IBM FileNet vs M-Files vs Oracle WebCenter comparison

The compared IBM and M-Files solutions aren't in the same category. IBM is ranked #2 in ECM , with an average rating of 8.1, and holds a 6.2% mindshare in the category. M-Files is ranked #11 in DMS , and holds a 4.9% mindshare. Additionally, 91% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 75% of M-Files users who would recommend it.

IBM FileNet

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91% willing to recommend

M-Files

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1,162 Views
465 Comparison Views

75% willing to recommend

Oracle WebCenter

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1,694 Views
779 Comparison Views

70% willing to recommend

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Mindshare comparison

Enterprise Content Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
IBM FileNet	6.2%
SharePoint	11.3%
OpenText Content Management	8.0%
Other	74.5%

Enterprise Content Management

Document Management Software Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
M-Files	4.9%
Alfresco	11.8%
OpenText Content Manager	8.2%
Other	75.1%

Document Management Software

Customer Experience Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Oracle WebCenter	1.8%
Genesys Cloud CX	3.6%
Salesforce	3.1%
Other	91.5%

Customer Experience Management

Featured Reviews

Shankar-Kambhampaty

Consulting CTO at a tech consulting company with 1-10 employees

Business workflows have been automated and document processes are streamlined at large scale

I believe IBM FileNet could be improved or enhanced in the future, specifically the user interface development support, which, despite all the improvements, still feels from the 2010s or 2000s. The current state of the user interface development support and the ability to customize it leaves much to be desired. The backend engine, process engine, and object engine are fantastic. However, the user interface, which is required to provide an impressive experience to the user, is difficult to build. IBM will need to do something about this area. Over time, IBM has made improvements with enhancements through CP4BA and other tools, with which user interfaces can be built. But there is much more is needed. The initial setup process for IBM FileNet requires specialists. IBM FileNet is not a click-click-click deploy kind of product. It has several components that need to be installed in different versions and in a particular order. Additionally, IBM Cloud does not provide a proper experience. The problem is I cannot use IBM Cloud easily. I cannot even get a membership easily. With AWS, I just use my credit card, sign up, and I am done. With IBM Cloud, that is not how it is. They go through all validation processes, and it is a nightmare at times. There are problems around IBM FileNet, not exactly with IBM FileNet itself, but the point is that it is not a click-click-click deploy either on the cloud or on-premise. It requires specialists, and there is a big learning curve toward deploying and managing the whole infrastructure as well as the software. I communicate with the technical support of IBM frequently. I have communicated several times, and frankly, there is much to be desired on that side. When you raise a ticket, it takes 24 to 48 hours for them to respond. We live in a time where business moves at the speed of light. Twenty-four hours is a very long time. You need to be able to get technical support instantaneously. It is not like the more contemporary support models where you get turnaround in minutes, not days.

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Laurie NYlund

Director of IT at JH Kelly

Good workflows, and it is easy to use with a dashboard that improves contract visibility

My advice for anybody who is looking into implementing this product is to do a pilot first. After you do your research, do an actual pilot before you commit because everyone has nuances and you might find out that it is not what you want, or that it doesn't really do what you think it's going to do. It is not the simplest product to use but because of the robustness of its feature set in the ability with the workflows, and the APIs, to do just about anything you can imagine with it, that's very valuable. I wish it was a little easier to use because we have to spend more time than I'd like with new users, teaching them how it works. We try to hide all that from them but the setup time to get everything the way we wanted was probably two months. That is two months in one resource working on it half time a week, but it just took a lot of work to get the metadata set up, to get the workflows set up, and to get all the documents added to the repository. Now we've got versioning and we know where everything's at, the dashboard is great, but don't assume when they tell you that you'll be up and running in two weeks, that that is the truth. It takes much longer than you think. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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reviewer2105979

Executive Vice President - Head Digital Partnership and Alliances at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Has a user-friendly interface but performance is not up to scratch

I mainly use WebCenter for content management and publishing WebCenter's interface is very user-friendly. WebCenter requires a lot of design effort to upload content to our regular system. Its performance is also not up to the market standard, and its agility and adaptability could be improved.…

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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 API's extensibility and new user interface are its most valuable features."

"We shred all our paper and no longer need the cabinet space. We used to have about six to 12 inches of cabinet space per customer, which is now gone."

"It has a robust API. We are able to have systems communicate with each other, and do business process automation."

"Provides records management functions."

"One of our clients, a customer of IBM, rolled out and replaced their existing ECM system with FileNet. Their productivity has increased pretty dramatically."

"The beauty is the response time. It is very good nowadays within the platform."

"We have made our service routes more efficient, as far as moving work through the system and being able to react to customer situations and needs better by improving things, such as, address and beneficiary changes. I know that we have definitely made improvements in the process."

"It is really usable. There is a lot of support for it. You have the online components to trawl through the storage. I have a lot of fun with it."

More IBM FileNet pros

"Using M-Files means anybody on the executive team to go in and immediately look at a dashboard and know the status of a contract."

"Oracle integrates well with other products to cover Big Data."

"Integration within the solution is very good."

"A great solution for storing and searching large volumes of documents with easy access."

"You can move workloads in between sub-servers so that you don't overload a portion of the server."

"WebCenter's interface is very user-friendly."

"It's a very scalable solution and the performance is pretty good. The scalability, in my opinion, is the biggest advantage."

"The WebCenter Content is its most valuable feature. After we update a document in WebCenter Content, it can be update automatically in our intranet."

Cons

"The usability is fair. It could be a bit better. It could be better designed. They could put more effort into the user experience and do a better job of integrating other components, like Datacap, to be a bit more seamless."

"The most valuable features of IBM File Manager are workflow, content, and process capabilities."

