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Adobe Workfront vs Documentum Digital Asset Manager [EOL] comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Adobe Workfront
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
33
Ranking in other categories
Project Management Software (9th), Digital Asset Management (1st)
Documentum Digital Asset Ma...
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
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Featured Reviews

Graham Sprague - PeerSpot reviewer
Centralized task management and simplified creative collaboration but interface is inconsistent
Adobe Workfront could improve its interface, which may benefit from an overhaul for better consistency between the web interface and the API. The current setup was not originally designed API-first, leading to some confusion and differences in available functions. Additionally, the low-code environment in Workfront Fusion is beneficial yet sometimes limiting, and it might be more powerful with enhancements.
it_user787683 - PeerSpot reviewer
A swarm of applications for varying business demands, but scalability needs improvement
One special point of difficulty was when I wanted to install a two-cluster-nodes Content Server and wanted to use a REST API to connect third-party applications with the cluster. The problem was that we wanted to secure the whole thing with token sessions, and we found that their persistence is not shared between different content servers in a cluster, leading to potential problems. For example, when a process client starts a session with Content Server "A", it receives a session token that is only known by Content Server "A". If, by any chance, the next query of this client goes to Content Server "B", his token session will not be recognized and he'll receive a challenge login screen. I worked around this issue creating a REST endpoint that managed and delivered cluster tokens instead of using those from the Content Server.

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Pros

"I can say it is a powerful tool. We have everything in-house in that tool, like, creating reports, dashboards, creating various workflows, and everything we have inside one application."
"Instead of following everything on email, business users can track everything on Adobe Workfront when the other systems are integrated with it."
"Monitoring the progress of projects and tasks is very effective."
"The solution is stable."
"Workfront is innovative and these were plenty of features that I found valuable while working at Logitech. Workfront had this feature of Project Schedule Templatization. This saves time and effort and even leads to the standardization of processes that are well-assorted. The Intelligent Graphical Interfaces of Workfront allow one to look at a specific type of resource and a specific phase for a specific family of products. You can get quite granular with the data and even zoom in or out of the timeline. It also categorizes projects according to classes and portfolios so that over time, you can more easily understand what are the various metrics involved in producing a specific portfolio Another important feature is Workfront allowing you to validate milestones and investigate the project. This also helped me to understand which projects are performing well and whether it was beneficial to invest in the same. The IT and the app configuration is quite secure and it is one of the benefits. One more valuable feature is the integration of communication systems inside Workfront. This helps you differentiate between normal business emails and project-specific conversations. This is also known as ‘queues’ and I absolutely find this feature extremely powerful."
"The intake feature is the most valuable in Workfront."
"Workfront centralizes the tasks, the assignment of tasks, and documents required to do the work, streamlining communication and information availability, thus improving organization and reducing dependency on decentralized methods like email or servers."
"The tool is very user-friendly."
"It's a product with a swarm of different applications, each one answers the needs of a specific part of the business. They collaborate one with each other relatively smoothly."
"EMC's documentation team has put a lot of effort into its literature, and the documentation and installation guides are simply superb."
 

Cons

"Our product and graphic designers are working with various Adobe products, but Workfront has a no-frills interface. It's a useful tool with everything we need, but it could be a little more attractive and present information in a polished way. It's a web interface, so it's accessible, but the appearance could be a little slicker."
"Sometimes, new users find it a bit difficult to handle Adobe Workfront."
"We were having some difficulties creating different kinds of reports and dashboards."
"I would say that the stability, honestly, has gone down since the Adobe acquisition, and the quality when they roll out their updates."
"Sometimes there are glitches when we are reviewing an interactive proof."
"Workfront's reporting capabilities must be improved."
"The solution's visualization feature could be user-friendly."
"Adobe Workfront could improve its interface, which may benefit from an overhaul for better consistency between the web interface and the API."
"I would say scalability is a hot point to improve."
"The main work to do concerns cloud integration because our customers want to go to the cloud."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Adobe purchased Workfront in the past year, and they're putting work into developing the platform, so I expect the price to rise. It isn't cheap, but it's reasonable for the value it provides. It isn't Monday.com where you pick a license with a set price, and you've got a project manager."
"The pricing is a barrier to implementation. It is expensive compared to other competitors. Speaking about licensing, they have a private manager license for $1000, which you can use for administration as well. Then they offer a worker license for $500, and then a reviewer or contributor license which is free."
"The pricing of Workfront is completely license based."
"Adobe Workfront is an expensive solution."
"Speaking about pricing, I wouldn't recommend it to a smaller company because I do think the price point is higher than other solutions that can work."
"We are partners with Adobe, so we get the licensing at a cheaper rate."
"They need a new way to do their pricing and licensing."
"It's absolutely not a product for small companies, but for middle sized or large ones it is not expensive. You pay for what you get, and there are a lot of benefits."
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Top Industries

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Educational Organization
69%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Computer Software Company
4%
Healthcare Company
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Workfront?
I can say it is a powerful tool. We have everything in-house in that tool, like, creating reports, dashboards, creating various workflows, and everything we have inside one application.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Workfront?
Workfront incurs around a hundred thousand plus dollars per year. Licensing is strict, particularly with free accounts, however, it offers flexibility in project access, which could be enhanced fur...
What needs improvement with Workfront?
Adobe Workfront could improve its interface, which may benefit from an overhaul for better consistency between the web interface and the API. The current setup was not originally designed API-first...
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