We performed a comparison between Alfresco and M-Files based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Box, DocuWare, Hyland and others in Document Management Software."I like the ease of use, sections, and calendar."
"The most valuable feature is the flexibility of the searching elements of the metadata."
"Document repository."
"The product allows engineering teams and developers to introduce new things in a seamless and easy way."
"Using M-Files means anybody on the executive team to go in and immediately look at a dashboard and know the status of a contract."
"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."
"I think the presentation layer could be improved - currently, it's too complex, and there are too many features cluttered all over the screen."
"The integration with other products needs to be improved."
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Alfresco is ranked 3rd in Document Management Software with 10 reviews while M-Files is ranked 8th in Document Management Software. Alfresco is rated 8.0, while M-Files is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Alfresco writes "Flexible and customizable but lacking integration with Microsoft". On the other hand, the top reviewer of M-Files writes "Good workflows, and it is easy to use with a dashboard that improves contract visibility". Alfresco is most compared with SharePoint, Hyland OnBase, OpenText Documentum, OpenText Extended ECM and IBM ECM, whereas M-Files is most compared with SharePoint, OpenText Extended ECM, IBM FileNet, OpenText Documentum and Microsoft OneDrive.
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