Laserfiche vs M-Files vs SharePoint comparison

The compared Laserfiche and M-Files solutions aren't in the same category. Laserfiche is ranked #22 in ECM , and holds a 2.1% mindshare in the category. M-Files is ranked #11 in DMS , and holds a 5.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Laserfiche users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 75% of M-Files users who would recommend it.

Laserfiche

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100% willing to recommend

M-Files

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1,210 Views
508 Comparison Views

75% willing to recommend

SharePoint

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10,950 Views
6,023 Comparison Views

79% willing to recommend

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Mindshare comparison

Enterprise Content Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Laserfiche	2.1%
SharePoint	11.6%
OpenText Content Management	8.0%
Other	78.3%

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Document Management Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
M-Files	5.1%
Alfresco	11.7%
OpenText Content Manager	7.9%
Other	75.30000000000001%

Document Management Software

Enterprise Content Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
SharePoint	11.6%
OpenText Content Management	8.0%
Alfresco	7.6%
Other	72.8%

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Featured Reviews

Christian Begaux

Consultant DMS/ECM at NSI IT Software & Services (Cegeka Group)

A powerful solution that offers BPM and automation to assist with our digital transformation

We use this solution for DMS, ECM, scan and imaging, plus workflows and forms solutions spread over the entire company This is a very complete and powerful solution. No code: We can address all of the features and functionalities with computer-minded people without having to call the IT Dept or…

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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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reviewer2811600

SDE 1 at a educational organization with 501-1,000 employees

Centralized document governance has boosted collaboration and made knowledge sharing structured

SharePoint is a powerful platform, but there are a few areas where I think it could be improved, such as user experience. For new users, the interface and navigation can feel quite complex, specifically when working with multiple sites and document libraries. Another improvement would be search functionalities. While it is good sometimes, it does not always return the most relevant result unless a document is very well-structured and tagged. Also, initial setup and customizations can be time-consuming and may require technical expertise, specifically when configuring workflows or permissions. From a modern development perspective, tighter and more seamless integrations with tools including Power Automate and better support for custom backend integrations through APIs could make it more efficient. Overall, simplifying usability and enhancing search and integration capability would make SharePoint even stronger. One additional area I would appreciate improvement would be performance and responsiveness, especially when dealing with a large document library. Sometimes loading or navigating through large datasets can feel quite slow. Another aspect is permissions management. While it is very powerful, it can become complex to manage at scale, specifically when there are multiple levels of access across teams and projects. Improving developer experience would also be beneficial. Making customization, API integrations, and extensions more straightforward would help teams, especially backend developers, leverage SharePoint more efficiently.

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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

"This is a very complete and powerful solution."

"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."

"M-Files licence model is very flexible. You have the choice of Named User, Concurrent, or SaaS. This gives the business so much room and flexibility to implement new projects whilst maintaining costs and maximizing production."

"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."

"Regarding the best features in SharePoint, the accessibility part of it is great; we don't need to do the coding from zero scratch, which we really appreciate."

"I think this represents the collective knowledge, which is highly valuable."

"It has made us faster and more efficient."

"For enterprise global collaboration, DMS, and ECM needs, this is the right platform."

"Removed the need of paper storage and people flow into the office."

"It's very easy to integrate with other software from Microsoft; it works fine with Excel, Word, email, and similar tools, which I find valuable."

"It facilitates collaboration and the ability to create custom workflows."

"SharePoint is a great document management tool."

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Cons

"We would like to see more features for RPA and AI."

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

"Technical support is probably the weakest part. We had a number of authentication issues and support has been very slow to respond and get us solutions."

"Technical support rates a 3.5/5."

"Document management and the ability to easily integrate single sign-on (SSO) are areas for improvement in SharePoint."

"Needs improvement on the user interface."

"The workflow engine cannot support the business needs."

"For sure, it should offer customisation of data grids, which is not possible, as it seems to use some proprietary OCX control."

