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At a Glance
Microsoft SharePoint
Microsoft SharePoint
Star Rating
(8,514)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (50.4% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$20 user/month
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OpenText Documentum
OpenText Documentum
Star Rating
(55)3.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (61.1% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Microsoft SharePoint vs OpenText Documentum

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 OpenText Documentum.
  • 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 Microsoft SharePoint over OpenText Documentum.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft SharePoint
Office 365 Enterprise E3
$20
user/month
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OpenText Documentum
No pricing available
Free Trial
Microsoft SharePoint
No trial information available
OpenText Documentum
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
7,144
8.0
46
Ease of Use
7.7
7,178
6.9
47
Ease of Setup
7.2
1,659
5.5
33
Ease of Admin
7.5
1,611
6.6
32
Quality of Support
7.9
5,437
7.1
45
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
1,440
6.8
33
Product Direction (% positive)
7.0
6,969
4.4
46
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft SharePoint
Microsoft SharePoint
OpenText Documentum
OpenText Documentum
Microsoft SharePoint and OpenText Documentum share no categories
Unique Categories
Microsoft SharePoint
Microsoft SharePoint is categorized as Employee Intranet
OpenText Documentum
OpenText Documentum is categorized as Cloud Content Collaboration
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft SharePoint
Microsoft SharePoint
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
16.9%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
32.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
50.4%
OpenText Documentum
OpenText Documentum
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
16.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
22.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
61.1%
Reviewers' Industry
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
69.2%
OpenText Documentum
OpenText Documentum
Information Technology and Services
16.4%
Oil & Energy
9.1%
Financial Services
9.1%
Banking
5.5%
Utilities
3.6%
Other
56.4%
Most Helpful Reviews
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
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...

OpenText Documentum
OpenText Documentum
Most Helpful Favorable Review
BW
Beneva W.
Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

1. Allows different versions of the document to co-exist. Each version has a Comment field where you can explain the delta between the old version and new version. 2. Provides various security access so administrator can define what a user can access...

Most Helpful Critical Review
MG
Marsha G.
Verified User in Government Administration

In no particular order -- 1. Licensing: EMC licensing for Documentum and associated products is confusing and difficult to manage. Everything is licensed separately and maintenance for new licenses begins on date of purchase unless you pay extra to have...

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Microsoft SharePoint
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Discussions
Microsoft SharePoint
Microsoft SharePoint Discussions
What is the purpose of this software
7 comments
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
SD
Unfortunately you cannot. At least not that I’ve seen. It is a headache uploading one file at a time. Read more
Is there a good mobile version or app?
2 comments
TL
The mobile app is just not great but definitely much better than sharepoint. Read more
OpenText Documentum
OpenText Documentum Discussions
Is Documentum dead?
1 comment
Monty the Mongoose crying
OpenText Documentum has no more discussions with answers