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OpenText Content Management vs OpenText Documentum Content Management comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 19, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

OpenText Content Management
Ranking in Enterprise Content Management
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
22
Ranking in other categories
Content Collaboration Platforms (12th)
OpenText Documentum Content...
Ranking in Enterprise Content Management
2nd
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Enterprise Content Management category, the mindshare of OpenText Content Management is 10.1%, down from 10.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Documentum Content Management is 10.6%, down from 11.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Content Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
OpenText Documentum Content Management10.6%
OpenText Content Management10.1%
Other79.3%
Enterprise Content Management
 

Featured Reviews

Jaideep MS - PeerSpot reviewer
Enables effective document control yet requires better affordability and clarity
I use extended ECM for procurement, sales, engineering documents, and sometimes invoices and accounts payable or receivable The version controls and the business workspace part integrate well with SAP and OpenText, providing granular level control over who accesses the workspace. The seamless…
Salih çakır - PeerSpot reviewer
User-friendly content management but needs more customizations
We use OpenText Documentum for managing the command life cycle and for content management Documentum helps by saving time during daily operations. The product is user-friendly. The BPM side should be improved. It would be beneficial to have more ability to customize features for specific use…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Being able to search is valuable. Its search is pretty powerful. We are able to search for specific text, and it points us to the document that has that text. That is pretty powerful."
"Smart Viewing videos are most valuable for the end users. The end users like the look and feel of Smart View. It's similar to SharePoint, with the latest HTML5 features, filters, and everything. It's like online shopping."
"The tool's most valuable features are document storage, security, and compliance."
"We also have a module on top of the Content Server called WebReports that has been one of the things that helped us facilitate the workflow and give managers good reporting and visibility into where everything is. Being able to use that on top of the Content Server was a big help."
"It's a very good solution."
"We use Core Share to share documents with external auditors or with vendors, and that prevents them from being able to get into the whole system. It is useful."
"Retention is useful. I have been pleased with the search functionality and the extensibility for tying it into integrations with other systems and building workflows on top of it."
"We can configure the solution with any industry's products per customer requirements."
"The most valuable feature of OpenText Documentum is the versioning."
"The product is tamper-proof and enables us to return to the document source, which is helpful in legal issues."
"It has the ability to categorize and search."
"The tool's most valuable feature is ACL, which helps to control the user groups that access the documents."
"I appreciate Documentum's scalability, allowing for vast volumes of content storage."
"The storage of metadata content, workflows, and life cycles are the most valuable features of OpenText Documentum."
"OpenText Documentum has improved availability and performance in our organization."
"I recommend Documentum as it supports big systems and offers good integration."
 

Cons

"The solution should work better with partners and be more developer-friendly."
"I have not used it enough to start running into issues. Some of my technical guys could name a couple of things, but in terms of support, we did have challenges getting good responses from them."
"Initially there can be stability issues due to unknown factors such as usage of the system, quantity of documents ingested, load during peak hours."
"We had some issues with scalability in the production. So, I would rate it a five out of ten."
"More out-of-the-box automation features should be added to OpenText Extended ECM."
"The tool's documentation is not proper and has missing information like steps."
"User interface needs improvement (at least in the version we are using, desktop client)."
"There are no additional features that I would like to see. I am pretty happy with it, but their support could be a bit better."
"OpenText Documentum needs to improve its support."
"OpenText Documentum is moving to the cloud, and I am concerned about the security aspect of it."
"The price is quite high as the licensing prices are significant."
"The vertical application could be improved."
"We mostly use the Life Sciences package. That package is somewhat dated. There should be enhancements to the Life Science package and additional offerings to support pharma in particular."
"It needs a better UI and it should also be cloud-ready. The UI has not changed in years."
"While generally secure, some noted security issues need consideration. The installation process for on-premise setup needs improvement as well."
"An area that needs to improve is how to reduce storage space on the AWS site."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"OpenText Extended ECM is an expensive solution."
"The solution is expensive."
"Both Open Text ECM and IBM File share are expensive."
"It is a little more expensive than our previous solution, but because of the fact that it has become a rallying point for different groups to come under, it might end up paying off better in the long run by not having seven siloed solutions. Even though this one solution is a little pricey, it might eliminate other ones."
"OpenText Extended ECM's pricing and licensing are aggressive and confusing for the end customer."
"The tool's pricing is confusing to the end customer."
"The licensing is not that complex for the core products, but it becomes more complicated for some additional modules."
"The pricing is costly. It's costly to integrate with Office 365 and to go back and forth with the sales team."
"It is quite an expensive product."
"It falls in line with a lot of things that are out there on the market. There is nothing extraordinary in terms of great or bad."
"The product is expensive."
"The price is considered affordable now."
"OpenText Documentum's pricing is good."
"OpenText Documentum has announced a new licensing model, which could be more expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Government
14%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Government
13%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise11
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise28
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about OpenText Content Suite Platform?
We also have a module on top of the Content Server called WebReports that has been one of the things that helped us facilitate the workflow and give managers good reporting and visibility into wher...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for OpenText Content Suite Platform?
The cost is a significant factor that may deter medium-sized businesses from using OpenText extended ECM.
What needs improvement with OpenText Content Suite Platform?
The cost of the product could be improved. Currently, there are certain snags in document viewing, and communication from the pre-sales team is not clear. The expectation from the customer versus t...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Documentum?
It falls in line with a lot of things that are out there on the market. There is nothing extraordinary in terms of great or bad.
What do you like most about OpenText Documentum?
The most valuable feature of Documentum for our content management needs is its ability to segregate access based on department and role.
What needs improvement with OpenText Documentum?
The interface of OpenText Documentum could be more intuitive; sometimes it is hard to find where the information is located.
 

Also Known As

OpenText Content Suite Platform, OpenText Core Share
Dell EMC Documentum, Documentum , Documentum xCelerated Composition Platform
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

ATCO Australia, MSIG Asia, Orica, Salt River Project
Agility; Bibliotheca Alexandrina; Capitec Bank; Department of Social Development, Republic of South Africa; County of Los Angeles, Department of Human Resources; Fresenius Kabi; Heathrow Airport; Lahey Health; Linde PLC; Milestone Pharma Co. Ltd; National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development; Open Grid Europe GmbH; REPCO NEX Industrial Solutions; Springer Nature; Syngene International; Tata Power DDL; University of Texas Austin
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