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OpenText eDOCS Content Management vs SharePoint comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 29, 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

OpenText eDOCS Content Mana...
Ranking in Enterprise Content Management
21st
Average Rating
6.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SharePoint
Ranking in Enterprise Content Management
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
166
Ranking in other categories
Web Content Management (2nd), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (1st), Enterprise Intranet (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Enterprise Content Management category, the mindshare of OpenText eDOCS Content Management is 1.3%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SharePoint is 12.0%, down from 15.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Content Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SharePoint12.0%
OpenText eDOCS Content Management1.3%
Other86.7%
Enterprise Content Management
 

Featured Reviews

BM
Information Technology Project Manager at PRASA
Compliance reporting has improved and document control is strong but workflows and access need work
We do not yet have workflow in OpenText eDOCS Content Management; it was my wish to implement workflows and all that, but we have not yet done so, as we are just using it as a document management system. We do have the metadata management feature in OpenText eDOCS Content Management, but not as well as I would have preferred it to be. Because of some organizational weaknesses, we know the mobile access capability in OpenText eDOCS Content Management is there, but it is not being used, and I think our biggest challenge is that we do not have someone solely responsible for enterprise content management. The challenge of it being managed or implemented on an ad hoc basis puts us at a disadvantage. I think OpenText eDOCS Content Management could be improved or enhanced by simplifying the implementation in the sense of modification or enhancements, and I do not know whether it is the issue of our service providers or all that; I think the pricing for modifications from our service providers makes it unpalatable, and because there are few of them, there is also the risk that it might be displaced by Microsoft SharePoint since the skill base for Microsoft SharePoint is wider and also more affordable.
Ravi Raushan Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at ValueMomentum
Centralized document governance has boosted collaboration and made knowledge sharing structured
SharePoint is a powerful platform, but there are a few areas where I think it could be improved, such as user experience. For new users, the interface and navigation can feel quite complex, specifically when working with multiple sites and document libraries. Another improvement would be search functionalities. While it is good sometimes, it does not always return the most relevant result unless a document is very well-structured and tagged. Also, initial setup and customizations can be time-consuming and may require technical expertise, specifically when configuring workflows or permissions. From a modern development perspective, tighter and more seamless integrations with tools including Power Automate and better support for custom backend integrations through APIs could make it more efficient. Overall, simplifying usability and enhancing search and integration capability would make SharePoint even stronger. One additional area I would appreciate improvement would be performance and responsiveness, especially when dealing with a large document library. Sometimes loading or navigating through large datasets can feel quite slow. Another aspect is permissions management. While it is very powerful, it can become complex to manage at scale, specifically when there are multiple levels of access across teams and projects. Improving developer experience would also be beneficial. Making customization, API integrations, and extensions more straightforward would help teams, especially backend developers, leverage SharePoint more efficiently.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I think the security mechanisms in OpenText eDOCS Content Management, such as encryption and access controls, are very good in my opinion and suffice for our environment."
"SharePoint 2013 had a better and cleaner user interface that has appealed to more users."
"MS Office Web Apps allow anywhere/anytime access to the apps used, most often for documents."
"The solution has helped host our intranet and thereby helped in content publishing and distribution."
"The document library feature in this product is most valuable."
"The most valuable feature of SharePoint is its ease of use."
"The metadata services, the WCF service integration and the Voxel feature are three most valuable elements of this solution."
"Its most valuable feature is the document library."
"A central repository for artifacts, and planning for corporate projects."
 

Cons

"I was not happy with the original configuration or setup because it was not easy to use, which is why, over the years, OpenText eDOCS Content Management struggled to make a presence in the organization, and people avoided it."
"Allow more functionalities for the on-premise version. Do not force the move of content to a non-private cloud."
"Analytics and reporting is an area with room for improvement. It should provide more complex-process automation out of the box."
"The initial setup was very complex."
"Support is deficient. We depend on local vendors to get access to support and most of the issues we presented took more time to resolve that we wanted."
"Using SharePoint is difficult."
"This solution would benefit from the implementation of enhanced online forms and template development capabilities."
"Well, for SharePoint Online, the add-on features which are free tend to expire within a month or earlier."
"The navigation is confusing."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

Information not available
"Licensing can be by server or by seat."
"The pricing works for us."
"The cost is expensive, but worthwhile."
"As usual, Microsoft’s licensing structures don’t really seem to fit the needs of their products. This leads to always paying for a project you will never use fully or always be adding to."
"The data classification and search elements are cheap."
"The pricing is competitive."
"SharePoint is included with our Microsoft license."
"The pricing is competitive."
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Comparison Review

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Developer with 51-200 employees
Aug 23, 2013
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
15%
Government
11%
Legal Firm
8%
Construction Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
9%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business81
Midsize Enterprise40
Large Enterprise83
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with OpenText eDOCS Content Management?
We do not yet have workflow in OpenText eDOCS Content Management; it was my wish to implement workflows and all that, but we have not yet done so, as we are just using it as a document management s...
What is your primary use case for OpenText eDOCS Content Management?
Our usual use case for OpenText eDOCS Content Management is for compliance, as we are a rail company that has to report to the rail regulator, and there are standard formats in which we have to rep...
What advice do you have for others considering OpenText eDOCS Content Management?
Overall, I would rate OpenText eDOCS Content Management at six based on my experience with the entirety of it; the reason for not giving it a ten is the human factor, both from the service provider...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SharePoint?
I do not know the difference between the prices of the two solutions; I did not work on this project.
What needs improvement with SharePoint?
For me SharePoint is amazing. I have not thought about any feature that could be better because downloads and renaming are all easy. However, there is a feature that could be better. When you are u...
What is your primary use case for SharePoint?
We use SharePoint as our cloud storage for files, folders, and everything else. We have different teams, including the evidence and impact team which I work with, the alumni team, and other teams t...
 

Also Known As

No data available
SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010
 

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Sample Customers

Office of General Counsel (OGC) for the City of Jacksonville, MMG, Fox Entertainment Group, Evans & Dixon, TerraLink
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