ARIS BPA vs OpenText Documentum Content Management comparison

The compared Software AG and OpenText solutions aren't in the same category. Software AG is ranked #7 in BPD , with an average rating of 7.7, and holds a 6.8% mindshare in the category. OpenText is ranked #4 in ECM , with an average rating of 7.4, and holds a 7.1% mindshare. Additionally, 89% of Software AG users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of OpenText users who would recommend it.

ARIS BPA

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89% willing to recommend

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83% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

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Categories and Ranking

ARIS BPA

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Process Design (7th), Business Process Management (BPM) (12th)

OpenText Documentum Content...

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Content Management (4th)

Mindshare comparison

ARIS BPA and OpenText Documentum Content Management aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. ARIS BPA is designed for Business Process Design and holds a mindshare of 6.8%, down 8.0% compared to last year.
OpenText Documentum Content Management, on the other hand, focuses on Enterprise Content Management, holds 7.1% mindshare, down 12.1% since last year.

Business Process Design Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
ARIS BPA	6.8%
Visio	9.9%
Bizagi	9.4%
Other	73.9%

Business Process Design

Enterprise Content Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
OpenText Documentum Content Management	7.1%
SharePoint	11.6%
OpenText Content Management	8.0%
Other	73.3%

Enterprise Content Management

Featured Reviews

BeenishMustafa

Consultant at KAFD DMC

Has improved process modeling and analysis while supporting integration with organizational data

The process design in ARIS BPA does help with our operational efficiency. What we are doing is object library management for various kinds of objects that we are using in ARIS BPA during our process modeling. We are using that to do a lot of analysis on how many times a system is being used in how many processes, who are the major stakeholders, and if we enhance one system, how is it going to impact other processes and integrated processes. This is helping us a lot. Everything related to ARIS BPA is helping us with regards to enhanced processes, strengthened controls, identifying risks, assessing process capabilities, and identifying where the gaps are and what kinds of activities within the processes are automated and manual. We are doing a lot of things with regards to the processes as it is at our heart. Processes are one thing and then we have different kinds of things which are related to it, such as SLAs, guidelines, and policy. We are identifying areas of improvement in other documents as well.

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Federica Camaldo

Consultant In Risk Management and Performance Improvemenf at Deloitte Risk Advisory

User finds integration useful but seeks improvement in interface intuitiveness

I am satisfied with OpenText Documentum so far; it has great integration capabilities. The connection with our API and SAP is useful, as you can use their SAP interface. The key point that my company decided to go with OpenText Documentum is mostly because you can integrate it with many other tools such as Salesforce.

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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

"ARIS BPA provides complete suites when it comes to the discovery, design, and analysis phases of implementation."

"The browser-based modeling tool is very awesome."

"The tool defines the processes. It's the documentation of everything."

"If you ever tried to draw a picture in a browser app or with a cloud service, it is normally a painful death. ARIS works perfectly on diagrams in the browser, so I was excited. I like it because there have been so many bad experiences in the past with drawing or doing something in a browser. Normally, it's always painful because it's coded badly. With ARIS, it is really well-implemented. It's simple."

"One of the many advantages of ARIS is that it is supported by a very strong BPM community, which is critical for us. Although it has been in business for many years, it is still at an early stage of evolution. There are so many instances where your specific use case or requirement for using ARIS hasn't necessarily been matured across the sector. So, you need access to a very active community to help you explore possible solutions and ways in which ARIS can be used to achieve those use cases."

"The maintenance capabilities of ARIS BPM and the strong underlying database are particularly valuable."

"It has allowed us to model our enterprise process architecture."

"This solution was really an improvement on the efficiency of our process management, documentation for end-to-end development, business processes, and business departments, who have complete freedom and empowerment to do it themselves."

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"OpenText Documentum is a robust choice for enterprise-level document management."

"Using Documentum products such as ContentServer, xCP, and Captiva, over 90 large-scale business processes and applications have been successfully implemented to move forward to a paperless organization, fully integrated with our Oracle E-Business Suite and custom enterprise systems built in-house."

"The most valuable feature is that it's a central repository for everything, whether it's videos, documents, Excel sheets, etc."

"The product is user-friendly."

"It has the ability to categorize and search."

"The lifecycle management is valuable because many of our businesses create content and it passes through a lifecycle."

"It is a very secure system. It is reliable, and that is one of the reasons people manage their content within Documentum. It gives them the confidence that the content is accessible to the right people and not to the wrong people."

"The most valuable feature of OpenText Documentum is the versioning."

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Cons

"Integration with third-party tools should be improved (e.g. based on APIs)."

"The standard out-of-the-box solutions for modeling are not so good. You have to do some configuration to make it easier and more user-friendly."

"It takes a long time for a new user to start working with ARIS, so perhaps it could be more user-friendly in terms of the complicated construction conventions that it uses."

"The governance mechanism could be better, as could automation."

"The integration between ARIS, webMethods, and project versions needs improvement."

"There are some things in the collaboration module that could be improved a little, such as the functionality which dynamically pushes notifications to interested people when a process changes during the Release Cycle Management workflow."

"The interface is a little archaic."

"Improvement should be made as per customer requirements."

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"Sometimes DocBroker cannot see the DocBase."

"The interface is not user-friendly, new meta data classes are not easy to create."

"OpenText Documentum's user interface could be improved a little bit."

"It can be somewhat cumbersome for the operations team since it’s not a cloud instance"

"They should develop something so that bugs don't happen in our project. We make changes manually and some bugs happen."

"I would like to see performance improvements, especially regarding slow response times."

"OpenText Documentum is moving to the cloud, and I am concerned about the security aspect of it."

