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Objective ECM vs OpenText Documentum Content Management comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 29, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Objective ECM
Ranking in Enterprise Content Management
25th
Average Rating
4.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
OpenText Documentum Content...
Ranking in Enterprise Content Management
7th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Enterprise Content Management category, the mindshare of Objective ECM is 1.2%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Documentum Content Management is 6.5%, down from 11.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Content Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenText Documentum Content Management6.5%
Objective ECM1.2%
Other92.3%
Enterprise Content Management
 

Featured Reviews

it_user144594 - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineer at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
The ability to have duplicate document names is very useful for content migration. During trouble-shooting you will discover that the logs are all over the place.
During trouble-shooting you will discover that the logs are all over the place - even on servers you would not expect - and fragmented into dozens of files, yet the detail is excellent. It's Java execution logs, so needs a bit of interpretation skill, though. Speaking of Java, the web interface requires JRE and degrades in mysterious ways without it: No warnings or graceful fall-back. The web UI is otherwise VERY awkward and limited in functionality. The Windows client on the other hand is extremely dated but rich in functionality - not pretty, though. Despite the API, there is no vendor support for integration into any other systems except through HTML frames.
FC
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

"The ability to have duplicate document names is very useful for content migration."
"In terms of scalability, Documentum is a very good product; it's scalable, flexible, and reliable."
"The most valuable feature is that it's a central repository for everything, whether it's videos, documents, Excel sheets, etc."
"OpenText Documentum's composition is good. It is convenient and straight out of the box."
"It is secure, we can store all of our documents in a central location, and we don't have any plans to change."
"The tool's most valuable feature is ACL, which helps to control the user groups that access the documents."
"The most valuable feature of OpenText Documentum is the versioning."
"OpenText Documentum is a robust choice for enterprise-level document management."
"I recommend Documentum as it supports big systems and offers good integration."
 

Cons

"Upgrades can be nightmares, partly because there can be architecture and engine changes in minor version increments."
"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."
"It should provide more tools to help clients upgrade solutions based on Webtop."
"OpenText Documentum's user interface could be improved a little bit."
"Documentum xCP 2.3 still has some drawbacks such as dependent filtration among multiple drop down lists in result list, unable to access all user tasks from all processes in user inbox, and unable to include task link in task notification mail automatically."
"The interface is not user-friendly, new meta data classes are not easy to create."
"In BPM could be better. Its GUI needs the ability to build more rules. This is a crucial feature. For example, OpenText has some products that allow you to control your checks, invoices, and so on. They have exciting approaches to converting pictures to text, but the tool for business process management isn't easy to use. The GIU is not so good."
"It's difficult to manage and customize Documentum."
"The product needs to improve the way documents are logged together. I believe running it on the cloud or containerization will bring value to it. The tool's Time to Market and deployment cycle need to be improved. Finding suitable training materials for OpenText Documentum is also a bottleneck. If we can find the training modules easily, we can bring together people, give them quick training, and start working on the deployment. It can help with quick outputs."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"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."
"The product is expensive."
"OpenText Documentum has announced a new licensing model, which could be more expensive."
"OpenText Documentum's pricing is good."
"The price is considered affordable now."
"It is quite an expensive product."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
18%
Government
15%
Construction Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Energy/Utilities Company
8%
 

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

Questions from the Community

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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.
What advice do you have for others considering OpenText Documentum?
One of my colleagues has found some automation features. It is not my responsibility regarding security features; I am new to this job, so I do not have those responsibilities now. I am not using a...
 

Also Known As

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Dell EMC Documentum, Documentum , Documentum xCelerated Composition Platform
 

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