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Microsoft FAST vs OpenText Decisiv comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft FAST
Ranking in Indexing and Search
8th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
OpenText Decisiv
Ranking in Indexing and Search
18th
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Knowledge Management Software (31st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Indexing and Search category, the mindshare of Microsoft FAST is 6.5%, down from 8.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Decisiv is 0.5%, down from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Indexing and Search
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1466883 - PeerSpot reviewer
Robust solution with good value
Microsoft FAST is quite robust. Our clients are quite happy with it. For other users who already have a solution in place, we recommend Microsoft FAST because it is more compatible and you can organize the solution with Microsoft components. If you are with any other third party, there could be a chance that the required output is not what you would expect. But with Microsoft, it will work better. It is compatible with the older generation systems, so you can offer it. On a scale of one to ten, I would give Microsoft FAST an eight because I'm quite comfortable with it.
reviewer1719999 - PeerSpot reviewer
Frequent updates, highly stable, and robust
We have had thousands of users, the solution is highly scalable. We have had a large installation of OpenText Decisiv and there were approximately 6,000 users. The user's roles vary, such as records managers. Additionally, depending on the organization, a lot of our clients are in the federal government which they have different types of roles, but most of them are end-users. They're searching for documents or the records that are in their repository, there are document producers, but most people are searching.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Microsoft FAST is quite robust. Our clients are quite happy with it."
"The most valuable feature of OpenText Decisiv is they are always improving."
 

Cons

"If there is any change in a system or a configuration or an update, we might face some issues."
"OpenText Decisiv is difficult to do customization. They need to improve this."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The price of the solution can vary drastically because it depends on the modules that a client using. There is an additional cost of approximately 25% for maintenance."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
19%
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
9%
Healthcare Company
9%
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Company Size

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Small Business
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Also Known As

MS FAST
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Sample Customers

Moffitt Cancer Center, Hitachi Solutions, Manupatra Information Solutions, Unique World, _KODA AUTO a.s., MindTree Ltd, Mississippi Department of Transportation
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