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Exalead vs OpenText Knowledge Discovery (IDOL) comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Exalead
Ranking in Indexing and Search
10th
Average Rating
6.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
OpenText Knowledge Discover...
Ranking in Indexing and Search
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Indexing and Search category, the mindshare of Exalead is 3.5%, down from 4.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Knowledge Discovery (IDOL) is 7.5%, down from 9.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Indexing and Search
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer916404 - PeerSpot reviewer
The indexing feature is handy but the user interface and support can be better
I am not sure if I will recommend this solution to others. There should definitely be an improvement in the user interface. It should be more friendly and customize until it's perfect. On a scale from 1 to 10, I rate this solution a six, because there is room for improvement.
ERICK RAMIREZ - PeerSpot reviewer
Scales linearly and vertically; primarily used in AI
If I am not wrong, IDOL is working to release improvements in new capabilities in the next six months. There is room for improvement in some very important capabilities in visual analytics. They have been focusing on improving the face recognition algorithm. The accuracy of object detection could be improved as well and I know they are working on that at the moment. I would like to see some machine learning capabilities added to the next release.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I find the indexing feature the most valuable."
"IDOL has several important visual analytics, like face recognition and object detection and recognition."
 

Cons

"The scalability of the solution is a problem."
"There is room for improvement in some very important capabilities in visual analytics. They have been focusing on improving the face recognition algorithm. The accuracy of object detection could be improved as well and I know they are working on that at the moment."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Government
19%
Transportation Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Outsourcing Company
9%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Also Known As

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Micro Focus IDOL, HPE Autonomy IDOL, HPE IDOL
 

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Sample Customers

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