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Alfresco vs. Jive
May 2024
Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Alfresco and Jive 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.
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Karthi Keyan
Flexible and customizable but lacking integration with Microsoft
Anonymous User
Used by our agile teams instead of email to track impediments.
It's used by our agile teams instead of email to track impediments. It's easy to onboard new associates to a group or a technology program, and it... Read more →
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Pros
"The most valuable feature is the flexibility of the searching elements of the metadata.""The product allows engineering teams and developers to introduce new things in a seamless and easy way.""Document repository.""I like the ease of use, sections, and calendar."

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"We are able to handle more than one hundred POs at any given time with their shipping docs and info, with only one person in charge."

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

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"The search engine could be improved and also provide some kind of indexing."

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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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    Anonymous User
    Jive vs Sharepoint vs Drupal Commons
    At Mediacurrent we often get requests to compare Drupal to other platforms used for intranet sites and social business platforms (like https://dev.twitter.com/ for example). This is often referred to as “Social Business Software”, which has grown in popularity in recent years. I decided to do a round-up of a couple of the more well known platforms and compare their products to Drupal. In this roundup we will be comparing Jive, Sharepoint and Drupal Commons. Drupal Commons is a popular distribution created by Acquia to compete with some of these other proprietary platforms. There are many other options out there, commercial and otherwise, to compare with Drupal but I want to focus on Jive and Sharepoint for a couple of reasons. I chose Jive because it is one of the leading competitors in this space in respect to market share. Next, I chose Sharepoint because I have some history with Sharepoint. This experience dates back to when I built www.adhe.edu with Sharepoint 2007 a few years ago. I subsequently wrote this blog entry about my experience shortly after joining Mediacurrent. This roundup will also act as a refresher for those who read my original “Drupal vs. Sharepoint” blog. Yammer, which was recently bought by Microsoft and is the tool we currently use for office communication will also get some mentions throughout this article. As I went through and tested each of these tools I used three main criteria in my evaluation Cost Ability to Customize Overall features… Read more →
    Questions from the Community
    Would Alfresco give an organization more benefits in terms of cost, featu...
    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 »
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    What do you like most about Alfresco?
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature is the flexibility of the searching elements of the metadata.
    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Alfresco?
    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.
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    Ranking
    9th
    out of 46 in Enterprise Content Management
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    3,019
    Comparisons
    2,415
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    Average Words per Review
    378
    Rating
    6.0
    31st
    out of 46 in Enterprise Content Management
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    Buyer's Guide
    Alfresco vs. Jive
    May 2024
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    Comparisons
    SharePoint logo
    SharePoint vs. Alfresco
    Compared 25% of the time.
    Hyland OnBase logo
    Hyland OnBase vs. Alfresco
    Compared 19% of the time.
    IBM FileNet logo
    IBM FileNet vs. Alfresco
    Compared 9% of the time.
    OpenText Documentum logo
    OpenText Documentum vs. Alfresco
    Compared 8% of the time.
    OpenText Extended ECM logo
    OpenText Extended ECM vs. Alfresco
    Compared 8% of the time.
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    Yammer logo
    Yammer vs. Jive
    Compared 53% of the time.
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    Atlassian Confluence vs. Jive
    Compared 47% of the time.
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    Also Known As
    Clearspace, Jive SBS, Jive Engage, Jive-x, Jive-n
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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.

    The workplace has changed. It has become more mobile, and has become a place where communication and collaboration across all spheres of the business is key to success. This is where Jive comes in with its cutting-edge mobile portal, its enterprise social network, and its integrative platform that is compatible with current infrastructure and modern cloud applications.

    As a portal, Jive brings colleagues, content, and current news straight to your desktop or mobile device at the touch of your fingertips. The enterprise social software aspect of Jive connects business colleagues as never-before across geographical locations and throughout the organizational structure. The Jive platform is completely flexible and integrative, and will seamlessly integrate with current systems such as SharePoint and CRM tools, as well as cloud apps like Google Drive and Okta

    Sample Customers
    Over 1,300 companies from 180 different countries. Including EuroStar, Saks Fifth Avenue, NASA Langley Research Center, and KLM.
    Eloqua, Hitachi Data Systems,T-Mobile, UBM, Thomson-Reuters, Groupon, Nike, Cisco, and others.
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Government14%
    Insurance Company10%
    Computer Software Company10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Government10%
    Healthcare Company9%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business80%
    Midsize Enterprise7%
    Large Enterprise13%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise66%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business50%
    Large Enterprise50%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise26%
    Large Enterprise59%
    Buyer's Guide
    Alfresco vs. Jive
    May 2024
    Free Report: Alfresco vs. Jive
    Find out what your peers are saying about Alfresco vs. Jive and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
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    771,170 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Alfresco is ranked 9th in Enterprise Content Management while Jive is ranked 31st in Enterprise Content Management. Alfresco is rated 8.0, while Jive is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Alfresco writes "Flexible and customizable but lacking integration with Microsoft". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Jive writes "Used by our agile teams instead of email to track impediments". Alfresco is most compared with SharePoint, Hyland OnBase, IBM FileNet, OpenText Documentum and OpenText Extended ECM, whereas Jive is most compared with Yammer and Atlassian Confluence. See our Alfresco vs. Jive report.

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