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DocStar ECM vs SmartDocs R5 ECM comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

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

DocStar ECM
Ranking in Enterprise Content Management
26th
Average Rating
9.6
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Document Management Software (18th)
SmartDocs R5 ECM
Ranking in Enterprise Content Management
40th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Enterprise Content Management category, the mindshare of DocStar ECM is 0.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SmartDocs R5 ECM is 0.1%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Content Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
DocStar ECM0.5%
SmartDocs R5 ECM0.1%
Other99.4%
Enterprise Content Management
 

Featured Reviews

it_user255402 - PeerSpot reviewer
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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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise3
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Comparisons

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Also Known As

docSTAR eclipse
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

Gillette Pepsi CompaniesUnited Way of KnoxvilleUniversity of MichiganMohawk PaperCleveland IndiansThe City of CamdenPenn Foster Career SchoolCapital Cardiology AssociatesCollier Restaurant Group
Shipley Associates, Raytheon, L3Harris, General Dynamics, AECOM, Blue Origin
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