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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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Microsoft SharePoint
Microsoft SharePoint
Star Rating
(8,506)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (50.4% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$20 user/month
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Featured Products

IBM FileNet Content Manager vs Microsoft SharePoint

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Microsoft SharePoint easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Microsoft SharePoint overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Microsoft SharePoint meets the needs of their business better than IBM FileNet Content Manager.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Microsoft SharePoint is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of IBM FileNet Content Manager over Microsoft SharePoint.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
IBM FileNet Content Manager
No pricing available
Microsoft SharePoint
Office 365 Enterprise E3
$20
user/month
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Free Trial
IBM FileNet Content Manager
Free Trial is available
Microsoft SharePoint
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
91
8.5
7,137
Ease of Use
7.4
91
7.7
7,170
Ease of Setup
5.9
65
7.2
1,650
Ease of Admin
6.9
63
7.5
1,604
Quality of Support
7.7
88
7.9
5,430
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.7
65
8.2
1,433
Product Direction (% positive)
7.7
86
7.0
6,960
Features by Category
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Communication
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Content Management
Not enough data
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Productivity Tools
Not enough data
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Administration
Not enough data
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
IBM FileNet Content Manager
IBM FileNet Content Manager
Microsoft SharePoint
Microsoft SharePoint
IBM FileNet Content Manager and Microsoft SharePoint share no categories
Unique Categories
IBM FileNet Content Manager
IBM FileNet Content Manager is categorized as Document Management
Microsoft SharePoint
Microsoft SharePoint is categorized as Employee Intranet
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%
Microsoft SharePoint
Microsoft SharePoint
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
16.9%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
32.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
50.4%
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%
Microsoft SharePoint
Microsoft SharePoint
Information Technology and Services
10.7%
Financial Services
6.0%
Hospital & Health Care
5.7%
Computer Software
4.4%
Education Management
4.1%
Other
69.1%
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
Verified User
G
Verified User in Insurance

Complicated technology that's difficult to support

Microsoft SharePoint
Microsoft SharePoint
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Computer Software

You can do pretty good stuff with a simple understanding of the product and without having to develop anything.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Steve R.
SR
Steve R.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising

The tool itself seems like it would be great, but by and large, the implementations of it tend to be awful. The success of this within an organization really depends on having a dedicated team of developers and change management practitioners who can...

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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
Monty the Mongoose crying
IBM FileNet Content Manager has no more discussions with answers
Microsoft SharePoint
Microsoft SharePoint Discussions
What is the purpose of this software
7 comments
Gordon D.
GD
SharePoint is an excellent document sharing repository system. You can keep multiple versions of the same document with a detailed document history and track...Read more
How to save multiple files without checking in each file
3 comments
Stephanie D.
SD
Unfortunately you cannot. At least not that I’ve seen. It is a headache uploading one file at a time. Read more
can we modify one file in the same time without lossing data
2 comments
Kristian R.
KR