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IBM ECM vs Microsoft OneDrive for Business comparison

 

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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

IBM ECM
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
2.8
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (14th)
Microsoft OneDrive for Busi...
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
4.5
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
Content Collaboration Platforms (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

IBM ECM and Microsoft OneDrive for Business aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. IBM ECM is designed for Enterprise Content Management and holds a mindshare of 2.6%, up 2.2% compared to last year.
Microsoft OneDrive for Business, on the other hand, focuses on Content Collaboration Platforms, holds 6.6% mindshare, down 9.8% since last year.
Enterprise Content Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM ECM2.6%
SharePoint11.8%
Alfresco7.1%
Other78.5%
Enterprise Content Management
Content Collaboration Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft OneDrive for Business6.6%
Office 3658.6%
Google Workspace8.1%
Other76.7%
Content Collaboration Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

Thinh Tran - PeerSpot reviewer
BPM Consultant at TECHCOMBANK
Has supported enterprise document storage but lacks cloud readiness and AI capabilities
The new version of IBM ECM is at the end of support, and we need to migrate to a new version to get open support. We need AI capabilities from IBM ECM for additional functionalities in the next release. Specifically, AI is needed for finding documents. The trend is moving toward AI, and for managing many documents effectively, we need AI capabilities. Currently, IBM ECM only handles physical files, not unstructured files. IBM needs to work alongside customers and share best practices for IBM ECM. Reading the IBM Redbook alone is not sufficient for the knowledge we need to build the best architecture for my company. IBM ECM needs to improve the cloud version, such as compatibility with Amazon Cloud, not only IBM Cloud, to make their product more competitive.
AM
Technology Analyst at Infosys
Positive features enhance collaboration but room for improvement in file syncing
Regarding Microsoft OneDrive for Business's versioning control, sometimes there are syncing problems. Microsoft OneDrive for Business is available on the cloud as well as on my local machine. When we put a file in Microsoft OneDrive for Business on the local machine, it takes some time to sync, and sometimes it gives an error, which is a specific issue I have encountered. If Microsoft works on the syncing part of Microsoft OneDrive for Business, it would greatly enhance its functionality. Sometimes we update a file, and it isn't showing on another end, which requires us to run a sync again for it to appear. That part, if addressed by Microsoft, would be great. I love SharePoint more, so I will provide feedback in relation to that. SharePoint has only one folder, and we must create multiple folders within that to store files. If they introduce a categorized option, similar to SharePoint where we have team site differentiators, and options for creating communication sites, that would be fantastic for Microsoft OneDrive for Business.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"IBM Enterprise Content Management suite (ICN 2.0.3 for FileNet CM 5.2.1) is an enterprise-ready robust collaboration solution for knowledge workers that would meet the broad needs of the entire enterprise (e.g., document-records management, search, scanning (Datacap), cloud ready, etc.), compared to the other competitors' offerings in the market."
"The tool is a very stable solution with high availability and no information leakage. It has built-in API integration on-site. You can integrate with other components and applications like SAP, Microsoft, Oracle, etc."
"I am going to continue using it because it is a good product for enterprise document management."
"It's given us compliance, the ability to go to cloud or to stay on-prem, it's at the forefront of technology with new products that give us new functionality and business capabilities, and IBM has fantastic, reliable support that has backed us over the years."
"It has definitely improved the way our organization functions."
"We have been using it for awhile for the content management purposes of some of the bank's co-functionality, and we have not seen many issues lately, thus, so far, so good in terms of performance."
"FileNet/IBM really excels when you get into the hundreds of thousands – the millions – of documents, and having some structure and some metadata on those documents."
"The most valuable feature of Content Manager is its flexibility in handling a lot of documents and document images; being an IBM product, I like that."
"So far, OneDrive has been very good for us."
"With this solution, the sharing of documents if very easy to do. There's a lot of collaboration you can do with your colleagues."
"The best features of Microsoft OneDrive for Business are its continuous improvement in terms of cloud capabilities, security features, and user experience as it's enhancing every day compared to the past."
"Microsoft OneDrive for Business is very stable and very good."
"When we were sharing through it, it was a great tool for that purpose."
"The most valuable feature is to be able to modify the file online and keep it stored on the cloud, since it is not necessary to download it to make modifications."
"The integration with other Microsoft products enhances its utility 100% because we are all Microsoft."
"I recommend Microsoft OneDrive to others because everyone in my office uses it, the Microsoft products are in my environment, we use Microsoft, and all my customers use Microsoft, many people use Microsoft, and it is a universal tool, which is what other options may lack."
 

