DocStar ECM vs IBM Datacap comparison

The compared Epicor and IBM solutions aren't in the same category. Epicor is ranked #27 in ECM , and holds a 1.1% mindshare in the category. IBM is ranked #6 in IDP , with an average rating of 9.5, and holds a 2.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Epicor users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of IBM users who would recommend it.

DocStar ECM

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100% willing to recommend

IBM Datacap

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89% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

DocStar ECM

Average Rating

9.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Content Management (27th), Document Management Software (12th)

IBM Datacap

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) (6th)

Mindshare comparison

DocStar ECM and IBM Datacap aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. DocStar ECM is designed for Enterprise Content Management and holds a mindshare of 1.1%, up 0.3% compared to last year.
IBM Datacap, on the other hand, focuses on Intelligent Document Processing (IDP), holds 2.7% mindshare, down 4.7% since last year.

Enterprise Content Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
DocStar ECM	1.1%
SharePoint	11.4%
OpenText Content Management	7.2%
Other	80.3%

Enterprise Content Management

Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
IBM Datacap	2.7%
ABBYY Vantage	5.5%
UiPath IXP	5.5%
Other	86.3%

Intelligent Document Processing (IDP)

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it_user255402

President/Owner with 51-200 employees

It has the flexibility to span across multiple departments, improving, for example, accounts-payable automation and contract management.

Ease of use Flexibility to span across multiple departments A/P Automation H/R On boarding Client/Vendor File Management Contract Management Not designed well for high-volume batch capture Does not display the images during the scanning process, so QC is always a post process Over 13…

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Bhasker ReddyPIdintla

Technical Delivery Head at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Has improved document scanning accuracy with advanced OCR capabilities

IBM needs to improve on scanning and reading accuracy for unstructured documents. Additionally, an important missing feature is the ability to merge documents and present data across different UI screens. This is especially beneficial for customer onboarding where documents are scanned not all at once but periodically. Incorporating automation could also aid in this area.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"We have some very compelling case studies with a very positive ROI."

"The solution automates manual data entry."

"An example: In the state of Connecticut, we implemented a solution which was forms based, but inspired by IBM technology, and we were able to eliminate a process which normally took 60 days and cut it down to six hours."

"There's something that's very unique about IBM DataCap. It provides me with a good solution for extracting, reading the QR codes, and scanning them. In this stage, we are working in a UIT phase before implementing this protocol in all our branches. From my initial observation, IBM DataCap is good, it is not working too fast, but in a good manner for us."

"The big thing these days is really the Insight Edition component and being able to build annotators to extract from literally unstructured content: paragraphs and information where there's no start anchor point to define where that data is located. There could be a number of entities in that which you have to draw information from. Being able to extract from them is really the differentiator today between that product and many of the other products..."

"Datacap as compared to other products is a cheaper product, the stability and all the features are great, and the user-friendly features look good and you have less customization."

"It is the best solution for scanning purposes."

"It's resiliency. There are multiple ways of identifying what you are looking for. There are multiple export formats."

"It is very easy to develop this software. It is low code, and if you can't find the things you need on it, you can develop custom actions with more complex code underneath. They sync well, which is very useful for automating a lot of processes. It is a really valuable feature for the clients because we can ingest information and automate plenty of processes for them. The operators don't have to waste that much time on tasks. With Datacap, they can be automated."

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Cons

"Not designed well for high-volume batch capture Does not display the images during the scanning process, so QC is always a post process"

"We had more experience, and we knew a lot more about the product than their first-line support did, and that's a really bad sign."

"I give the scalability of the solution a six out of ten."

"I've faced some bugs or issues. They should do deeper testing of the product before releasing it because some of the bugs that I found were a bit simple. I understand that it is a massive product, and some of the functionalities can get overlooked."

"Datacap has performance issues when processing large volumes of documents. We're doing 18,000 pages daily. Scanning takes almost 20-30 minutes, but it normally takes one or two minutes. We informed IBM and opened a ticket for that. They forwarded the issue to developers but didn't give a specific timeline for it to be resolved. Version 8.1 is already at the end of support."

"Reporting and analytics seem to often be something of an afterthought. With Datacap, they've started building out some dashboards, but one thing we hear from our clients a lot is, "Well, gee, we really love reports. What Datacap has is not really helpful. We'd like something better. We'd like more dashboards." That's one area where we've seen some feedback that the product could do better."

"We have page requirements where some values must be copied on each page. For example, say I need to scan a bunch of documents, and the name will be a field on every page. We don't have a default functionality in Datacap to copy the field value on the first page to all the pages. That feature would make the documents easy to prepare."

"In one case, our client needed to scan 5,000 pages in five minutes, or less, Datacap was not able to accommodate this task."

"I would like better ease of use and more support options."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"This solution is the most expensive in the market."

"We were using the User Value Unit licensing, which means we get charged per active user of the system, and if I'm not mistaken, we also had it for the rule runner service. They had a PVU license model, which is a processor value unit. For each process that we have in our system, we pay a certain amount of money. We found the pricing to be quite steep. It was really an expensive solution in comparison to Kofax, which had a different licensing model and was actually cheaper overall because they charge per page and not per user and per process."

"This solution offers seamless integration with other enterprise products, which is my area of responsibility, focusing on government sector projects. Larger enterprise projects don't pose problems. It might be suitable for small businesses as well."

"It varies, and it depends on the client's requirements and negotiations. Nowadays, Datacap is also included in the IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation."

"If you want IBM Datacap on cloud, which is a service run by IBM, the price can be quite expensive, but if you want to just purchase the licenses and own those yourself, then the price is very competitive."

"In Egypt, we have exchange rates that change year to year, and currently, we're facing an increase in the exchange rate between our Egyptian pound and the dollar. Since we have been using IBM DataCap two years ago we had a good price, it was not expensive. However, I cannot say now if it is expensive or not because of the exchange rate. Additionally, I don't have the data of other competitors and I don't know the prices."

"It is an expensive solution."

"Pricing depends on how much we use it. We pay per bulk quantity. We pay as you go. Therefore, it sort of depends on our usage of it."

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Financial Services Firm

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Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	3

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Small Business	12
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	12

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Datacap?

Pricing is in the mid-range but could be more affordable, rated at four point five.

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I primarily use IBM Datacap ( /products/ibm-datacap-reviews ) for data capture and scanning documents with OCR. Specifically, it's used for DocuSign ( /products/docusign-reviews ) as well.

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Overview

Helping businesses translate vision into action for more than 20 years, DocStar offers delivers a flexible and innovative enterprise content management and process automation platform. Easy to implement and use—both in the cloud and on premises—DocStar proven technology and global process expertise empowers organizations to operate at peak performance, navigate change, and grow. By scaling and modernizing operations and enabling greater collaboration, DocStar allows data and transactions to flow efficiently throughout your organization. With increased visibility among employees, customers, and partners, we deliver better business outcomes such as increased auditability and greater ease of compliance.

Epicor

IBM Datacap helps you streamline the capture, recognition and classification of business documents and extract important information. Datacap supports multiple-channel capture by processing paper documents on scanners, mobile devices, multi-function peripherals and fax. It uses natural language processing, text analytics and machine learning technologies, like those in IBM Watson, to automatically identify, classify and extract content from unstructured or variable documents. The software can reduce labor and paper costs, deliver meaningful information and support faster decision making.

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Gillette Pepsi CompaniesUnited Way of KnoxvilleUniversity of MichiganMohawk PaperCleveland IndiansThe City of CamdenPenn Foster Career SchoolCapital Cardiology AssociatesCollier Restaurant Group

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