IBM FileNet vs Microsoft OneDrive comparison

The compared IBM and Microsoft solutions aren't in the same category. IBM is ranked #4 in ECM , with an average rating of 8.0, and holds a 9.4% mindshare in the category. Microsoft is ranked #11 in CCP , and holds a 9.6% mindshare. Additionally, 91% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 91% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

IBM FileNet

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91% willing to recommend

Microsoft OneDrive

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91% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

IBM FileNet

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

102

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Content Management (4th)

Microsoft OneDrive

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

4.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Content Collaboration Platforms (11th)

Mindshare comparison

IBM FileNet and Microsoft OneDrive aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. IBM FileNet is designed for Enterprise Content Management and holds a mindshare of 9.4%, down 10.2% compared to last year.
Microsoft OneDrive, on the other hand, focuses on Content Collaboration Platforms, holds 9.6% mindshare, down 12.9% since last year.

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Emad Rizki

System integrator at Indépendant

Facilitates seamless integration for large enterprises with strong deployment capabilities

FileNet was scalable and could be implemented into big multinational organizations. However, it has become very expensive recently. Compared to low-code solutions such as Appian and outsystems, FileNet has gaps, mainly because it requires coding, which is not preferred by clients due to pricing concerns in Pakistan. We transitioned clients to cloud solutions, although FileNet has been strongly integrated with on-prem deployments.

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Victor Bayouwa

Owner at VBTECH-IT

I love the backup capabilities and the offline sync

We use OneDrive to share documents throughout the organization and collaborate. It is also used for backups. The backup capability is one feature I love about OneDrive. I also like how it syncs when you're working offline. Everything is updated once you connect again. It takes too long for…

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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

"It allows for multiple people to access content simultaneously."

"FileNet can for sure cover the requirements of a medium and a big company, because of the scalability and the possibility to connect with many other IBM products."

"We probably would not have seen adoption so strongly without it."

"Provides records management functions."

"It is used by large enterprises. It has to be scalable and robust for them to use. We have seen that on multiple projects over the years."

"The most useful feature is its persistent storage. Also, the full-text search and attribute searching are valuable."

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

"There aren't very many ECM solutions that scale properly, both up and out. We have customers who hold billions of documents. There aren't very many that can scale that far, and that can also scale out so that they can handle lots of users, lots of documents, and that understand how to handle external users. FileNet is one that can."

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"The stability of Microsoft OneDrive is very good, it is reliable. There were multiple instances where I had lost my valuable data on hard drives in several other places. However, with Microsoft OneDrive, I've never lost a single file."

"Ability to share documents."

"It is free if you use Microsoft Office 365."

"It helps you keep organized."

"It gives you access to important files from virtually anywhere."

"It is good as a central hub for the storage of documents and sharing among team members."

"They have support for integration with a lot of tools."

"The backup capability is one feature I love about OneDrive. I also like how it syncs when you're working offline. Everything is updated once you connect again."

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Cons

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

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

"The response time and resolution of issues by technical support need improvement."

"Programmers have to translate user needs into IBM FileNet, which causes misinterpretations."

"This solution could be improved with the ability to present the file system from FileNet."

"Developers like us have an upgraded interface. That interface does not work in the process that we have today. It hangs and is not user-friendly."

"For end-users there is a lack of administrative features. The interface of basic FileNet is not very good."

"I would like to see the dashboard be a little bit more robust and a little more user-friendly"

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"The file structure insight could be made more flexible like for creating more flexible folders."

"An online video player would be great, since sometimes you have to download the video to play it."

"Microsoft OneDrive could improve because it doesn't support backing up .PST files, which are Outlook data files, and email archives. This is a substantial setback when it comes to Microsoft OneDrive."

"I think it should be more user-friendly with more tutorials on the full scale of the program."

"The user interface sometimes fails and when it cannot connect, it does not give the reason why."

"It takes too long for OneDrive to synchronize various applications, especially when you are saving office data. It also requires too much bandwidth."

"I would advice not storage sensitive information since it could be prone to hacking."

"It is not very stable because there are a lot of bugs."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

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

"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 licensing cost of FileNet is comparable."

"1. It will be more expensive than estimated to setup. 2. You will need to double the staff while you are running the old system and installing the new system. 3. Depending on the number of documents to be migrated, make sure you understand the potentially massive amount of time and effort required to migrate the existing content to the new platform."

"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."

"Yearly, we pay for the maintenance, which is $20,000."

"The tool is expensive, and I rate its pricing a ten out of ten."

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"The price of Microsoft OneDrive is reasonable and compatible with competitors."

"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."

"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."

"Costwise, it is a great option. In most cases, it is a free space, which will be more than enough for most customers."

"We pay a lot for the Enterprise version, but it is a premium service."

"The licensing is expensive and on a yearly basis."

"OneDrive comes with Microsoft 365 so it is just an added part of that package."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

22%

Computer Software Company

11%

Government

10%

Insurance Company

Educational Organization

13%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

10%

Government

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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?

From the company's perspective, the licensing cost for IBM FileNet is still affordable. Though the license cost is somewhat expensive, it remains manageable. The company rates it between 3 and 5 be...

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What needs improvement with IBM FileNet?

The API provided by IBM FileNet is a very out-of-date implementation. From the beginning, we cannot use a REST API; we have to use the IBM FileNet native API, which is quite outdated.

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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

Microsoft OneDrive for Business gives you online storage that works seamlessly with the tools you use every day to create, communicate, and collaborate from your PC/Mac or your iOS, Android, or Windows device.

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Sample Customers

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

Chevron, Accenture, Booz Allen Hamilton, DBS, Nestle, Lowe's, MGM Resorts, Textron, MGM Resorts

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