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OpenText Content Manager vs Oracle WebCenter comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024

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

Categories and Ranking

OpenText Content Manager
Ranking in Enterprise Content Management
13th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
File Archiving (3rd), Document Management Software (5th)
Oracle WebCenter
Ranking in Enterprise Content Management
21st
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Customer Experience Management (18th), Web Content Management (13th), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Enterprise Content Management category, the mindshare of OpenText Content Manager is 3.4%, down from 5.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle WebCenter is 2.2%, up from 1.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Content Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenText Content Manager3.4%
Oracle WebCenter2.2%
Other94.4%
Enterprise Content Management
 

Featured Reviews

Maurice Riverso - PeerSpot reviewer
Records Management Officer at ANZPAA
Our our official repository and it has disposal management and retention management
The security architecture is the only problem as it's a little bit complex and too torturous at times. So it could be improved a little bit, but it is regarded as a very good system in Australia. It's probably overly subscribed. Also, what's missing is what people would like, which is basically online collaboration. That's a problem. But it has so many other things to offer that SharePoint, I'm sure, will not have. So, that will be an interesting issue to come up. It's not very good at providing stable and robust add-ins to Microsoft. That's a bit of a problem with Content Manager. They're kind of very volatile. So, that's been definitely something that could be improved.
reviewer2105979 - PeerSpot reviewer
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.…

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 wonderful product with many options."
"Go for it."
"An advantage is integration with your IP directory."
"The product is valuable generally due to its wide use and acceptance in the public sector in my region."
"Eliminated the need for paper records."
"This creates a more sustainable, competitive, government compliant, and secure solution in the long term which pays off on the investment."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to search, sort and retrieve using metadata; in particular, the ability to create custom reports using the print merge functionality as per the requests that are issued from clients."
"We like how the solution allows us to have retention of records and workflows, as well as its fire plan."
"With WebCenter, we can scan and capture all the information correctly, which is then imported into the system automatically."
"Overall, this is a very good solution and other than the support for the Arabic translation, I cannot think of additional features that I would like at the moment."
"The most valuable features to me are the ability to create contents with the interface, such as creating database tables, and the product's JSP APIs and REST APIs are also very useful."
"You can move workloads in between sub-servers so that you don't overload a portion of the server."
"It's a very scalable solution and the performance is pretty good. The scalability, in my opinion, is the biggest advantage."
"A great solution for storing and searching large volumes of documents with easy access."
"The business user has the capability to update content, look, and feel."
"Oracle integrates well with other products to cover Big Data."
 

Cons

"The ease of use should be addressed."
"We've had it for a year now, and since we started implementation it has been, to say softly, a nightmare."
"Generally speaking, HPE’s support for the product has been weak since the acquisition from TOWER Software."
"Technical support is very frustrating. It is difficult to get a good response from HPE and even more difficult to find anyone that can really help us with the product."
"We now have 2 proxies, 5 distribution servers and about 40 IDOL engines with tons of data on CEs. It is a scalable solution, but we see performance degradation and maintenance nightmares."
"Microsoft Office disabling the HPE Records Manager integration is an issue."
"I would like to see an improvement in the licensing process. It is very complicated and it seems to involve many different people throughout the entire process."
"Many users have expressed that it is too hard to find what they are looking for."
"Some parts of the product seemed to be unstable; various exceptions which lead to reaching out for Oracle support."
"In terms of what needs to be improved, I would say the speed of the backup should be enhanced."
"We have a lot of pain with instabilities and are not getting enough support from Oracle."
"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."
"Initial setup was simple for standard things, but for customisation and third-party integration, it can get cumbersome."
"Its functions need more stability."
"This lapse is very bad for my company because I can't change the version of Word and downgrade."
"This solution needs to support translation into the Arabic language."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would suggest that you do a thorough evaluation of all competing products and look for support for these products in your local area."
"I rate the product price an eight or nine on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive. The solution is expensive."
"The fees incurred are for the licensing and maintenance."
"The solution's licensing cost depends on the customer domain. Though its costs are high, the product is worth the money. You have to pay a one-time cost and support costs."
"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."
"The price needs to be lowered."
"WebCenter's pricing is on the higher side."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Government
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
16%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise8
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise10
 

Also Known As

Micro Focus Content Manager, HPE Records Manager, HPE Content Manager
WebCenter, FatWire
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Missouri State Courts
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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