Documentum's pricing is reasonable compared to some competitors like Palo Alto. However, there may be additional costs for support that need to be considered.
OpenText Documentum has announced a new licensing model, which could be more expensive. We have a perpetual license, and I will see how that will work with the new licensing model.
Managing director at 3 Cubed Business Consulting Pte Ltd
Reseller
2023-10-20T19:15:00Z
Oct 20, 2023
There are a lot of cheaper options in the market, such as Dropbox. It camouflages itself as an enterprise management solution, but it is not. Enterprise content management is not about storing files. It's more about collaboration, workflows, version management, and security. It is where solutions like Dropbox fail. At times, customers have a perception that they can do the same thing with Dropbox and wonder why they must invest so much in Documentum. Here, the value gap or communication is lost. We communicate the value of the solution to the customer. There is scope for reducing the cost to some extent. We cannot always expect organizations to have a minimum of 250 users. For licensing, we can also look at organizations with 50 members. It's an entry point for us if they see value in it. We can always leverage other OpenText products.
Regarding pricing, although I'm not directly involved, I've heard from my manager that the pricing has improved significantly. The price is considered affordable now.
OpenText Documentum organizes, preserves and makes information accessible, while ensuring it adheres to all privacy and security protocols. Documentum manages content across file stores and integrates with enterprise applications, including SAP, Salesforce and Microsoft, to help organizations conquer information management challenges. Documentum provides integrated support for the entire lifecycle of a wide range of content; beyond typical office documents to include CAD files, design...
Documentum's pricing is reasonable compared to some competitors like Palo Alto. However, there may be additional costs for support that need to be considered.
OpenText Documentum's pricing is good.
OpenText Documentum has announced a new licensing model, which could be more expensive. We have a perpetual license, and I will see how that will work with the new licensing model.
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.
There are a lot of cheaper options in the market, such as Dropbox. It camouflages itself as an enterprise management solution, but it is not. Enterprise content management is not about storing files. It's more about collaboration, workflows, version management, and security. It is where solutions like Dropbox fail. At times, customers have a perception that they can do the same thing with Dropbox and wonder why they must invest so much in Documentum. Here, the value gap or communication is lost. We communicate the value of the solution to the customer. There is scope for reducing the cost to some extent. We cannot always expect organizations to have a minimum of 250 users. For licensing, we can also look at organizations with 50 members. It's an entry point for us if they see value in it. We can always leverage other OpenText products.
Regarding pricing, although I'm not directly involved, I've heard from my manager that the pricing has improved significantly. The price is considered affordable now.
The price of Documentum could be lower. It's quite high compared to its competitors.
Governments organizations don't pay an annual cloud subscription licensing fee, most licenses for government organizations are perpetual.