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IBM ECM vs Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7 comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

IBM ECM
Ranking in Enterprise Content Management
16th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
2.8
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Sharepoint 2010 on Windows ...
Ranking in Enterprise Content Management
11th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Enterprise Content Management category, the mindshare of IBM ECM is 2.4%, up from 2.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7 is 0.4%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Content Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x70.4%
IBM ECM2.4%
Other97.2%
Enterprise Content Management
 

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.
RJ
Senior Business Analyst at a construction company with 51-200 employees
Centralized collaboration has transformed intranet projects but search and mobile still need work
Workflow in Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7 has helped my teams by using it for Sharepoint access request forms. The workflow I use involves submission, and when the submission happens, there is an approval of the form. Approval goes to the manager, and once he approves it, it goes to the next phase. For final acceptance, we send it to an end user so he can check mark on it or indicate that the work is done. These are the approval processes we utilize, including out-of-the-box email approval and alerts sent by the system. Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7 has saved time and improved productivity by enabling cost-saving measures. When using one place for all documents, your team can see everything in the latest mode. All they need to do is click the link to access the same place, and follow-up conversations occur on the same page. It definitely saves a lot of time and energy for teams, allowing them to focus less on email exchanges and more on project tasks. Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7 has positively impacted my organization by providing very good collaboration capability. It includes a list, calendar, permissions, and everything that works great for everyone. It offers one centralized place, so there is no need to configure or go to multiple places looking for the same information. Once I update information, everybody syncs on the same data. It also enables tracking changes, restoring previous versions, maintaining document history, and sharing team calendars, organizing the same vision with different kinds of access. This feature definitely contributes to good progress in teams, making it very useful for any organization. Best features Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7 offers include a list and permission capability, team collaboration capability, workflow and approval process capability. All of these capabilities are fantastic, including version control and permission-based access, providing one centralized place where everybody can see everything and update it. If we need to revert back, version control is there, and we can see how much use case it is. It is very efficient for business users. I am a Sharepoint user for a long time, so all of those features are fantastic.

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

Pros

"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."
"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."
"The vertical scalability, as we can use it across some of our applications."
"We were using an old technology and with the move to FileNet, we now have new capabilities, new features, and a new roadmap."
"The experiences of our internal and external customers have absolutely changed since implementing the solution, as it is a pleasure to use the system to manage the data, we are more organized, we are more agile, we have more information, and we can react to that information better."
"Case Manager’s most valuable feature is its ability to store all of our documents in a single place that we can give the business lines access to."
"The most valuable features are the enterprise scaling capabilities."
"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."
"With Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7, the collaboration, versioning control, and data accuracy improved, allowing us to finish the project in just one month or two instead of six, signifying a potential saving of four months worth of time and salary for the same project."
"There is definitely an improved turnaround because of using Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7."
"Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7 positively impacts my organization overall through time-saving, cost reduction, and improved collaboration, particularly by eliminating delays for approvals when managers are not on-site."
"Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7 has definitely impacted my organization positively because now we don't have to manually create folder structures in our local desktops."
"My main use case for Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7 is that it serves as a great collaboration tool."
 

Cons

"I would like to see seamless application integration."
"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."
"More importantly, it is sometimes overly complex, and requires a lot of work from the infrastructure and administration standpoint; a lot of hands-on patches."
"I think we need to see less dependence on Java, and get away from those applets."
"The development platform is not local. For example, you need 100 days in IBM, whereas other platforms, like ServiceNow, need only 20 days."
"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."
"There are definitely challenges. It's not an easy solution."
"However, I've heard from other users, other IBM customers, that's not necessarily the case. Nothing out of the box can really be used immediately."
"Although I'm really happy with the current way Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7 works, I think there is still room for some improvement, enhancement, and refinement in its accuracy and reliability of output."
"Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7 can be improved, particularly since Windows 2010 on R2 server is no longer supported by Microsoft."
"The help section and support for Sharepoint was very lacking."
"Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7 can be improved with configuration that is simple without becoming complex and does not depend heavily on the IT department."
"Regarding improvements for Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7, I found that while it provides flexibility through Sharepoint Designer for creating workflows, there are limitations where I have to write code rather than using the GUI itself."
 

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
21%
Construction Company
15%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
5%
Construction Company
47%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Non Profit
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Large Enterprise16
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Large Enterprise12
 

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 Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7?
Documentation for Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7 can be improved. Sometimes when it came to finding certain features or when I had not done something in a while and could not remembe...
What is your primary use case for Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7?
Collaboration between team members, work lists and item lists, and data export are my main use cases for Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7. There are some Sharepoint custom apps that ha...
What advice do you have for others considering Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7?
My result with Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7 has been pretty positive. I am not sure if anybody would be looking to jump to Sharepoint 2010 at this point if they are not already usi...
 

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