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OpenText Documentum Content Management vs Siav Archiflow comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 29, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

OpenText Documentum Content...
Ranking in Enterprise Content Management
6th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Siav Archiflow
Ranking in Enterprise Content Management
38th
Average Rating
6.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Enterprise Content Management category, the mindshare of OpenText Documentum Content Management is 7.1%, down from 9.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Siav Archiflow is 0.7%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Content Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenText Documentum Content Management7.1%
Siav Archiflow0.7%
Other92.2%
Enterprise Content Management
 

Featured Reviews

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Consultant In Risk Management and Performance Improvemenf at Deloitte Risk Advisory
User finds integration useful but seeks improvement in interface intuitiveness
I am satisfied with OpenText Documentum so far; it has great integration capabilities. The connection with our API and SAP is useful, as you can use their SAP interface. The key point that my company decided to go with OpenText Documentum is mostly because you can integrate it with many other tools such as Salesforce.
it_user109623 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Consultant at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Easy to store information and maintan workflow but we use QlikView for reporting because built in reporting is poor.
Workflow Reorganized the workflow for purchase invoice. My customer uses version 6, I haven't seen the new one. If it hasn't yet been upgraded in the new version, I feel that the interface can be improved to be more windows like. Since 2008 We didn't have any deployment issues. While version 5…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is that it's a central repository for everything, whether it's videos, documents, Excel sheets, etc."
"I appreciate Documentum's scalability, allowing for vast volumes of content storage."
"We primarily use it for storing documents. We host a variety of documents in OpenText Documentum. This includes raw files, analyzed files, and documents in multiple formats."
"The lifecycle management is valuable because many of our businesses create content and it passes through a lifecycle."
"OpenText Documentum has improved availability and performance in our organization."
"The most valuable feature is the good automation engine, which helps in reducing the development cost and allows easy development of applications."
"It is secure, we can store all of our documents in a central location, and we don't have any plans to change."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the security, storage, and document search capability."
"We didn't experience any issues with the initial setup, it was easy."
 

Cons

"It should provide more tools to help clients upgrade solutions based on Webtop."
"The product needs to improve the way documents are logged together. I believe running it on the cloud or containerization will bring value to it. The tool's Time to Market and deployment cycle need to be improved. Finding suitable training materials for OpenText Documentum is also a bottleneck. If we can find the training modules easily, we can bring together people, give them quick training, and start working on the deployment. It can help with quick outputs."
"Sometimes DocBroker cannot see the DocBase."
"The licensing model should be changed."
"The user interface can be a bit more intuitive."
"OpenText Documentum's user interface could be improved a little bit."
"It needs a better UI and it should also be cloud-ready. The UI has not changed in years."
"When Dell EMC had the technical support, it was better in terms of response and resolution. After the acquisition of Documentum from Dell EMC to OpenText the support became not as good in terms of responses and resolutions."
"Customer Service: 5/10. The supplier is slow to answer but now it's better with a self employed consultant."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is considered affordable now."
"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."
"It is quite an expensive product."
"OpenText Documentum's pricing is good."
"The product is expensive."
"OpenText Documentum has announced a new licensing model, which could be more expensive."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Government
8%
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Company Size

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Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise28
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Questions from the Community

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.
What is your primary use case for OpenText Documentum?
We are using it to archive the information about our sales.
What advice do you have for others considering OpenText Documentum?
One of my colleagues has found some automation features. It is not my responsibility regarding security features; I am new to this job, so I do not have those responsibilities now. I am not using a...
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Also Known As

Dell EMC Documentum, Documentum , Documentum xCelerated Composition Platform
Archiflow
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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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