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We performed a comparison between Alfresco and SAP Extended Enterprise Content Management based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"Document repository.""The most valuable feature is the flexibility of the searching elements of the metadata.""I like the ease of use, sections, and calendar.""The product allows engineering teams and developers to introduce new things in a seamless and easy way."

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"The integration capabilities of the product are pretty good."

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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.""I think the presentation layer could be improved - currently, it's too complex, and there are too many features cluttered all over the screen.""I would like them to consider document capture functionality.""Metadata, auto class, disposition log, and legal hold."

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"The product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "It is cheaper compared to head-to-head competitors."
  • "There are costs for any upgrade or additional functions."
  • "If you buy Alfresco through a partner, there is usually a OEM licensing option."
  • "The license for Alfresco is expensive - not the maximum, but close. There are also extra costs once you start building integrations, as implementation seems to be very costly."
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  • "I rate the product price an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Alfresco scores are high on all features of an ECM solution and tools.   Back office processing, rated as 3.36 good.  Business Process Application 3.55 Good to excellent.  Document Management 4.12… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature is the flexibility of the searching elements of the metadata.
    Top Answer:The license for Alfresco is expensive - not the maximum, but close. There are also extra costs once you start building integrations, as implementation seems to be very costly.
    Top Answer:The integration capabilities of the product are pretty good.
    Top Answer:The prices can vary depending on the customer, region, and domain. I rate the product price an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price.
    Top Answer:The product's user interface is an area of concern where improvements are required. The product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required. The tool could be made a bit more… more »
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    Also Known As
    SAP Extended Enterprise Content Management by OpenText, SAP Extended ECM
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    Overview

    The Alfresco Digital Business Platform offers open, secure content services to let you unlock the value from your most important business information. Give users access to their content wherever and however they work with Alfresco’s open, flexible, and highly scalable cloud-native content services platform. Easily integrate and connect with everyday business applications. Find, view, collaborate on, govern, and securely share digital content—and get information to the right person at the right time.

    A digital core built on the SAP HANA business data platform and integrated applications for content management comprise the next-generation business model to complete your digital transformation and help you manage unstructured content as part of the business transactions more effectively while facilitating collaboration and storing content to avoid redundancies, minimize information growth, and support regulatory compliance. The SAP Extended Enterprise Content Management application by OpenText helps you engage customers with a 360-degree view of their profile and optimize procurement processes, employee productivity, process efficiency, and equipment ROI.

    Sample Customers
    Over 1,300 companies from 180 different countries. Including EuroStar, Saks Fifth Avenue, NASA Langley Research Center, and KLM.
    Metropolitan Utilities District, MAN Diesel & Turbo
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    Government14%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Insurance Company11%
    Computer Software Company10%
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    Small Business80%
    Midsize Enterprise7%
    Large Enterprise13%
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    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise66%
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    March 2024
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    Alfresco is ranked 9th in Enterprise Content Management with 10 reviews while SAP Extended Enterprise Content Management is ranked 13th in Enterprise Content Management with 1 review. Alfresco is rated 8.0, while SAP Extended Enterprise Content Management 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 SAP Extended Enterprise Content Management writes "A stable tool with good integration capabilities". Alfresco is most compared with SharePoint, Hyland OnBase, OpenText Extended ECM, OpenText Documentum and IBM FileNet, whereas SAP Extended Enterprise Content Management is most compared with Adobe Experience Manager, IBM ECM and Newgen OmniDocs.

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