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OpenText Documentum Content Management vs OpenText eDOCS Content Management 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 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
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
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Enterprise Content Management category, the mindshare of OpenText Documentum Content Management is 6.5%, down from 11.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText eDOCS Content Management is 1.3%, up from 1.0% 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%
OpenText eDOCS Content Management1.3%
Other92.2%
Enterprise Content Management
 

Featured Reviews

Ashish Shelar - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Manager at IBM
Offers version control capabilities, easy to set up but highly-priced
The main thing is the cost. Most of the time, organizations move away from Documentum due to cost. It's highly-priced, and the support costs are high. Now, SharePoint and other options. Microsoft gives free licenses, so organizations mainly look for cost-effective products. The second thing is updates and patching. We patch very often, every six months or a year. We have SP1, SP2, and SP3, and then suddenly, it's moved out of support. That's the organization's main pain area. They don't want to keep investing from a storage perspective. The licensing model should be changed. The product itself is out of support. They have not considered it for AI initiatives. The new version should be on the cloud. I'm not sure if the new version of Documentum, xECM, is cloud compatible or on which cloud it is compatible, but the OpenText server itself is on a cloud, which would be beneficial to the business. And it would also be easier for migration.
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the management."
"The most valuable feature of Documentum for our content management needs is its ability to segregate access based on department and role."
"We use it as a repository of our records."
"The lifecycle management is valuable because many of our businesses create content and it passes through a lifecycle."
"The most valuable feature of OpenText Documentum is the versioning."
"OpenText Documentum is a robust choice for enterprise-level document management."
"The storage of metadata content, workflows, and life cycles are the most valuable features of OpenText Documentum."
"The product is user-friendly."
"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."
 

Cons

"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."
"The interface of OpenText Documentum could be more intuitive; sometimes it is hard to find where the information is located."
"I would like to see performance improvements, especially regarding slow response times."
"It's difficult to manage and customize Documentum."
"It should provide more tools to help clients upgrade solutions based on Webtop."
"It needs a better UI and it should also be cloud-ready. The UI has not changed in years."
"The documentation often leaves customers feeling somewhat frustrated, as OpenText seems to expect customers to remind them constantly about the need for better documentation, as they don't provide clear guidance on their documentation practices."
"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."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Energy/Utilities Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Government
11%
Legal Firm
8%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise28
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Questions from the Community

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...
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...
 

Also Known As

Dell EMC Documentum, Documentum , Documentum xCelerated Composition Platform
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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
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