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."Simplicity to roll out, features available, customization options."
"Retention is useful. I have been pleased with the search functionality and the extensibility for tying it into integrations with other systems and building workflows on top of it."
"Scalability is great. We can extend areas horizontally and vertically."
"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."
"We can configure the solution with any industry's products per customer requirements."
"The tool's most valuable features are document storage, security, and compliance."
"An SAP user can store documents directly into OpenText without a connector."
"Smart Viewing videos are most valuable for the end users. The end users like the look and feel of Smart View. It's similar to SharePoint, with the latest HTML5 features, filters, and everything. It's like online shopping."
"Ability to store files of any type."
"The most valuable features are the collaboration and sharing."
"Combined reports and data with timeline tracking."
"The product provides flexibility in collaboration."
"Removed the need of paper storage and people flow into the office."
"I do like the collaboration around documents. The versioning history has proven useful in some instances as well."
"Information is much more readily available."
"It has good integration with other MS products."
"Initially there can be stability issues due to unknown factors such as usage of the system, quantity of documents ingested, load during peak hours."
"I have not used it enough to start running into issues. Some of my technical guys could name a couple of things, but in terms of support, we did have challenges getting good responses from them."
"The solution's performance, stability, and consistency could be improved."
"The tool's documentation is not proper and has missing information like steps."
"A dashboard with information would be nice to see."
"The solution needs to improve the user interface."
"OpenText Extended ECM's user interface could be improved."
"The solution should work better with partners and be more developer-friendly."
"SharePoint designer workflows can be buggy sometimes without any apparent reason."
"Allow more functionalities for the on-premise version. Do not force the move of content to a non-private cloud."
"Integration needs to be more straightforward, particularly with Azure. SharePoint also needs a more comprehensive introductory course for users."
"I would like it to be more compliant with global regulations. There are certain features which could be included that currently are not there, such as compliance and record management capabilities."
"During uptime under our network, it is hard to find info when content is hefty."
"We'd like to be able to upload from MS Excel to deploy tasks and use drop-down lists to collect further information."
"It will fully use your system resources."
"I understand that some functions are lost when you store the information in a file system, so maybe that's a way SharePoint can improve."
OpenText Extended ECM is ranked 2nd in Enterprise Content Management with 12 reviews while SharePoint is ranked 1st in Enterprise Content Management with 17 reviews. OpenText Extended ECM is rated 7.8, while SharePoint is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of OpenText Extended ECM writes "Enables collaboration and improves productivity, but is a bit limited for complex use cases". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SharePoint writes "Stable and scalable collaboration system; good for document and file sharing, and offers fast issue resolution from its support team". OpenText Extended ECM is most compared with OpenText Documentum, IBM FileNet, Alfresco, OpenText Content Manager and Hyland OnBase, whereas SharePoint is most compared with Citrix ShareFile, Microsoft OneDrive, Dropbox, Box and Microsoft Teams. See our OpenText Extended ECM vs. SharePoint report.
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