"As the era is changing to AI, I believe IBM FileNet needs to focus more on AI capabilities."

"I would like to have easier steps for setting up the application. They should have an easy one step process for the whole installation. Right now, you have to know the application well to set it up and have IT expertise."

"The application's processing engineer needs to be more advanced."

"I would like to see in FileNet integrated with Watson, which can read something and send it without any human contact or interaction."

"I think some of the technical pieces, when implementing it ourselves, were something of a roadblock until we discovered the Concierge. Those are some things they have to work on."

"The basic and fundamental point about FileNet is that the interface is very bad. It's just not appealing so people are reluctant to use it."

More IBM FileNet cons

"The integration with other products needs to be improved."

"There are many document management systems that offer pretty much the same functionalities but at a lower price. The product as such is pretty good. However, the pricing is not comparable. They need to adjust their pricing to be more competitive on the market."

"Its functions need more stability."

"This solution needs to support translation into the Arabic language."

"WebCenter requires a lot of design effort to upload content to our regular system."

"The speed of the backup should be enhanced."

"The solution should be offered in Persian. Right now, our version is in English, and there's a bit of a language barrier between the users and the product."

"Does not seem to be totally compatible with Windows 10 as of our current version."

"I would like them to add more Web 2.0 features."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"FileNet is not cheap, but you absolutely get what you pay for. "

"For small scale industries, they allow different options. They can do open source. It is the complexity of the data security that they should think about before they choose."

"Talking about the cost is difficult because IBM has offers that combine different products, and each of these offers has different types of licensing. IBM also has a policy that the actual price for a given customer may be very different from the stated book price. It's hard to say whether it's expensive or not."

"We use extraction. Therefore, we can see 80 to 85 percent accuracy on data extraction. This reduces the manual indexing part, which is definitely a gain on performance efficiency."

"The platform is inexpensive."

"It is still a leading ECM solution provider, however the cost to implement and maintain are higher than other solutions."

"The biggest issue is the cost of the FileNet, because the license cost is very high. If a customer doesn't have good technical guides that are aware of the license calculation, they will pay too much. FileNet's license calculation depends on the processor and number of users. So my advice to a new customer is to be very careful with your calculations before purchasing FileNet."

"The licensing cost of FileNet is comparable."

More IBM FileNet pricing and cost advice

"They have an Optical Character Scanning module but we didn't buy it because it's ridiculously expensive."

"The price needs to be lowered."

"The price of this solution is considered to be high; however, when speaking with Oracle, it is possible to get discounts of up to sixty percent."

"WebCenter's pricing is on the higher side."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

17%

Computer Software Company

Government

Marketing Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Government

Construction Company

Government

12%

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Manufacturing Company

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Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	32
Midsize Enterprise	13
Large Enterprise	74

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By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	10

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM FileNet?

The product is robust and can process a lot of documents for enterprise content management.

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

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Comparisons

OpenText Content Management vs IBM FileNet

Compared 13% of the time

SharePoint vs IBM FileNet

Compared 13% of the time

Hyland OnBase vs IBM FileNet

Compared 10% of the time

OpenText Documentum Content Management vs IBM FileNet

Compared 8% of the time

Microsoft OneDrive for Business vs IBM FileNet

Compared 3% of the time

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SharePoint vs M-Files

Compared 16% of the time

Alfresco vs M-Files

Compared 14% of the time

DocuWare vs M-Files

Compared 9% of the time

Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management vs M-Files

Compared 8% of the time

Newgen OmniDocs vs M-Files

Compared 7% of the time

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SharePoint vs Oracle WebCenter

Compared 18% of the time

Adobe Experience Manager vs Oracle WebCenter

Compared 12% of the time

Oracle Content Management vs Oracle WebCenter

Compared 9% of the time

WordPress Business-Enterprise vs Oracle WebCenter

Compared 7% of the time

Drupal vs Oracle WebCenter

Compared 6% of the time

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Overview

IBM FileNet is a leading IBM enterprise content management product family. IBM FileNet is one of the ECM solutions that can change the way a company does business by enabling users to capture, activate, socialize, analyze, and govern content throughout its lifecycle.

There are many IBM FileNet products available, all of which are integrated and based on the FileNet P8 Platform.

IBM

M-Files is the leading platform for knowledge work automation. With M-Files, knowledge workers can find information faster, work smarter, and achieve more. M-Files features an innovative metadata-driven architecture, embedded workflow engine, and advanced artificial intelligence that enable customers to eliminate information chaos, improve process efficiency, and automate security and compliance. By embedding automation and GenAI into its core, M-Files' platform not only increases efficiencies for organizations but also empowers knowledge workers to focus on what truly matters—innovation and strategic growth. With 10 global offices, M-Files serves more than 5,000 customers in 100 countries. Start your free trial OR Schedule a demo. For more information, visit www.m-files.com.

M-Files

Oracle WebCenter is the center of engagement for business powering exceptional experiences for customers, partners, and employees. It connects people, processes, and information with the most complete portfolio of portal, content management, Web experience management, and collaboration technologies.

Oracle

Sample Customers

Suncorp Group Limited, St. Vincent Health, Citigroup, SRCSD, and UK Dept for Work and Pensions.

Crowe UK, Stearns Bank, Head Energy, OMV, TK Elevator

Chhattisgarh Infotech and Biotech Promotion Society, Jagran Prakashan Ltd., Standard Forwarding LLC, United Automotive Electronic Systems Co. Ltd., INSO sistemi per le infrastrutture sociali S.p.A., Helsana Versicherungen AG, ArRiyadh Development Authority, John Lewis Partnership, Arqiva, SURUGADAI EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE, Portuguese Official Agriculture and Fisheries

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