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Atlassian Confluence vs OpenText Documentum Content Management 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

Atlassian Confluence
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
108
Ranking in other categories
Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (2nd), Enterprise Social Software (3rd), Knowledge Management Software (1st)
OpenText Documentum Content...
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

Atlassian Confluence and OpenText Documentum Content Management aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Atlassian Confluence is designed for Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) and holds a mindshare of 13.0%, down 16.0% compared to last year.
OpenText Documentum Content Management, on the other hand, focuses on Enterprise Content Management, holds 7.2% mindshare, down 12.1% since last year.
Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Atlassian Confluence13.0%
SharePoint24.3%
Liferay Digital Experience Platform16.8%
Other45.900000000000006%
Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals)
Enterprise Content Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
OpenText Documentum Content Management7.2%
SharePoint11.3%
OpenText Content Management8.0%
Other73.5%
Enterprise Content Management
 

Featured Reviews

Talha Hussain. - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
Manage projects effectively with seamless task tracking and integration, but deployment requires familiarity
We are conducting all our project management using Atlassian tools. We use Atlassian Confluence for task management, reporting, visualization of tasks, and reviewing the progress of tickets and work I use Atlassian Confluence for task management and other project management tasks, such as…
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Consultant In Risk Management and Performance Improvemenf at Deloitte Risk Advisory
User finds integration useful but seeks improvement in interface intuitiveness
I am satisfied with OpenText Documentum so far; it has great integration capabilities. The connection with our API and SAP is useful, as you can use their SAP interface. The key point that my company decided to go with OpenText Documentum is mostly because you can integrate it with many other tools such as Salesforce.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Many people enjoy its zero learning-curve.​"
"The sharing of information and simple formatting are valuable features. That is, there are no templates, and everything uses one format. This means that people don't need to worry about formatting."
"For me, the most valuable feature is its high performance. It's crucial for us in the bank, as we handle a massive number of transactions every day."
"I use Atlassian Confluence for task management and other project management tasks, such as reporting, visualization of tasks, tracking the progress of tickets, and understanding how work is progressing."
"One of the best features of Atlassian Confluence is that it integrates really well with Jira, and it's easy to use."
"The solution is very intuitive and provides excellent content management."
"What I like the most is the Wiki software that comes with Atlassian Confluence."
"The solution helped us to see where we were going wrong and where we were doing good, and that helped us to make proper decisions"
"The most valuable feature is that the documents are kept secure."
"The product is user-friendly."
"The stability is very good."
"We like Documentum for its capacity and reliability."
"It is a very secure system. It is reliable, and that is one of the reasons people manage their content within Documentum. It gives them the confidence that the content is accessible to the right people and not to the wrong people."
"The storage of metadata content, workflows, and life cycles are the most valuable features of OpenText Documentum."
"OpenText Documentum is a robust choice for enterprise-level document management."
"We primarily use it for storing documents. We host a variety of documents in OpenText Documentum. This includes raw files, analyzed files, and documents in multiple formats."
 

Cons

"The product should have a workflow with approvals out-of-the-box."
"I would like Confluence to include the ability to draw flowcharts and diagrams."
"The flexibility and simplicity of this solution could be improved. We would also like the ability to add plugins."
"When editing a page with many iterations, it takes time to scroll down to the last iteration."
"Atlassian should rethink its withdrawal of the self-hosted version of the product. They only offer cloud-based service or the "datacenter-edition", which is quite expensive for small companies and private users."
"It would be good if they can continue working towards making documentation and editing as quick and easy as possible. It has got a lot of capability, but I don't know how to use it. I don't find some of the things that intuitive. Sometimes, it doesn't seem obvious to me how to use it, but it is like learning any new tool. You actually need to get trained on the tool to get maximum out of it."
"They can improve the table feature of Confluence. It is currently not adequate."
"The product is considered expensive."
"The interface of OpenText Documentum could be more intuitive; sometimes it is hard to find where the information is located."
"OpenText Documentum is moving to the cloud, and I am concerned about the security aspect of it."
"The vertical application could be improved."
"An area that needs to improve is how to reduce storage space on the AWS site."
"The price is quite high as the licensing prices are significant."
"OpenText Documentum needs to improve its support."
"The price is quite high as the licensing prices are significant."
"Documentum is a very robust system. Everything can be improved, but at this time, I do not have anything in particular. If anything, they can put our software in their standard."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"In my opinion, it's worth the investment"
"The Confluence pricing is good. The only challenge we have experienced is with Jira and the add ons we use that need to be paid for separately."
"For us, it's free to use. We don't pay any licensing."
"The price of the on-premises data center version is too expensive."
"There is a license needed to use Atlassian Confluence."
"The issues I have with the pricing are in respect to the add-ons."
"There is an annual license."
"This is a very expensive solution."
"The product is expensive."
"It is quite an expensive product."
"OpenText Documentum's pricing is good."
"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."
"OpenText Documentum has announced a new licensing model, which could be more expensive."
"The price is considered affordable now."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
7%
Government
6%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business39
Midsize Enterprise26
Large Enterprise52
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise28
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Atlassian Confluence?
The most valuable feature of the solution stems from its document-controlling feature. In Atlassian Confluence, controlled documents cannot be edited by anyone else.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Atlassian Confluence?
Money is a factor because Atlassian Confluence is not free. I need to purchase extra components when adding new projects or employees.
What needs improvement with Atlassian Confluence?
Currently, I have no suggestions for improvements. There are no issues with stability or downtime with Atlassian Confluence.
What do you like most about OpenText Documentum?
The most valuable feature of Documentum for our content management needs is its ability to segregate access based on department and role.
What needs improvement with OpenText Documentum?
The interface of OpenText Documentum could be more intuitive; sometimes it is hard to find where the information is located.
What is your primary use case for OpenText Documentum?
We are using it to archive the information about our sales.
 

Also Known As

Confluence
Dell EMC Documentum, Documentum , Documentum xCelerated Composition Platform
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Facebook, Skype, Microsoft, NASA, Netflix, Adobe, Bonobos, LinkedIn, Pfizer, Citi.
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