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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
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Enterprise Content Management category, the mindshare of IBM ECM is 2.4%, down from 2.4% 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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Pros

"The vertical scalability, as we can use it across some of our applications."
"The scalability is a valuable feature, that we're able to display our documents to so many people."
"It has allowed us to take all of our faxes and put them directly into our systems versus having to print them off first and then scan them in, greatly speeding up our front-end processing and making us a lot more efficient."
"It has definitely improved the way our organization functions."
"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."
"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 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."
"This is a good and stable solution; it is a solution that you can trust and is, indeed, the best solution that we found out there."
"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."
"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 positively impacted our organization by consolidating all company forms and documents into a single repository, creating a great intranet that avoids the issues of scattered file shares and email communications."
"The main feature of Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7 is making document management easier because it is very simple to use, I can use the console web to share documents with some users, and it is very fast to edit the document together with other colleagues and share it without sending emails."
"My advice to others looking into using Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7 is that if you are looking for a hassle-free implementation, go for it."
"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."
"My main use case for Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7 is that it serves as a great collaboration tool."
 

Cons

"It didn't implement as easy as we had hoped. We had some partner issues."
"Technical support is pretty good. It's a crap shoot."
"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."
"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."
"Datacap is a very complex system. It is very much an ease-of-use issue."
"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."
"The development platform is not local. For example, you need 100 days in IBM, whereas other platforms, like ServiceNow, need only 20 days."
"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."
"I have not seen a return on investment for Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7."
"The help section and support for Sharepoint was very lacking."
"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."
"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."
"Because sometimes I cannot find some documents by searching for words in Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7, I don't know why, but it can be improved."
"Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7 can be improved, particularly since Windows 2010 on R2 server is no longer supported by Microsoft."
"Regarding potential improvements for Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7, I note that both products, including the server version, are out of support, so ideally, there should be extended long-term support for security fixes."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Construction Company
15%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Healthcare Company
7%
Construction Company
45%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Wholesaler/Distributor
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Large Enterprise16
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise1
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 Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7?
Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7 can be improved by combining it with some other features, such as the ability to restrict a single file by an administrator. That would be the feature ...
What is your primary use case for Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7?
My main use case for Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7 is storing and backing up files from endpoint devices while sharing files securely across users.
What advice do you have for others considering Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7?
On a scale of one to ten, I would rate Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7 a nine. I chose nine out of ten for Sharepoint 2010 on Windows server 2012r2-24x7 because it is good software an...
 

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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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