Alfresco vs Oracle Content Management comparison

Hyland and Oracle are both solutions in the Enterprise Content Management category. Hyland is ranked #9 with an average rating of 6.3, while Oracle is ranked #11 with an average rating of 8.0. Hyland holds a 7.7% mindshare in ECM, compared to Oracle’s 2.4% mindshare. Additionally, 78% of Hyland users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

Alfresco

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78% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024

Alfresco and Oracle Content Management are competing in the enterprise content management category. Alfresco holds the upper hand in pricing and support, whereas Oracle Content Management stands out with advanced features.

Features: Alfresco features open-source architecture, strong collaboration tools, and custom integration versatility. Oracle Content Management offers robust digital asset management, seamless integration with other Oracle products, and a comprehensive suite ideal for large enterprises with extensive scalability needs.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Alfresco features simple deployment models suitable for open-source teams and a supportive customer service framework. Oracle Content Management supports cloud-based deployment, ensuring efficiency within Oracle's ecosystem, backed by extensive customer service for complex deployments.

Pricing and ROI: Alfresco provides appealing cost structures for smaller organizations with lower initial setup costs and solid ROI. Oracle Content Management incurs higher setup costs but offers substantial returns for businesses utilizing its full capabilities, aligning with its extensive feature set.

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Categories and Ranking

Alfresco

Ranking in Enterprise Content Management

9th

Ranking in Document Management Software

3rd

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Oracle Content Management

Ranking in Enterprise Content Management

11th

Ranking in Document Management Software

9th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Enterprise Content Management category, the mindshare of Alfresco is 7.7%, down from 7.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Content Management is 2.4%, down from 2.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Enterprise Content Management

Featured Reviews

Karthi Keyan

Head Of Information Technology at a consultancy with 11-50 employees

Streamlining document management with enhanced digitalization features needed

We used Alfresco as a document management system for automating and digitizing manual forms. Those were the main use cases The digitalization of workflow, forms, operations, and business processes has improved our organization. The most valuable features of Alfresco include its integration with…

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Erick Kathurima

CIO at Clarinox Technologies Kenya

Improves efficiency and offers reliability along with good flexibility

I have used Oracle in different places, especially in the IT industry, for several years since 2009. I have been in the IT industry for a long period of time. I have had a chance to interact with many systems, and I have been in touch with several programming languages, including the ones in Oracle. As a developer, I use Oracle Content Management as an enterprise tool to enable development. The solution's integration capabilities are doing very well because I work with many of them, and its APIs are flexible, good, and secure. I rate the tool an eight out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"I like the ease of use, sections, and calendar."

"Document repository."

"Alfresco's technical support is very fast and professional."

"The most valuable features of Alfresco include its integration with the scanning solution, the ability to search, and the capability to store and index to capture metadata."

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

"The most valuable feature is the flexibility of the searching elements of the metadata."

"The digitalization of workflow, forms, operations, and business processes is also significant."

"Alfresco allows broad searches with many index fields that you can search on, although the created fields and their values may not be intuitive."

More Alfresco pros

"It's a comprehensive solution for managing documents within our organization's management framework."

"The reliability of the system is significant, creating a lot of trust among our customers."

"The product's initial setup phase was easy."

Cons

"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."

"Alfresco could improve workflow digitalization and enhance artificial intelligence capabilities."

"Metadata, auto class, disposition log, and legal hold."

"The setup process for Alfresco was complex."

"Alfresco has a very steep learning curve, and unfortunately, during the learning process, it's very easy to make errors, which often are unforgiving."

"The configuration of Alfresco is a big challenge."

"Currently, documents in Alfresco are stored on a file server, which, while good for performance, is a security risk."

More Alfresco cons

"Oracle Content Management poses complexities in initial implementation and configuration."

"On the ITM side, there are conflicts, particularly on the convergence side, where it does not support cluster environments."

"The only issue my company has with the tool is the licensing part, which is expensive."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"There are costs for any upgrade or additional functions."

"If you buy Alfresco through a partner, there is usually a OEM licensing option."

"It is cheaper compared to head-to-head competitors."

"The tool's licensing part is expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

16%

Government

14%

Computer Software Company

11%

Insurance Company

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Government

13%

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Alfresco?

The pricing of Alfresco starts at $100,000, which can be expensive for small projects. There is often a transition from the community version to the licensed version, which incurs migration costs. ...

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What needs improvement with Alfresco?

Currently, documents in Alfresco are stored on a file server, which, while good for performance, is a security risk. Clients, especially large enterprises such as banks, are concerned about documen...

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What is your primary use case for Alfresco?

Mostly, the primary use case is to store documents related to transactions in our company. These documents could be signed documents, invoices, purchase orders, etc. While transaction records are s...

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What do you like most about Oracle Content Management?

It's a comprehensive solution for managing documents within our organization's management framework.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Content Management?

On the ITM side, there are conflicts, particularly on the convergence side, where it does not support cluster environments. Multiple instances need to be set up and configured. In the cloud environ...

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What is your primary use case for Oracle Content Management?

I use Oracle Content Management for multiple projects, applications, and vendors.

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Also Known As

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Oracle Document and Process Cloud, Oracle Content and Experience Cloud

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.

Hyland

Oracle Content and Experience Cloud is a cloud-based content hub to drive omni-channel content management and accelerate experience delivery.

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Sample Customers

Over 1,300 companies from 180 different countries. Including EuroStar, Saks Fifth Avenue, NASA Langley Research Center, and KLM.

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