaboration tools and flexible workflow. Enables Business and IT to work together to create solutions across the enterprise that enables an organization to make smarter decisions for better business outcomes, while balancing the need for security and compliance in a world of heightened risk.
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Sample Customers
Sample Customers	Over 1,300 companies from 180 different countries. Including EuroStar, Saks Fifth Avenue, NASA Langley Research Center, and KLM.	KeyBank, Standard Chartered Bank, Union Bank, Sistema Tecnol‹gico de Monterrey, Illinois Department of Human Services, UnitedHealth Group
Top Industries
Top Industries	VISITORS READING REVIEWS Financial Services Firm 14% Insurance Company 14% Marketing Services Firm 12% Manufacturing Company 11%	REVIEWERS Financial Services Firm 50% Insurance Company 21% Energy/Utilities Company 7% Religious Institution 7%
Company Size
Company Size	REVIEWERS Small Business 75% Midsize Enterprise 13% Large Enterprise 13% VISITORS READING REVIEWS Small Business 32% Midsize Enterprise 22% Large Enterprise 46%	REVIEWERS Large Enterprise 100%

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