IBM ECM vs OpenText Extended ECM comparison

IBM and OpenText are both solutions in the Enterprise Content Management category. IBM is ranked #13 with an average rating of 8.0, while OpenText is ranked #3 with an average rating of 7.7. IBM holds a 2.2% mindshare in ECM, compared to OpenText’s 11.4% mindshare. Additionally, 94% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of OpenText users who would recommend it.

IBM ECM

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94% willing to recommend

OpenText Extended ECM

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96% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024

IBM ECM and OpenText Extended ECM compete in the enterprise content management category. IBM ECM seems to have the upper hand in competitive pricing and strong support, while OpenText Extended ECM is favored for its comprehensive feature set.

Features: IBM ECM provides strong document management, workflow automation, and robust integration capabilities. OpenText Extended ECM offers advanced collaboration tools, deep integration with business applications, and a focus on enhancing team productivity.

Room for Improvement: IBM ECM could improve its collaboration features, user interface design, and ease of integrating with non-IBM applications. OpenText Extended ECM may enhance its user interface consistency, reduce initial setup complexity, and streamline integration processes to improve initial user experience.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IBM ECM provides a straightforward deployment process with solid service and support. OpenText Extended ECM offers comprehensive support and resources to manage its more complex deployments effectively.

Pricing and ROI: IBM ECM offers a cost-effective setup, leading to quicker ROI due to lower initial expenses. OpenText Extended ECM, though costlier initially, promises greater long-term value through its extensive features and integration capabilities.

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Categories and Ranking

IBM ECM

Ranking in Enterprise Content Management

13th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

OpenText Extended ECM

Ranking in Enterprise Content Management

3rd

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Content Collaboration Platforms (11th)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Enterprise Content Management category, the mindshare of IBM ECM is 2.2%, down from 2.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Extended ECM is 11.4%, up from 10.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Omar_Ismail

ECM, Archives and Digital Preservation Consultant at DataServe

A stable solution for automation with high availability

Moving to the cloud with IBM ECM is not allowed. In Saudi Arabia, the cloud infrastructure is still non-operational, potentially for the next two to three months. Static clouds are prevalent among foundational enterprises such as IBM and Oracle. IBM offers its cloud insights, maintaining its cloud ecosystem. IBM's efforts to enhance the user experience within its ECM platform are lacking compared to competitors like OpenText. Progress in implementing new technologies and features seems sluggish. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

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Jaideep MS

Practice Director at a outsourcing company with 51-200 employees

Enables effective document control yet requires better affordability and clarity

I use extended ECM for procurement, sales, engineering documents, and sometimes invoices and accounts payable or receivable The version controls and the business workspace part integrate well with SAP and OpenText, providing granular level control over who accesses the workspace. The seamless…

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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

"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."

"The content management is all about you as you can make the same content for minimal purpose solutions applications."

"The scalability is a valuable feature, that we're able to display our documents to so many people."

"The vertical scalability, as we can use it across some of our applications."

"Scalability is great. We can extend areas horizontally and vertically."

"We use Core Share to share documents with external auditors or with vendors, and that prevents them from being able to get into the whole system. It is useful."

"Being able to tag metadata on documents and being able to have different workspaces in there for our documents is valuable. We do loan documents, and different types of documents have different types of retentions. We are able to categorize based on that, and we are able to do tag searching to find what we are looking for."

"The ability to add metadata and use that to categorize information is a valuable feature of OpenText Extended ECM."

"We also have a module on top of the Content Server called WebReports that has been one of the things that helped us facilitate the workflow and give managers good reporting and visibility into where everything is. Being able to use that on top of the Content Server was a big help."

"We can configure the solution with any industry's products per customer requirements."

"It's a very good solution."

"The integration of a document management platform with many other applications, e.g. SAP, SuccessFactors, Salesforce, SharePoint, etc."

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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."

"I would like to see seamless application integration."

"I think it's already getting away from Java applets. A lot of our users struggle with keeping up to date with Java versioning, so a lot of the functions they're doing, like printing, emailing, and even some of the viewing, they're struggling with."

