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IBM FileNet Content Manager
IBM FileNet Content Manager
(138)
4.0 out of 5
IBM FileNet Content Manager
By IBM
Liferay Digital Experience Platform
Liferay Digital Experience Platform
(55)
4.2 out of 5
Liferay Digital Experience Platform
By Liferay
At a Glance
IBM FileNet Content Manager
IBM FileNet Content Manager
Star Rating
(138)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (70.8% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Liferay Digital Experience Platform
Liferay Digital Experience Platform
Star Rating
(55)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (53.3% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Liferay Digital Experience Platform
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IBM FileNet Content Manager vs Liferay Digital Experience Platform

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Liferay Digital Experience Platform easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Liferay Digital Experience Platform overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Liferay Digital Experience Platform meets the needs of their business better than IBM FileNet Content Manager.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Liferay Digital Experience Platform is the preferred option.
  • When assessing product direction, IBM FileNet Content Manager and Liferay Digital Experience Platform received similar ratings from our reviewers.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
IBM FileNet Content Manager
No pricing available
Liferay Digital Experience Platform
No pricing available
Free Trial
IBM FileNet Content Manager
Free Trial is available
Liferay Digital Experience Platform
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
91
8.4
19
Ease of Use
7.4
91
7.6
20
Ease of Setup
5.9
65
6.6
16
Ease of Admin
6.9
63
7.8
16
Quality of Support
7.7
88
8.1
19
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.7
65
8.0
16
Product Direction (% positive)
7.7
86
7.7
20
Features by Category
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Interface and Performance
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Asset Management
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Media Types
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Administration
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Web Content ManagementHide 21 FeaturesShow 21 Features
Not enough data
7.8
41
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.0
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.7
5
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Verified
Not enough data
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Design
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.0
5
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Verified
Not enough data
7.3
5
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Verified
Not enough data
8.7
5
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Verified
Platform
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
6
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Not enough data
8.0
5
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.3
5
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Verified
Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)Hide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
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Analytics
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Content Management
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Design & Development
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
IBM FileNet Content Manager
IBM FileNet Content Manager
Liferay Digital Experience Platform
Liferay Digital Experience Platform
IBM FileNet Content Manager and Liferay Digital Experience Platform share no categories
Unique Categories
IBM FileNet Content Manager
IBM FileNet Content Manager is categorized as Document Management
Liferay Digital Experience Platform
Liferay Digital Experience Platform is categorized as Digital Experience Platforms (DXP), Portals, Web Content Management, and Digital Asset Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
IBM FileNet Content Manager
IBM FileNet Content Manager
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
8.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
20.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
70.8%
Liferay Digital Experience Platform
Liferay Digital Experience Platform
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
16.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
30.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
53.3%
Reviewers' Industry
IBM FileNet Content Manager
IBM FileNet Content Manager
Insurance
20.4%
Banking
14.8%
Information Technology and Services
13.0%
Government Administration
9.3%
Financial Services
7.4%
Other
35.2%
Liferay Digital Experience Platform
Liferay Digital Experience Platform
Computer Software
14.7%
Information Technology and Services
11.8%
Higher Education
8.8%
Financial Services
8.8%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.9%
Other
50.0%
Most Helpful Reviews
IBM FileNet Content Manager
IBM FileNet Content Manager
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Ravi Varma M.
RM
Ravi Varma M.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

In my entire career of 10 yrs on FileNet we did not see single issue related to the product with any Version of FileNet we have used. It is the best ECM and BPM tool, I can say FileNet is the evergreen product when compared with other competitors with...

Most Helpful Critical Review
MV
Michael V.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Complex system with a number of legacy components, cumbersome licensing/support structure, competing IBM products with their own set of decisions and dependenies

Liferay Digital Experience Platform
Liferay Digital Experience Platform
Most Helpful Favorable Review
MB
Michael B.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Liferay is a solid portal, implemented in Java. The source is right there, so I can figure out how things work when I need to develop my own contributions.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Financial Services

As a developer having to build portals on top of Liferay it regularly makes me want to throw my computer out the window. We have multiple senior engineers at our company who threaten to quit if they ever have to work on a Liferay project again. It might...

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Discussions
IBM FileNet Content Manager
IBM FileNet Content Manager Discussions
Does IBM FileNet content Manager support Russian language?
1 comment
JR
The text indicates that something is compatible with or includes the Russian language.Read more
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Liferay Digital Experience Platform
Liferay Digital Experience Platform Discussions
What is Liferay software used for?
1 comment
SB
It is a framework for large Web-Portals. It includes a CMS that is adapting to the user behaviour (experience platform). It can also run custom Java applets....Read more
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