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Egnyte vs OpenText Content Management comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 15, 2026

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

Egnyte
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
15th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
AI Data Analysis (201st)
OpenText Content Management
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
13th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
22
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Content Collaboration Platforms category, the mindshare of Egnyte is 5.1%, down from 6.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Content Management is 2.8%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Content Collaboration Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenText Content Management2.8%
Egnyte5.1%
Other92.1%
Content Collaboration Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

GG
Chief Operating Officer at Quarem
Fantastic for small businesses; the customer feedback has been great
From a small firm perspective, Egnyte Connect is simple, it is easy to get users up and running the same day, and I have nothing negative to say about the software. I can't speak to how Egnyte Connect would operate in a midsize company or even a large Fortune 500 company, but, from our perspective as a small business, it is fantastic. For us, security was front and center. Usability was also important and took second place. Next, we asked "Is it simple and easy for anyone to quickly learn how to use it?" Egnyte Connect checked that box. Third place for us was price. We liked the fact that they charge on a monthly basis so there is not an annualized upfront fee that we pay.
Alejandro Stromer - PeerSpot reviewer
Director Consulting SAP OpenText en Entelgy at DCL Consultores EIM SL
Has provided deep integration with business applications and supported full content lifecycle management
OpenText Content Management has a feature that is unique in the market, which is the deep integration with leading applications, allowing reflection of the connections between different processes and objects in applications such as SAP, SuccessFactors, or Salesforce, visible inside the document management application. Without connecting to the leading application, for example SAP, you can navigate between all documentation, having a full 360-degree view of all information related to the process. This means that when you create some action regarding an object that has a connected document in the content management system, you can automatically see additional information connected, managed and controlled by the leading application, with automatic reflection in the document management system. This is a unique advantage that OpenText Content Management has, which is not found in the market. Another unique feature is the integration with Office 365, where you can work with different folders or binders in the document management system and connect to Teams in a simple way, making all this information available in the Teams you are working with. Digital Asset Management is a big part of the content management solution within OpenText Content Management, allowing full integration of all documentation, pictures, plans, and technical documentation if you have asset management inside SAP. It connects similarly to other modules of SAP but includes a special feature for asset management from a technical point of view and connects with the engineering department, providing the full life cycle from development through deployment to maintenance. This means you have the full life cycle from the beginning when you define the solution, construct it, and finally transfer it to maintenance to keep all information updated easily, avoiding risks and ensuring access to accurate information at the right moment.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It provides a way to granularly choose which folders from the internet you want to sync to your computer. It is really useful for people who are working on teams that are working with files that are frequently changing. You can go in and pretty clearly see what changes have been made. It gives you a constant feed."
"It is a good storage solution."
"It is scalable and stable."
"Now that the Egnyte vendor upgraded the version and they introduced the Egnyte Connect, there are a lot of features that they added, including co-authoring."
"It's easy to move files around, even to, for example, SharePoint."
"Egnyte Connect is a great application to save files, as all files are secure and available, and any authorized person can access and download the files from anywhere with an internet connection."
"Egnyte Connect is a great application to save files."
"If you're looking for a solid cloud DFS solution, I would highly recommend Egnyte."
"All the information is now stored in a central repository that is accessible to everyone."
"The tool's most valuable features are document storage, security, and compliance."
"Being able to tag metadata on documents and being able to have different workspaces in there for our documents is valuable. We do loan documents, and different types of documents have different types of retentions. We are able to categorize based on that, and we are able to do tag searching to find what we are looking for."
"The ability to add metadata and use that to categorize information is a valuable feature of OpenText Extended ECM."
"Smart Viewing videos are most valuable for the end users. The end users like the look and feel of Smart View. It's similar to SharePoint, with the latest HTML5 features, filters, and everything. It's like online shopping."
"The solution's automatic document numbering, state management, and process flow are very useful features to go through the full cycle of the document."
"The integration of a document management platform with many other applications, e.g. SAP, SuccessFactors, Salesforce, SharePoint, etc."
"Being able to search is valuable. Its search is pretty powerful. We are able to search for specific text, and it points us to the document that has that text. That is pretty powerful."
 

Cons

"Before, when we were starting to use Egnyte, we were struggling with a lot of bugs with Egnyte desktop sync."
"I was never able to set up a useful drive system with my local computer with Egnyte Connect."
"If this solution had a better ability to search, that would be helpful. In addition, if there was an ability to collaborate, that would also be a benefit. At present, the vision control is had because if someone gets out of it, it locks. And, whoever saves last overrides everyone's work."
"The issue of my authorization token expiring pretty quickly was pretty annoying. On pretty much every update, it would expire on every computer. On every computer update, at the first opportunity, it would expire. When my computer got updated or the authorization got cut, my saved drives would get messed up. So, I had to reconnect them all. I was never able to set up a useful drive system with my local computer with Egnyte Connect. It would be a big improvement if there was a cached system so that when it loses connection, it can still save what kind of connections were set up, and when it reconnects, it repopulates all those. I don't know if that's even possible, but that's the feature I'd want."
"It would be nice to see an integration of using an active directory to validate and authenticate users on our end as well as on the client user's end."
"As of right now, I have everything that I and my team need."
"With Egnyte Connect, you cannot delete a file when you have uploaded it in error, which needs improvement."
"Compatibility with external source code management tools like RTC is missing. Improvement in analytics and machine learning would help in getting a more holistic view of content."
"The cost of the product could be improved."
"We are looking for new, advanced UI features. Currently, the UI does not look great."
"There are no additional features that I would like to see. I am pretty happy with it, but their support could be a bit better."
"The solution's performance, stability, and consistency could be improved."
"A dashboard with information would be nice to see."
"The annotation tool needs improvement. In other tools, such as Hyland OnBase, you can easily do annotation. You can easily merge documents. You can easily compare documents, whereas with OpenText, it seems to be a challenge."
"The response time is not effective, and the staff lacks adequate knowledge."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"As far as I understand, licenses are associated with the Egnyte platform. There aren't any licenses associated with Egnyte Connect."
"I do not have experience with the pricing of this solution."
"The solution is expensive."
"OpenText Extended ECM is an expensive solution."
"OpenText Extended ECM's pricing and licensing are aggressive and confusing for the end customer."
"The total cost of the product will vary on the capabilities required"
"The pricing is costly. It's costly to integrate with Office 365 and to go back and forth with the sales team."
"The product is pricey."
"The licensing is not that complex for the core products, but it becomes more complicated for some additional modules."
"Both Open Text ECM and IBM File share are expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
10%
Energy/Utilities Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise11
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for OpenText Content Suite Platform?
OpenText Content Management has changed the licensing concept to one license that includes all features. Although this may make the final license price a little higher in the market, considering al...
What needs improvement with OpenText Content Suite Platform?
There are some areas in OpenText Content Management that could be improved, particularly regarding the way you define and extend the solution with different metadata. Another important aspect is th...
What is your primary use case for OpenText Content Suite Platform?
We are partners of OpenText Content Management in the area of content management and in another area of SAP solutions, with OpenText Content Management solution related to SAP platforms.
 

Also Known As

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OpenText Content Suite Platform, OpenText Core Share
 

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Sample Customers

M&C Saatchi, FMC Technologies, Learfield Communications Inc., Aerohive Networks, Devcon, Semperian, Balfour Beatty Construction, Red Bull
ATCO Australia, MSIG Asia, Orica, Salt River Project
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