"OpenText Documentum has a lot of scope for improvement in terms of adding some AI integrations."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would recommend the product to only enterprise companies because of the pricing."

"It is on the higher side."

"It is well worth the investment in the enterprise."

"Pricing for ARIS BPA is average, not cheap or expensive. It's cost-effective and worth the money we pay."

"In terms of pricing, it would be nice if it were more affordable."

"Prices are high. However, they are worth it if the organization utilizes the tool to its full potential."

"It depends on different parameters."

"The product is expensive."

More ARIS BPA pricing and cost advice

"OpenText Documentum has announced a new licensing model, which could be more expensive."

"The price is considered affordable now."

"It falls in line with a lot of things that are out there on the market. There is nothing extraordinary in terms of great or bad."

"It is quite an expensive product."

"The product is expensive."

"OpenText Documentum's pricing is good."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

16%

Government

10%

Manufacturing Company

Energy/Utilities Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	32
Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	47

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	10
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	28

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ARIS BPA?

It is a bit expensive regarding ARIS BPA. However, ARIS BPA does save a lot of effort because this is one tool which can be used for multiple purposes and the viewers have the capability to perform...

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What needs improvement with ARIS BPA?

We are not using any what-if scenario features in ARIS BPA. Currently, we are not using the performance monitoring and compliance checks features in ARIS BPA. We have plans to use them, but current...

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What is your primary use case for ARIS BPA?

ARIS BPA is being used for process modeling, and we are planning to upgrade and enhance it for process mining and other purposes. We are using it for everything. Currently, we are doing HRMS integr...

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What do you like most about OpenText Documentum?

The most valuable feature of Documentum for our content management needs is its ability to segregate access based on department and role.

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What needs improvement with OpenText Documentum?

The interface of OpenText Documentum could be more intuitive; sometimes it is hard to find where the information is located.

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What is your primary use case for OpenText Documentum?

We are using it to archive the information about our sales.

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Also Known As

ARIS, ARIS BPM

Dell EMC Documentum, Documentum , Documentum xCelerated Composition Platform

Overview

ARIS is the market-leading solution for professional business process management and modeling. Whether you want to document the "as-is" state of your operations for quality or certification reasons or design the "to-be" in terms of continuous improvement in your transformation program, ARIS is the best choice for establishing a single source of truth regarding all process excellence topics in your organization. It is for any organization looking to digitally transform their business, increase operational excellence and customer experience and ensure compliance in execution. ARIS helps you to make the most out of your processes with Process Mining, Risk & Compliance Management, RPA and much more.

What makes the difference?

The most comprehensive platform for process excellence in the market
Easy to use
Covers business & IT architecture from all angles
Full flexibility and >100 diagram types
Customer-driven development based on best practices
Strong partner ecosystem

ARIS is the market-leading solution for any organization and ideally suited to digitally transform the organization, increase operational excellence and customer experience and ensure compliance in execution.

Software AG

OpenText Documentum Content Management provides centralized document management with strong security, advanced metadata management, and seamless integration with systems like SAP and Salesforce, aiding businesses in overseeing content effectively.

OpenText Documentum Content Management is known for its strong integration capabilities, especially with systems such as SAP, Salesforce, and Oracle E-Business Suite, facilitating effective document management. Its strengths include advanced security features, comprehensive metadata management, and robust support for lifecycle and workflow management. The platform's scalability and business process automation capabilities support industries with large volumes of content. It is adaptable for various sectors, including healthcare, banking, insurance, and government, providing document storage, sharing, and collaboration functionalities. While the intuitive automation engine enhances workflows, users have noted that improvements are needed in UI design, performance, and integration with additional systems. Concerns about cloud transition security, high costs, outdated workflows, and complex metadata management indicate areas for development. Supports are sought for AI integrations, improved cloud functionality, and efficient documentation.

What are the key features of OpenText Documentum Content Management?

Security: Robust security features ensure content protection.
Metadata Management: Advanced handling of metadata enhances organization.
Integration: Seamless connectivity with systems like SAP and Salesforce.
Lifecycle Management: Comprehensive support for document lifecycles.
Automation Engine: Streamlined workflows through intuitive automation.

What benefits or ROI can users expect?

Improved Efficiency: Centralized management reduces redundancies.
Regulatory Compliance: Helps meet industry standards easily.
Scalability: Accommodates growing content volumes effortlessly.
Enhanced Collaboration: Facilitates document sharing and teamwork.
Secure Cloud Transition: Maintains security while adopting cloud services.

Industries such as healthcare, banking, and government use OpenText Documentum Content Management for document-centric processes, ensuring regulatory compliance and facilitating collaboration. With Captiva enhancing OCR and batch scanning, it is crucial for managing high-quality documentation and compliance efforts across sectors.

OpenText

Sample Customers

Tesco, Weifu, Airbus, Siemens, Proximus, Alicorp, Sekerbank, Bancor, Philips,Sky, Emirates NBD, Dubai Municipality, Suva, U.S. Army, Australia Post, Westfalen Weser Energie - ARIS serves customers across all industries and of every size worldwide. Companies trust ARIS as the market leader for process excellence with more than 30 years of experience in the market, 10 million users worldwide, from 1 user companies to the Fortune 500.

Agility; Bibliotheca Alexandrina; Capitec Bank; Department of Social Development, Republic of South Africa; County of Los Angeles, Department of Human Resources; Fresenius Kabi; Heathrow Airport; Lahey Health; Linde PLC; Milestone Pharma Co. Ltd; National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development; Open Grid Europe GmbH; REPCO NEX Industrial Solutions; Springer Nature; Syngene International; Tata Power DDL; University of Texas Austin

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