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Alfresco vs Conga Composer comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Alfresco
Ranking in Document Management Software
1st
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (7th)
Conga Composer
Ranking in Document Management Software
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
Document Automation Software (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Document Management Software category, the mindshare of Alfresco is 10.9%, down from 11.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Conga Composer is 2.3%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Document Management Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Alfresco10.9%
Conga Composer2.3%
Other86.8%
Document Management Software
 

Featured Reviews

UC
Technical Project Manager at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Extensive customization and governance enhance document management experience
Currently, the challenge is the general availability to users. Initially, they had poor documentation, but over the years, their documentation has highly improved. Initially, we had challenges finding the extension points and understanding how to extend the system. The workflow was one of the hurdles we had. At that time, it was not that beautiful or feature-rich. Even today, workflow consists of basic workflows. If you want to extend, you have to implement your own customizations. They are using it extensively with features such as records management, CMIS, Share UI, and Web Scripts. All these features are being used extensively. Governance of this system is required. If you don't have proper governance, things can go wrong. If you don't have a proper policy of how documents should be maintained, issues can arise. You have to make rules, such as one folder should not have more than 5,000 subfolders or children. This was advised by Alfresco, but we did not have that advice, so we had challenges when everything was dumped into single folders. It slows down the systems and sometimes becomes unusable. Whoever is going to use it should have that governance system in place.
Renu Soni - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Salesforce Developer at Minlopro Partners
Complex conditional quote summaries have been created and document workflows run smoothly
The best features in Conga Composer are how we navigate the merge fields and merge objects. We can retrieve data and display it on the templates, which is a strong aspect of Conga Composer and why we chose it to build documents. Dynamic data is a feature of Conga Composer that allows us to bring data from different objects and display it on the templates. This capability is particularly valuable. The main benefits I have seen from using Conga Composer are that while Salesforce provides features to build documents or cases that function as quote summaries, they have limitations. We cannot modify much or build complex templates using the standard features. After choosing Conga, we discovered that it already has many features that enable us to easily build complex templates. It works perfectly with our business use cases, which is why we selected it.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Alfresco's technical support is very fast and professional."
"Alfresco allows broad searches with many index fields that you can search on, although the created fields and their values may not be intuitive."
"The digitalization of workflow, forms, operations, and business processes is also significant."
"The product allows engineering teams and developers to introduce new things in a seamless and easy way."
"I like the ease of use, sections, and calendar."
"Document repository."
"If you are looking for a product which has all the common functionalities such as document and media management, record management, workflows, document indexing and searching, then in that case, Alfresco is the platform that you need."
"Alfresco is a very good product that has very good inbuilt features, and at the same time, it is customizable and we can customize this product the way we want."
"The declarative features and automatic API selections are great as they help with pre-built documentation, query generation, template generation, and articulation."
"The initial setup of Conga Composer is easy."
"It's quite simple."
"Using Conga Composer helps us send proposals much faster—within minutes instead of hours—thus improving our sales cycle by roughly twenty to thirty percent."
"I have never faced any issues with stability."
"The most valuable feature of Conga Composer is its user-friendly interface, which allows professionals to handle the product easily."
"Conga Composer is very easy to use. It's easy to debug if you have an issue."
"The most valuable feature is the automatic generation of invoices and the ability to merge fields from Salesforce into the document, creating a clean and professional invoice."
 

Cons

"The setup process for Alfresco was complex."
"Alfresco has a very steep learning curve, and unfortunately, during the learning process, it's very easy to make errors, which often are unforgiving."
"Technical Support: Average, this might be because I am quite experienced and the questions I have might be difficult to find an answer to quickly as I have probably already exhausted most solution possibilities before I contact support."
"I think the presentation layer could be improved - currently, it's too complex, and there are too many features cluttered all over the screen."
"I would like them to consider document capture functionality. Currently, for document capture functionality (ocr, read document metadata automatically, automatic document classification), Alfresco needs to be integrated with document capture such as: Kofax, Ephesoft, etc., while other Alfresco competitors already make document capture functionality as their default functionality."
"I think the presentation layer could be improved - currently, it's too complex, and there are too many features cluttered all over the screen."
"Alfresco has a very steep learning curve, and unfortunately, during the learning process, it's very easy to make errors, which often are unforgiving."
"The configuration of Alfresco is a big challenge."
"The query builder could use some updates."
"For newcomers to the platform, the removal of certain suggestions in recent releases can be a pain area."
"When setting conditions, it doesn't work as expected, requiring us to rework the code."
"If there could be a preview option available directly in the application for testing templates instead of having to download and test them manually, it would save time."
"The documentation could be improved."
"I had only one minor issue, which was resolved quickly due to their prompt assistance."
"The initial setup is at an intermediate level of difficulty since understanding Conga Composer for the first time can be confusing."
"Honestly, when I was a consultant, Conga Composer was okay, but then when you went a bit outside and wanted to take Conga Sign, which was called Conga Sign back then, but maybe they changed the name now, all those things were getting very expensive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is cheaper compared to head-to-head competitors."
"If you buy Alfresco through a partner, there is usually a OEM licensing option."
"There are costs for any upgrade or additional functions."
"The license for Alfresco is expensive - not the maximum, but close. There are also extra costs once you start building integrations, as implementation seems to be very costly."
"I think the tool costs around six dollars per user."
"Regarding pricing, I believe it’s around fifty dollars, but I’m not entirely sure. Overall, I find the pricing reasonable and am quite satisfied with the product. The value we get from it justifies the cost, as it requires minimal maintenance and is straightforward to use. The functionality it provides aligns well with the investment."
"It's not cheap, but it's not overly expensive either."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Government
9%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Retailer
8%
Real Estate/Law Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise10
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Alfresco?
My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing is that Alfresco is very cheap and cost-effective.
What needs improvement with Alfresco?
One area where Alfresco can be improved is the ability to scan directly using Alfresco. Additionally, I would appreciate improvements especially when it comes to the ability to integrate with socia...
What is your primary use case for Alfresco?
My main use case for Alfresco is that I implemented Alfresco Content Services to solve complex enterprise problems for content service, record management, and process management. Using this tool, I...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Conga Composer?
I haven't evaluated the setup cost because back then as a consultant in a consultancy company, when we tried to check on the prices of the product, it was too expensive for our customers, so we did...
What needs improvement with Conga Composer?
I know that back then we wanted to use Conga Composer for other things than just generating the document, but Conga Composer was getting too expensive, so we didn't. I cannot say if there are impro...
What is your primary use case for Conga Composer?
I don't use Conga Composer anymore daily; we have our setup, and it's working fine, so I don't have to touch it. We have something external for contract management. I think we use DiliTrust for the...
 

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