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OpenText Documentum Content Management vs SharePoint comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 21, 2025

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

OpenText Documentum Content...
Ranking in Enterprise Content Management
3rd
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SharePoint
Ranking in Enterprise Content Management
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
162
Ranking in other categories
Web Content Management (1st), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (1st), Enterprise Intranet (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Enterprise Content Management category, the mindshare of OpenText Documentum Content Management is 10.2%, down from 11.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SharePoint is 15.0%, down from 19.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Content Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
SharePoint15.0%
OpenText Documentum Content Management10.2%
Other74.8%
Enterprise Content Management
 

Featured Reviews

Salih çakır - PeerSpot reviewer
User-friendly content management but needs more customizations
We use OpenText Documentum for managing the command life cycle and for content management Documentum helps by saving time during daily operations. The product is user-friendly. The BPM side should be improved. It would be beneficial to have more ability to customize features for specific use…
Madhur D'silva - PeerSpot reviewer
Collaborative work benefits while user-friendliness challenges persist
The most valuable feature of SharePoint is its user interface, which is very easy to use. I do not have to be very technical to use it. Its rights management capabilities and ability to restrict access to certain people are also very useful. Furthermore, I can access SharePoint from any device, whether it is a phone or laptop, which is very convenient.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"OpenText Documentum has improved availability and performance in our organization."
"It stands out for its impressive records management capabilities and the ability to handle an extensive volume of documents, even reaching into the billions."
"It is quite good."
"It has the ability to categorize and search."
"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."
"I appreciate Documentum's scalability, allowing for vast volumes of content storage."
"The stability is very good."
"I recommend Documentum as it supports big systems and offers good integration."
"Information is much more readily available."
"No code and low code, scalable, and stable collaboration platform. Straightforward to set up. Its support system is good and offers fast issue resolution."
"The metadata services, the WCF service integration and the Voxel feature are three most valuable elements of this solution."
"SharePoint has made things easier with the increased functionality for building the portals, microsites, and total integration with Microsoft categories."
"The search feature is valuable."
"For any organization with more than one person in it, if they are trying to organize things to let people in the company know what others are doing, then this solution is good for them."
"We can now share to team members by MS Teams and assign planners to follow and update statuses in a single platform."
"SharePoint is easy to collaborate with."
 

Cons

"While generally secure, some noted security issues need consideration. The installation process for on-premise setup needs improvement as well."
"The user interface can be improved."
"It can be somewhat cumbersome for the operations team since it’s not a cloud instance"
"The BPM side should be improved."
"An area that needs to improve is how to reduce storage space on the AWS site."
"The biggest issue for us is the price of the product."
"The price is quite high as the licensing prices are significant."
"OpenText Documentum has a lot of scope for improvement in terms of adding some AI integrations."
"It should have more user-friendly customization, as it still requires developers to get engaged and build sites."
"The workflow engine cannot support the business needs."
"The solution lacks collaboration features."
"The product does not perform 100% when used outside of a Microsoft based browser, Chrome, Firefox, etc."
"The areas of this solution that need improvement are the relationships between lists, cross-site web parts, and page-building tools."
"Allow more functionalities for the on-premise version. Do not force the move of content to a non-private cloud."
"I understand that some functions are lost when you store the information in a file system, so maybe that's a way SharePoint can improve."
"The search functionality could be improved, especially when dealing with 'lift' lists, where there are performance issues."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"OpenText Documentum has announced a new licensing model, which could be more expensive."
"OpenText Documentum's pricing is good."
"The product is expensive."
"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 price is considered affordable now."
"It is quite an expensive product."
"It comes bundled with the Microsoft 365 pricing plans."
"The replacement costs for it are cheaper if you use only SharePoint."
"We have purchased add-ons to handle multiple site collections, form creation, and design."
"The cost is expensive, but worthwhile."
"The pricing is competitive."
"The solution's pricing is relatively expensive because it's bundled with other products."
"Any extended support from Microsoft is expensive."
"The pricing is competitive."
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Comparison Review

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Government
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
13%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise28
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business79
Midsize Enterprise37
Large Enterprise80
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Documentum?
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.
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 experience regarding pricing and costs for SharePoint?
As SharePoint is part of the Microsoft 365 suite, the pricing is acceptable.
What needs improvement with SharePoint?
Not with SharePoint specifically, but overall with the software or tools from Microsoft, I think there are areas that need improvement. It's very difficult to understand the objective. There are so...
 

Also Known As

Dell EMC Documentum, Documentum , Documentum xCelerated Composition Platform
SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Agility; Bibliotheca Alexandrina; Capitec Bank; Department of Social Development, Republic of South Africa; County of Los Angeles, Department of Human Resources; Fresenius Kabi; Heathrow Airport; Lahey Health; Linde PLC; Milestone Pharma Co. Ltd; National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development; Open Grid Europe GmbH; REPCO NEX Industrial Solutions; Springer Nature; Syngene International; Tata Power DDL; University of Texas Austin
Toyota, Aeroports de Paris, ASBBank Ltd., Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals, CambridgeshireConstabulary, D&M Group, NPL Construction Company, and The Regional Municipality of Niagara.
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