Cons

"I would recommend not going with ECM 8 and going with FileNet instead. It seems like that is the future of the lower-volume repository. It seems like they are moving away from ECM 8.5 so I think we're going to have some challenges coming up, getting off of that technology."
"Currently, IBM ECM only handles physical files, not unstructured files."
"With Datacap, the development piece should definitely be improved; the usability. It's a little hard to use."
"ACCE and some of the other UI is not very intuitive for new users."
"Datacap is a very complex system. It is very much an ease-of-use issue."
"Technical support is pretty good. It's a crap shoot."
"There are definitely challenges. It's not an easy solution."
"Datacap's solution development time is sometimes a multiple of other solutions’ development time, even for simple capture processes, because nothing is out of the box."
"If you are using it strictly for your local machines — as a sole backup — it is not a good idea."
"Performance is an issue when sharing a large number of files in a single folder."
"The area that can be improved is to be able to share easily with folks outside the organization and with folks who don't have an office account. Sometimes, when you send a link, you might have some form of repetition. If you don't know how to share it properly, whoever you are sharing it with will have issues using it. Also, the link that you use to share a document can be made a bit shorter. It doesn't have to be long. Typically, when you want to share a document, it has everything, such as the name of the organization, SharePoint, etc. A short URL will be easier to use, and it will just make life easier, especially because a lot of people are now going mobile. I'm not sure if there's a mobile version of Microsoft OneDrive, similar to Google Drive. If they don't have a mobile app, it would also be nice to have a mobile app because that would help in checking out your documents. It would be easy to check your documents on the go on your phone."
"If I want to pick out certain criteria of pictures, Google enables me to do that whereas OneDrive is a bit sort of flaky."
"The technical support is really very bad."
"The solution has sub-folders, which are visible to various team members."
"An online video player would be great, since sometimes you have to download the video to play it."
"They were terrible for support after COVID hit."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Reach out to local IBM partners.​"
"The price of Microsoft OneDrive is reasonable and compatible with competitors."
"We pay a lot for the Enterprise version, but it is a premium service."
"Using this software, it has had an amazing impact moneywise on our business. It allows us to share documents without the need of extra hardware."
"The licensing is expensive and on a yearly basis."
"It is free if you are using Office 365, and you get a terabyte of storage with your account."
"This is a pricy solution, given that we are only using it at 50% capacity."
"OneDrive comes with Microsoft 365 so it is just an added part of that package."
"Costwise, it is a great option. In most cases, it is a free space, which will be more than enough for most customers."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
26%
Construction Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
6%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Large Enterprise16
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise16
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with IBM ECM?
The new version of IBM ECM is at the end of support, and we need to migrate to a new version to get open support. We need AI capabilities from IBM ECM for additional functionalities in the next rel...
What is your primary use case for IBM ECM?
I can answer a few short questions about my experience with IBM ECM. On our system, we put documents into IBM ECM, which has helped us with the document management process. We use the store documen...
What advice do you have for others considering IBM ECM?
We use both IBM BPM and Camunda together. We still maintain IBM BPM, and for new development, we develop on Camunda. We continue to use other IBM products. We use IBM BPM and ECM, but we don't use ...
What needs improvement with Microsoft OneDrive?
I don't have any problems with Microsoft online products such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint or with Microsoft OneDrive for Business, and I wouldn't change anything.
What is your primary use case for Microsoft OneDrive?
In this company, we use Microsoft OneDrive for Business for around one year. The use is for storing files automatically when the machine goes down. If I have a local machine and lose information, w...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft OneDrive?
I don't know the pricing for Microsoft OneDrive as I am just an end user. In my company, another person manages this, so I don't have access to pricing information.
 

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Sample Customers

KeyBank, Standard Chartered Bank, Union Bank, Sistema Tecnol‹gico de Monterrey, Illinois Department of Human Services, UnitedHealth Group
Chevron, Accenture, Booz Allen Hamilton, DBS, Nestle, Lowe's, MGM Resorts, Textron, MGM Resorts
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