"Processing data from multiple site collections is not easy as they reside in different databases."

"We do sell Hyland OnBase, which is probably a competitor to SharePoint and does a lot more. In our own organization, we haven't had a need for it, but certainly, for our customers, we are finding that to be a better fit. In terms of the technical reasons for that, I'm not involved much on that side, so I can't give specifics, but there is certainly room for them to improve or add on certain features that clearly are not available in SharePoint, but they are available in Hyland OnBase."

"Setup was complex. We needed to design governance and implementation architecture before deployment."

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

"Any extended support from Microsoft is expensive."

"The licensing model for SharePoint Online is based on per user, and it is monthly. The price of the solution overall is good."

"As usual, Microsoft’s licensing structures don’t really seem to fit the needs of their products. This leads to always paying for a project you will never use fully or always be adding to."

"For this type of solution, it is not wise to buy it without Software Assurance."

"The data classification and search elements are cheap."

"The pricing is competitive."

"The replacement costs for it are cheaper if you use only SharePoint."

"It is very expensive."

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it_user8925

Developer with 51-200 employees

Aug 23, 2013

Jive vs Sharepoint vs Drupal Commons

At Mediacurrent we often get requests to compare Drupal to other platforms used for intranet sites and social business platforms (like https://dev.twitter.com/ for example). This is often referred to as “Social Business Software”, which has grown in popularity in recent years. I decided to do a…

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Top Industries

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Government

19%

University

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Construction Company

Government

11%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Small Business	80
Midsize Enterprise	39
Large Enterprise	81

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SharePoint?

I do not know the difference between the prices of the two solutions; I did not work on this project.

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What needs improvement with SharePoint?

It is not really better; we use the same solution as before with Google Drive and the Google App solution. Sometimes ...

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What is your primary use case for SharePoint?

I create a data warehouse and establish a link between different applications. For data exchange, the vendor is Oracle.

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Comparisons

Hyland OnBase vs Laserfiche

Compared 12% of the time

OpenText Documentum Content Management vs Laserfiche

Compared 9% of the time

Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management vs Laserfiche

Compared 8% of the time

Alfresco vs Laserfiche

Compared 7% of the time

DocuWare vs Laserfiche

Compared 6% of the time

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Alfresco vs M-Files

Compared 15% of the time

DocuWare vs M-Files

Compared 10% of the time

IBM FileNet vs M-Files

Compared 8% of the time

OpenText Content Manager vs M-Files

Compared 7% of the time

OpenText Content Management vs M-Files

Compared 5% of the time

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OpenText Documentum Content Management vs SharePoint

Compared 9% of the time

Box vs SharePoint

Compared 5% of the time

OpenText Content Management vs SharePoint

Compared 4% of the time

IBM FileNet vs SharePoint

Compared 4% of the time

DocuSign vs SharePoint

Compared 4% of the time

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Overview

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Laserfiche

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

SharePoint is a Microsoft-based platform for building web applications. It covers a widerange of capabilities and while it is appropriate for experienced webdevelopers, even non-technical minded users can easily navigate through thesystem and execute functions such as collaborating data, managing documents andfiles, creating websites, managing social networking solutions, and automatingworkflow.

Major areas that SharePoint deals with are websites,communities, content, search, insights, and composites. The purpose is to give usersthe ability to create or develop these key business components on their owneven without technical knowledge of, for example, how to build a website or howto integrate coding. Configuring SharePoint into a business's system is meantto cut out all of the complicated steps, and pave the way for easierimplementation all around.

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Sample Customers

D.L. Evans, College of the Desert, Community Action, Tompkins County, Hanson McClain, Olmsted County, Old Line Bank, Steinhafels, CIRCOR Pibiviesse

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

Toyota, Aeroports de Paris, ASBBank Ltd., Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals, CambridgeshireConstabulary, D&M Group, NPL Construction Company, and The Regional Municipality of Niagara.

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