"The development platform is not local. For example, you need 100 days in IBM, whereas other platforms, like ServiceNow, need only 20 days."

"The solution needs to improve the user interface."

"The architecture needs improvement, as it's complex."

"There are no additional features that I would like to see. I am pretty happy with it, but their support could be a bit better."

"I have not used it enough to start running into issues. Some of my technical guys could name a couple of things, but in terms of support, we did have challenges getting good responses from them."

"User interface needs improvement (at least in the version we are using, desktop client)."

"When it comes to addressing complex use cases, three or four years ago, we ended up purchasing an additional OpenText product called AppWorks because we started to run into some limitations with the workflow that can be done in Extended ECM. It was a little limiting, so we ended up getting another product."

"OpenText Extended ECM's user interface could be improved."

"We had some issues with scalability in the production. So, I would rate it a five out of ten."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Reach out to local IBM partners."

"It is a little more expensive than our previous solution, but because of the fact that it has become a rallying point for different groups to come under, it might end up paying off better in the long run by not having seven siloed solutions. Even though this one solution is a little pricey, it might eliminate other ones."

"The licensing is not that complex for the core products, but it becomes more complicated for some additional modules."

"OpenText Extended ECM's pricing and licensing are aggressive and confusing for the end customer."

"The tool's pricing is confusing to the end customer."

"OpenText Extended ECM is an expensive solution."

"The solution is expensive."

"The total cost of the product will vary on the capabilities required"

"The product is pricey."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

36%

Government

12%

Computer Software Company

11%

Real Estate/Law Firm

Government

14%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM ECM?

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, Mic...

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

The product is expensive and has a perpetual license.

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What needs improvement with IBM ECM?

The development platform is not local. For example, you need 100 days in IBM, whereas other platforms, like ServiceNow, need only 20 days.

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What do you like most about OpenText Content Suite Platform?

We also have a module on top of the Content Server called WebReports that has been one of the things that helped us facilitate the workflow and give managers good reporting and visibility into wher...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for OpenText Content Suite Platform?

The cost is a significant factor that may deter medium-sized businesses from using OpenText extended ECM.

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What needs improvement with OpenText Content Suite Platform?

The cost of the product could be improved. Currently, there are certain snags in document viewing, and communication from the pre-sales team is not clear. The expectation from the customer versus t...

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Compared 10% of the time

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Compared 9% of the time

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Compared 15% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 2% of the time

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Also Known As

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OpenText Content Suite Platform, OpenText Core Share

Overview

IBM Content Foundation on Cloud

IBM Content Foundation on Cloud allows organizations to deliver extensive enterprise content management capabilities to their users very quickly. IBM Content Foundation is powered by the FileNet content and process platform and IBM Content Navigator user experience. This cloud offering can be leveraged for a variety of use cases including collaborative document management, imaging solutions, social content management, archiving, and more. It also offers a platform for developing Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions in the cloud.

IBM Case Manager on Cloud

IBM Case Manager on Cloud is a solution platform that engages people with business content, provides contextual insight through real-time analytics, and enhances teamwork through collaboration tools and flexible workflow. Enables Business and IT to work together to create solutions across the enterprise that enables an organization to make smarter decisions for better business outcomes, while balancing the need for security and compliance in a world of heightened risk.

IBM

OpenText Extended ECM (formerly OpenText Content Suite Platform) is an enterprise content management platform that securely governs the information lifecycle by integrating with leading enterprise applications, such as SAP, Microsoft 365, Salesforce and SAP SuccessFactors. Bringing content and processes together, Extended ECM provides access to information when and where it’s needed, improves decision-making and drives operational effectiveness.

OpenText

Sample Customers

KeyBank, Standard Chartered Bank, Union Bank, Sistema Tecnol‹gico de Monterrey, Illinois Department of Human Services, UnitedHealth Group

ATCO Australia, MSIG Asia, Orica, Salt River Project

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